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Per Mertesacker
Per Mertesacker
German Coach
Born: Sep 29, 1984
Arsenal Every Game Important Me You
Related authors: Bear Bryant Bobby Knight Jim Valvano John Wooden Jurgen Klopp Lou Holtz Nick Saban Vince Lombardi
In certain situations, players should protect themselves by not losing track of the most important things in their job. Per Mertesacker
Losing Job Important Important Things Most Protect Track Situations The Most Important Themselves Certain Should Things Players
Being in a career and going from highlight to highlight and playing a lot of matches you go through it and think it's normal when you play in front of 60,000 and you almost want to vomit in front of every game. Per Mertesacker
You Game Every Think Through Almost Highlight Vomit Matches Go Normal Lot Front Going Being Want Play Playing Career
The heritage of Arsenal, to believe in our academy and to really promote our academy. That's important and that's why I am here as well. I wouldn't waste my time just to know that we are not having successes here at Arsenal. Per Mertesacker
Time Important Believe Heritage Our Promote Having My Time Know Academy Well Am Arsenal Just Successes Really Waste Why Here
Obviously, everyone looks at whether we bring young footballers into the first team, that's one of the goals. But I wouldn't discard someone who is successful in life, that's big. The hall of fame in the academy should be a wide variety of stories. Per Mertesacker
Life Goals First Big Young Everyone Someone Variety Footballers Academy Discard Obviously Looks Hall Fame Stories Whether Successful Should Team Who Wide Wide Variety Bring
If Messi has the ball, he is fantastic to watch and difficult to stop. You have to double up on him, triple up on him even, stay with him constantly to block his way to the goal. Per Mertesacker
You Difficult Way Stay Constantly Triple He Him Messi Ball Block His His Way Goal Up Stop Fantastic Double Even Watch
Never tackle, never go down, we've heard it over and over again. You have to try to keep Messi away from the goal and block him with multiple players while being as close to him as possible. He is too quick, too fast, too intense with the ball. Per Mertesacker
You Try Down Too Possible Tackle Never He Over Him Messi Ball Block Go Goal Heard Quick Close Intense Being While Again Multiple Keep Away Fast Players
When I played for Hannover I had several offers, also - as I have been told - from Hamburg, Bremen and Bayern. Back then I already was a German international and Bayern would have loved to have the complete German national team. Per Mertesacker
National Back Complete Several Would Had Also Hamburg Been German Offers National Team Loved Then Team International Played
I was fortunate to play under Thomas Schaaf at Bremen. And I played for Arsene Wenger. So I always felt, let's say, more responsible than others towards the manager and his succession. Per Mertesacker
Others Thomas Say Responsible More Towards Felt Always His Than Manager Succession Fortunate Play Played
First and foremost, Wenger saw us as human beings and he had a lot of faith in us, which is why he stood by us. Per Mertesacker
Faith First Saw Had He Foremost Lot Stood Human Human Beings Which Us Beings Why
Wenger has won three Premier League titles, which is proof enough of his standing as a manager. Per Mertesacker
Three Enough Proof League His Won Manager Which Titles Premier Premier League Standing
The first time in my career I thought it makes no sense anymore, that I'll retire. Per Mertesacker
Time Thought First Sense No Sense Retire First Time Makes Anymore Career
I expect myself to perform at that level every single week. Per Mertesacker
Myself Single Every Week Perform Expect Level
When you step up as a young talent, you need to challenge the old lads. Per Mertesacker
You Old Challenge Young Step Talent Up Lads Young Talent Need
You never stop working, you never stop doing things because there's someone behind you - in a respectful way - who is giving absolutely everything in every single training session. Per Mertesacker
You Training Giving Single Every Everything Way Respectful Someone Absolutely Absolutely Everything Never Never Stop Because Doing Behind Stop Working Who Things Session
The main thing for me was that I wanted to be able to decide when my international career would end after 10 years myself. Per Mertesacker
Myself Me Would Able Main Main Thing Years End Wanted After Decide International Thing Career
The interaction between the goalkeeper and the back four has to be top to compete in the Premier League. Per Mertesacker
Back Top Between League Goalkeeper Interaction Premier Premier League Four Compete
If you just protect and you have no chances on the break and you miss one chance to kill the game, then it's difficult in the Premier League to win any game. Per Mertesacker
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Arsenal has always been special for me. Per Mertesacker
Me Always Been Arsenal Special
I want to make an impact on young people's lives and be part of their future no matter what they do because I have seen that all the very talented players at 15, 16 still had very little chance to be successful in football. Per Mertesacker
Future People Matter Seen Young Impact Had Football Part Talented Make Because Still Very Want Little Successful Lives Players Chance
Football has taught me so much. Per Mertesacker
Me Football Taught Much
The amount of staff we have in academies is... I've never seen anything like it. It's good to take care of the players but sometimes I get confused by the number of people who have an impact on one kid - we're talking 100 people or more. It's quite a heavy load. Per Mertesacker
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Sometimes I get the feeling that some parents really think their son can pay for their pension, especially being in London. Per Mertesacker
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The first Premier League season is always tough for anyone. Per Mertesacker
Tough First League Always Anyone Premier Premier League Season
Suarez is like a cheeky boy, he looks like a cheeky boy who can really switch on and off how he wants to be, so that is really something. When he is on the pitch, what is going on around him doesn't bother him. Per Mertesacker
On And Off Something Bother He Like Cheeky Looks Him Around Boy How Off Pitch Going Wants Really Who Switch
After you have won a game, you can maybe smile for a minute and then you have to think: 'How can I recover as quickly as possible.' Per Mertesacker
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We have to present ourselves as a unit, no matter what happens. That is what Arsenal stands for. Per Mertesacker
Matter Ourselves Arsenal Happens Stands Unit Present
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