In the biggest Eredivisie game of the season, Ajax were trailing PSV by two goals and Koeman decided to throw on an angry – he hoped hungry – Mido to partner Ibrahimović and stake his claim for the regular spot he so desperately craved. I ended up taking a picture with Hasselbaink and embracing Gianfranco in the most beautiful memory of my childhood. While the Swede scored just one goal before the winter, Mido rose to the occasion, netting 10 goals in the season’s final nine games. Raging Lampard 'tore into Alonso for watching West Brom alone on bus', Mane and Robertson hit back after Gunners take lead, Lazio want Man Utd's Pereira and Mata after David Silva move collapses, Liverpool will run away with league again as Man City stutter, predicts Souness, Watch Ronaldo 'leap like prime Jordan' with amazing record-breaking header, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Van Basten, 51, explained: “He was always interested if I had something to say. Mido registered the first goal of the tournament, leading Egypt to a dominant 3-0 over Libya and all the way to the semi-finals. Manchester United ace Zlatan Ibrahimovic sent a message to his former teammate Ahmed Hossam ‘Mido’. He slowly drifted into a figure of fun for many around Europe, who lamented his poor attitude and inability to fulfil his potential. Mido executed the target man role supremely as the focal point in attacks and primary goal-getter that manager Martin Jol craved. “I had scissors in my hand as I was taking off the wrapping on my ankles - 10 minutes later, I went into the shower and he was sitting at the Jacuzzi. Mido then threw a pair of scissors at Zlatan. Fate was not kind to Mido and, despite his best intentions to find the professionalism that had previously eluded him in his career, his efforts were in vain. Unfortunately, his relationship with Jol regressed, in part due to some unsavoury comments about Sol Campbell at the beginning of the 2006/07 season. Mido’s last career game was a substitute appearance in Barnsley’s 1-0 defeat by Huddersfield in November 2012. Read  |  Andy van der Meyde: short skirts, drugs and alcohol, “In the summer of 2004, Zlatan and I were going to Serie A,” Mido told DMC TV. The 34-year-old striker also talked about their time on the pitch; believing that they were a duo that made the difference. “In Egypt, he is treated like a god,” said Koeman, after Ajax played a friendly in Cairo.“Everyone is impressed with him…everyone who has seen him play thinks he is a great talent,” Ajax technical director, Leo Beenhakker added. Meanwhile, Fabio Capello reckons he put Ibrahimovic on the path to superstardom — by stopping him becoming a circus act. Ibrahimovic concluded: “I miss having him around on and off the pitch; I would like to see him again.”, READ| MIDO: I ALMOST KILLED ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS. He played for 10 clubs in seven different countries but with less impact than he promised.

He was sulking after being dumped on the bench for the game. Was he overrated? Avec Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 20 ans, l'Ajax avait un espoir alléchant. Mido was shipped out on loan to Celta Vigo and then sold in the summer to Marseille. However, yet again he would find controversy in his best moments, this time by arguing with manager Hassan Shehata after being taken off before the end of the final-four tie with the scores level. He formed a destructive force next to fellow African, In their biggest Champions League clash of the season, Mido rose above Michel Salgado and Iván Helguera to bullet a header past.

“So I said: ‘You are acting like a big star. Mido and Ibrahimovic were both nomadic. With a huge smile and sparkling eyes, I watched my favourite team training for 30 minutes. “We always succeeded in making the difference.