Per Mertesacker Quotes

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Profession : Coach

Birth : September 29, 1984

Wenger has won three Premier League titles, which is proof enough of his standing as a manager.

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I was extremely lucky with my career and I want to finish on a high.

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At Arsenal you are replaceable so quickly as a player, I don't want to stand in someone's way.

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The first time in my career I thought it makes no sense anymore, that I'll retire.

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I expect myself to perform at that level every single week.

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The more people that write me off, the stronger I get. That's my feeling.

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You know what you have achieved and what you have been through.

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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.

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One thing is for sure, I will give everything every time I put on the Arsenal shirt.

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The main thing for me was that I wanted to be able to decide when my international career would end after 10 years myself.

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Even when you are experienced, sometimes mistakes happen.

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The interaction between the goalkeeper and the back four has to be top to compete in the Premier League.

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Everyone says I should really savour the last year, play as much as possible, really soak everything in. I'd most like to sit on the bench, or, even better, in the stands.

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I never heard anything about 'potatoes' or 'kanaken' during my time in the national team. However I have been called 'potato,' too.

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Mesut and I played together at Werder Bremen and Arsenal for so many years. There is no other player that I shared so much time with. We were important for each other.

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Arsenal has always been special for me.

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Arsenal is one of the top teams in Europe and I have been looking out for Arsenal since I got my first jersey when I was ten or 12.

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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.

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Football has taught me so much.

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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.

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