Thierry Henry has told French football fans to stop complaining and enjoy Zlatan Ibrahimovic as long as the Swedish striker remains in Ligue 1 . The 33-year-old forward drew criticism for his foul-mouthed outburst , during which he gave a scathing assessment of a referee 's performance in Paris Saint-Germain 's defeat by Bordeaux and called France ' a s*** country ' . Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has drawn criticism after a recent outburst . Thierry Henry and Ibrahimovic were team-mates at Barcelona in 2009 and 2010 . But Henry , who was a team-mate with Ibrahimovic at Barcelona , thinks French fans should cut the Swede some slack . 'Zlatan is an extraordinary guy . He is incredibly kind and we laughed a lot together , ' Henry told L'Equipe . 'The people in France should make up their mind about what they really want . First they were complaining about the lack of big stars in Ligue 1 and now they have a player of Ibrahimovic 's stature , they are complaining about him again . Ibrahimovic in training with the Sweden team in Moldova as they prepare for a Euro 2016 qualifier . Henry with Zinedine Zidane ( left ) , Marcel Desailly ( second right ) and Patrick Vieira ( right ) in Paris on Thursday . 'He is an amazing player , someone really special who has marked an era . He has won league titles wherever he went . 'Of course , he can be quite temperamental . He says what he thinks , but that has never bothered me . There are not a lot of players with his character . People in France should enjoy Ibrahimovic while it lasts . '
Thierry Henry tells French fans to lay off Zlatan Ibrahimovic . Ibrahimovic drew criticism for an outburst in which he called Barcelona ' a s*** country ' and gave a damning assessment on a referee 's performance . Henry and Ibrahimovic were team-mates at France .