He has won ten glass balls as the year’s best goalkeeper.
But some golden ball, it has not been for Andreas Isaksson – because of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
– I’ll ask Zlatan if I can change my ten glass balls against a golden ball anyway, says national team goalkeeper.
On Saturday, Andreas Isaksson out to playoff against Denmark before 50,000 spectators at the Friends Arena.
But he will not be as nervous as yesterday when he would go up on Football Gala scene.
– No, I’m more nervous and in a different way when I go up on stage.
Even though you’ve done it ten times?
– I have a little stage fright. It locks up, smiling Isaksson.
The 34-year-old has now taken the prize as Sweden’s best goalkeeper ten times since 2002 (Rami Shaaban and Johan Wiland stuck between two times were the years 2006-10).
The prices in a box
Had Isaksson not worked for Zlatan time he had almost certainly had one or perhaps several of Aftonbladet’s Golden Ball prize cupboard at home.
– I’ll ask Zlatan if I can change my ten glass balls against a golden ball anyway, smiling Isaksson.
Do you think Zlatan go along with it?
– I get ask him. But I do not think he is interested in these goalkeeper balls. No, but he has made himself deserving of their gold balls.
Isaksson, moreover, no trophy cabinet. None of the glass balls that year’s goalie anyway.
– They are in a box now. But when I finished the career, the forward, he said.
FOOTNOTE: Sweden-Denmark played Saturday 20:45 and transmitted on channel 5. The return will be played in Denmark Tuesday 17 November.
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