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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/per-mertesacker/sometimes-as-a-player-you-have-a-different-view-and-you-can-t-believe/)

[Per Mertesacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/per-mertesacker/)

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> [No matter how much striking power you have got, you need to have a sense of defensive compactness from everyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/per-mertesacker/no-matter-how-much-striking-power-you-have-got-you-need-to-have-a/)

[Per Mertesacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/per-mertesacker/)

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## Other authors on Defensive

## More by Per Mertesacker

> [When you step up as a young talent, you need to challenge the old lads.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/per-mertesacker/when-you-step-up-as-a-young-talent-you-need-to-challenge-the-old-lads/)

[Per Mertesacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/per-mertesacker/)

> [Sometimes you need a humbling experience to think about a few things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/per-mertesacker/sometimes-you-need-a-humbling-experience-to-think-about-a-few-things/)

[Per Mertesacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/per-mertesacker/)

> [We cannot take responsibility for every goal we concede, we all need to do our part across the field to ensure we win as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/per-mertesacker/we-cannot-take-responsibility-for-every-goal-we-concede-we-all-need/)

[Per Mertesacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/per-mertesacker/)

> [There are not a lot of German players out there who are successful in a foreign country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/per-mertesacker/there-are-not-a-lot-of-german-players-out-there-who-are-successful-in/)

[Per Mertesacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/per-mertesacker/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/per-mertesacker/i-ve-never-had-that-dream-in-my-head-i-want-to-play-bundesliga-or/)

[Per Mertesacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/per-mertesacker/)

> [I invested a lot in my fitness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/per-mertesacker/i-invested-a-lot-in-my-fitness/)

[Per Mertesacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/per-mertesacker/)

> [My father said, 'You're not going to make it.' That took a lot of pressure from me. I took football like a hobby.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/per-mertesacker/my-father-said-you-re-not-going-to-make-it-that-took-a-lot-of/)

[Per Mertesacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/per-mertesacker/)

> [I had a totally different upbringing, totally different background, raised in Germany, small town, now I am in London taking care of 180 kids…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/per-mertesacker/i-had-a-totally-different-upbringing-totally-different-background/)

[Per Mertesacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/per-mertesacker/)

> [As long as you are winning it is a good day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/per-mertesacker/as-long-as-you-are-winning-it-is-a-good-day/)

[Per Mertesacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/per-mertesacker/)

> [You spend some time with kids, you always take something with you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/per-mertesacker/you-spend-some-time-with-kids-you-always-take-something-with-you/)

[Per Mertesacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/per-mertesacker/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/per-mertesacker/obviously-everyone-looks-at-whether-we-bring-young-footballers-into/)

[Per Mertesacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/per-mertesacker/)

> [I never heard anything about 'potatoes' or 'kanaken' during my time in the national team. However I have been called 'potato,' too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/per-mertesacker/i-never-heard-anything-about-potatoes-or-kanaken-during-my-time-in/)

[Per Mertesacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/per-mertesacker/)

> [Wenger has won three Premier League titles, which is proof enough of his standing as a manager.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/per-mertesacker/wenger-has-won-three-premier-league-titles-which-is-proof-enough-of/)

[Per Mertesacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/per-mertesacker/)

> [I think it is so beneficial to English and British football when youngsters see different cultures and environments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/per-mertesacker/i-think-it-is-so-beneficial-to-english-and-british-football-when/)

[Per Mertesacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/per-mertesacker/)

> [I was lucky to get a professional contract. I wasn't that sort of talent that is considered to be a professional player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/per-mertesacker/i-was-lucky-to-get-a-professional-contract-i-wasn-t-that-sort-of/)

[Per Mertesacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/per-mertesacker/)

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