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Per Mertesacker
German
Coach
Born:
Sep 29
,
1984
Arsenal
Every
Game
Important
Me
You
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Even at the age of 33 I was one of the most flexible at Arsenal when it came to my back muscles.
Per Mertesacker
Age
Back
Most
Came
Arsenal
Flexible
Even
Muscles
Talent is what you make of your situation.
Per Mertesacker
You
Situation
Talent
Make
Your
I want players to think: 'OK, this has happened now, what is next for me?' That's a very big target because what are academies about nowadays? Is it really just to find one or two players? But what happened to the others? I'm very, very interested in that.
Per Mertesacker
Me
Big
Nowadays
Think
Others
OK
One Or Two
Find
About
Academy
Because
Target
Very
Just
Want
Happened
Interested
Really
Next
Now
Players
Two
I can't even count to five when I say my proper friends in football.
Per Mertesacker
Say
Proper
Count
Football
Friends
Five
Even
I don't see myself coaching because the intensity of that is massive, and the intensity as a manager, for example Arsene Wenger, is even more.
Per Mertesacker
Myself
Example
See
More
For Example
Massive
Because
Manager
Intensity
Coaching
Even
I've never had that dream in my head: 'I want to play Bundesliga or Premier League.' I was a fan, but it was never the dream that one day I was going to make it, because a lot of people had told me already that I wouldn't.
Per Mertesacker
Day
Me
People
One Day
Dream
Never
Had
Head
League
Make
Because
Lot
Going
Want
Fan
Premier
Premier League
Play
In Germany I already know everything, I know every stadium.
Per Mertesacker
Every
Everything
Know
Germany
Stadium
For almost 15 years, professional football is about yourself: How can I improve? How can I make myself better? Before winning a game was the short-term reward that meant everything. Now, I can look at the bigger picture.
Per Mertesacker
Myself
Game
Yourself
Better
Reward
Picture
Before
Everything
About
Winning
Football
Almost
Look
Make
How
Years
Improve
Bigger
Bigger Picture
Short-Term
Meant
Professional
Professional Football
Now
If there is a really good player at U16 level who disrespects the coach, if you then say: 'You can go somewhere else then. That is not how we do things here.' That would be powerful.
Per Mertesacker
Good
You
Somewhere
Else
Say
Would
Would-Be
Somewhere Else
Powerful
How
Go
Then
Really
Coach
Who
Level
Things
Player
Here
I had a totally different upbringing, totally different background, raised in Germany, small town, now I am in London taking care of 180 kids who think they are the one percent who can make it in professional football.
Per Mertesacker
Care
Think
Background
Kids
One Percent
London
Totally
Percent
Small
Had
Football
Small Town
Taking
Town
Make
Am
Upbringing
Germany
Different
Who
Professional
Professional Football
Now
Raised
The best players in the world play in the Premier League and therefore it is the best league.
Per Mertesacker
Best
World
League
Premier
Premier League
Therefore
Play
Players
I loved the Olympics.
Per Mertesacker
Loved
Olympics
Doing something for others helped to not put that focus too much on football and to put things into perspective of how fortunate we are.
Per Mertesacker
Perspective
Too Much
Focus
Too
Others
Something
Football
Put
How
Doing
Much
Fortunate
Helped
Things
You learn a lot from defeats. As well, you need to learn from victories.
Per Mertesacker
You
Well
Learn
Lot
Victories
Defeats
Need
Mentality is a big part of every game, when you take the initiative and when you drop.
Per Mertesacker
You
Game
Drop
Big
Every
Mentality
Take
Part
Big Part
Initiative
There's always that mental battle, who's going to have that confidence to be on the front foot.
Per Mertesacker
Confidence
Battle
Mental
Foot
Always
Front
Going
Sometimes you need a humbling experience to think about a few things.
Per Mertesacker
You
Experience
Sometimes
Few
Think
About
Few Things
Things
Humbling
Need
It is an important duty at Arsenal for the experienced players to show the younger ones that there is a chance to make it into the first team.
Per Mertesacker
First
Important
Duty
Make
Arsenal
Experienced
Younger
Show
Team
Players
Chance
I was talented at a young age, but I still had to grow and develop further.
Per Mertesacker
Age
Young
Further
Develop
Had
Talented
Still
Young Age
Grow
Things can change very fast in football.
Per Mertesacker
Change
Football
Very
Fast
Things
Every footballer has his ups and downs.
Per Mertesacker
Ups And Downs
Every
Footballer
His
Ups
Downs
Moving abroad brings you on both as a player and a person.
Per Mertesacker
You
Abroad
Both
Person
Moving
Player
Brings
The more people that write me off, the stronger I get.
Per Mertesacker
Me
People
Stronger
More
More People
Write
Off
Get
Goals often come from a mistake much further up the field, yet the analysis and blame will always be on the defence.
Per Mertesacker
Blame
Mistake
Goals
Will
Field
Defence
Analysis
Further
Come
Always
Up
Often
Much
Arsene Wenger is a coach who has a very special personality. He has an experience that not many coaches have, and all at one club, at Arsenal.
Per Mertesacker
Experience
Personality
Club
He
Arsenal
Very
Coach
Coaches
Special
Who
Many
There are not a lot of German players out there who are successful in a foreign country.
Per Mertesacker
Country
Out
Foreign
Foreign Country
Lot
German
Successful
Who
Players
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