Per Mertesacker Quotes

Per Mertesacker

Profession : Coach

Birth : September 29, 1984

It is an important part of the role of a centre-back to focus on building up the game and initiating moves.

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Things can change very fast in football.

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Every footballer has his ups and downs.

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You always have to remain professional. I have always done so.

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I want to show on the training pitch that I am ready whenever the manager needs me.

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For a national player it is a good thing to get experience playing abroad.

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Moving abroad brings you on both as a player and a person.

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The more people that write me off, the stronger I get.

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I had a great time at SV Werder Bremen and I'm grateful to the club.

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Moving to London enables me to fulfil a dream and a further step in my career. The Premier League has always represented a great challenge for me.

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Goals often come from a mistake much further up the field, yet the analysis and blame will always be on the defence.

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We cannot take responsibility for every goal we concede, we all need to do our part across the field to ensure we win as a team.

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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.

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Playing at the highest level really is something special for me.

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There are not a lot of German players out there who are successful in a foreign country.

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I was with Bremen in a good situation in the Bundesliga. I was the captain and was involved in everything to do with the club.

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Sometimes as a player you have a different view and you can't believe what we did as a defensive unit.

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