The “Ted Lasso” series is based on real football personalities. You know which ones

Ted Lasso is an Apple TV production that has been nominated for and won multiple awards. The plot follows the path of an American football coach who moves to the United Kingdom to run a football club, without even knowing the difference between the rules. In order to achieve them, some fans of the series have referred to characters resembling athletes and names from the world of football.

Characters and inspirations for Ted Lasso

The beginning of the comparisons came when some fans pointed out via social media the physical similarity between Zafa, played by Maximilian Usinsk in the series, with Ibrahimović. In addition to the look, with a bun, shaved hair on the side, beard and mustache.

On the other hand, there are also other details pointed out by fans that resemble the real Ibrahimovic. The character in the narrative often changes teams and also has inspirational speech and firm opinions on various topics.

Jimmy Tartt will be Jack Grealish. In addition to similar poetry, he is young, talented, but he did not originally adapt to his team. Therefore, he is always looking for features that make him stand out, and he believes that he is better than everyone else, he makes faces and takes care of his body.

Ted Laso himself would be inspired by Jurgen Klopp. According to information from user Roger Ochôa, actor Jason Sudekis was intrigued when he learned that the Liverpool manager had taken all the athletes out to karaoke. On the one hand, he has charismatic personality, disruptive tactics, and inspiration from other sports.

Roy Kent is inspired by Roy Keane, even in the series being the great idol of Chelsea, the Manchester United midfielder was known for being grumpy and always demanded hard work from his teammates. Finally, Dani Rojas was inspired by Chicharito Hernandez, the Mexican player who wore the Manchester United shirt.