@pureball23: During a Serie A match against Siena in May 2009, Inter Milan had already secured the league title, but Ibrahimović was chasing the Capocannoniere (top scorer) award. Frustrated that he hadn’t scored and felt his teammates weren’t helping him, Ibrahimović repeatedly asked to be taken off. Mourinho ignored Ibrahimović’s pleas, famously pretending not to understand him and asking if he wanted a drink of water. Instead of subbing Ibrahimović, Mourinho strategically used his remaining substitutions on other players, including the goalkeeper Júlio César, making it impossible to replace the Swedish striker. Ibrahimović stayed on the pitch and, a few minutes later, scored a goal. This goal helped him secure the Serie A top scorer award for that season. #pureball23 #football #mourinho #ibrahimovic

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