Football Quotes by Per Mertesacker

Things can change very fast in football.

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Football has taught me so much.

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The first Premier League season is always tough for anyone.

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Every footballer has his ups and downs.

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It is a lot of fun here in England and at Arsenal.

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As long as you are winning it is a good day.

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In certain situations, players should protect themselves by not losing track of the most important things in their job.

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

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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 think it is so beneficial to English and British football when youngsters see different cultures and environments.

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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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First and foremost, Wenger saw us as human beings and he had a lot of faith in us, which is why he…

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

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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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When I played for Hannover I had several offers, also - as I have been told - from Hamburg, Bremen and Bayern.…

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If Messi has the ball, he is fantastic to watch and difficult to stop. You have to double up on him, triple…

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It is an important duty at Arsenal for the experienced players to show the younger ones that there is a chance to…

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I don't see myself coaching because the intensity of that is massive, and the intensity as a manager, for example Arsene Wenger,…

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The heritage of Arsenal, to believe in our academy and to really promote our academy. That's important and that's why I am…

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Never tackle, never go down, we've heard it over and over again. You have to try to keep Messi away from the…

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If you just protect and you have no chances on the break and you miss one chance to kill the game, then…

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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…

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Obviously, everyone looks at whether we bring young footballers into the first team, that's one of the goals. But I wouldn't discard…

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That's what I love, getting the tube, not getting any recognition, trying to be as normal as possible. Sometimes you get a…

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My father said, 'You're not going to make it.' That took a lot of pressure from me. I took football like a…

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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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We have to present ourselves as a unit, no matter what happens. That is what Arsenal stands for.

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

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The best players in the world play in the Premier League and therefore it is the best league.

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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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I had a totally different upbringing, totally different background, raised in Germany, small town, now I am in London taking care of…

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For almost 15 years, professional football is about yourself: How can I improve? How can I make myself better? Before winning a…

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There are still so many issues around young players, and we need to find the right way for them. What is really…

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After you have won a game, you can maybe smile for a minute and then you have to think: 'How can I…

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Arsene Wenger was always the kind of manager whose belief in his team's qualities was steady as a rock and who approached…

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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…

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I've never had that dream in my head: 'I want to play Bundesliga or Premier League.' I was a fan, but it…

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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…

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Doing something for others helped to not put that focus too much on football and to put things into perspective of how…

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