Joel Matip Quotes

Joel Matip

Profession : Footballer

Birth : August 8, 1991

Knowing I have the supporters behind me is a pleasure.

Joel Matip

There are players who try to say things in a game, but I never care about this.

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Alisson Becker in the back, he is great against the ball and with the ball he does some amazing things.

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You always need a little bit of time to adapt to a new league.

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Of course, you have to be happy with what you're doing. Not everything always works, but you have to keep trying and have the bravery to try things that maybe didn't work before, or where you are not as confident.

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Ralf Rangnick lets me play, he talks to me and of course this helps.

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Cameroon is a big football nation.

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I have watched a lot of Premier League games and a lot of Liverpool matches and knew that playing in this league was what I wanted to do because there are a lot of big clubs and great players and it was always a good league to see.

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As a defender that is something you like - to go out there and win the ball.

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I have to improve at everything and get better to help the team.

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We will work hard towards getting better and keeping clean sheets because sometimes we may only be able to score one goal and we want that to be enough to win.

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You have to know your team-mates and how they behave.

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I'm a calm person but sometimes I get angry.

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I'm a football player, and that's it.

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When I was a child I wanted to play in the Premier League and Liverpool was a great and famous club that everybody knows so it was a great honour to be playing for them.

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It might sound like a cliche, but it's just more physical in Premier League, especially those teams from the bottom third where real 'bulls' are flying into the box. It's a different kind of rigorousness.

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It is always a fight against these big teams and you have to take on the battle.

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I hate when I make mistakes and sometimes it takes me a long time to sleep.

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If you always train on your own it is quite hard for the head but if you are back with the team and can play, and also make jokes, that always helps.

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I cannot stand at the back and our attackers go forward and there is so much big space. We all have to fit together.

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