The main thing for me was that I wanted to be able to decide when my international career would end after 10 years myself. Per Mertesacker More Quotes by Per Mertesacker More Quotes From Per Mertesacker Of course I have an advantage with my size on set pieces. Per Mertesacker coursesizeadvantagepieces Some days you realise that everything is a burden, both physically and mentally. That it's not about fun, but you have to deliver without a doubt. Even if you are injured. Per Mertesacker everythingyoudoubtfun In the moments before a game starts my stomach turns around as if I had to vomit. Then I have to choke so violently until my eyes tear. Per Mertesacker eyesgamestomachmoments No matter how much striking power you have got, you need to have a sense of defensive compactness from everyone. Per Mertesacker needyoupowermatter In certain situations, players should protect themselves by not losing track of the most important things in their job. Per Mertesacker jobthingsimportantlosing Being in a career and going from highlight to highlight and playing a lot of matches you go through it and think it's normal when you play in front of 60,000 and you almost want to vomit in front of every game. Per Mertesacker gamethinkyouwant I think it is so beneficial to English and British football when youngsters see different cultures and environments. Per Mertesacker englishseethinkfootball The heritage of Arsenal, to believe in our academy and to really promote our academy. That's important and that's why I am here as well. I wouldn't waste my time just to know that we are not having successes here at Arsenal. Per Mertesacker i-amheritagetimebelieve 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 is successful in life, that's big. The hall of fame in the academy should be a wide variety of stories. Per Mertesacker goalssomeoneteamlife If Messi has the ball, he is fantastic to watch and difficult to stop. You have to double up on him, triple up on him even, stay with him constantly to block his way to the goal. Per Mertesacker stopyoudifficultway Never tackle, never go down, we've heard it over and over again. You have to try to keep Messi away from the goal and block him with multiple players while being as close to him as possible. He is too quick, too fast, too intense with the ball. Per Mertesacker downnevertryyou When I played for Hannover I had several offers, also - as I have been told - from Hamburg, Bremen and Bayern. Back then I already was a German international and Bayern would have loved to have the complete German national team. Per Mertesacker completelovedbackteam I was fortunate to play under Thomas Schaaf at Bremen. And I played for Arsene Wenger. So I always felt, let's say, more responsible than others towards the manager and his succession. Per Mertesacker managersayalwaysplay Arsene Wenger was always the kind of manager whose belief in his team's qualities was steady as a rock and who approached matters with never-ending patience. Per Mertesacker rockalwaysteampatience First and foremost, Wenger saw us as human beings and he had a lot of faith in us, which is why he stood by us. Per Mertesacker whyushumanfaith Wenger has won three Premier League titles, which is proof enough of his standing as a manager. Per Mertesacker managerstandingthreeenough I was extremely lucky with my career and I want to finish on a high. Per Mertesacker highcareerluckywant At Arsenal you are replaceable so quickly as a player, I don't want to stand in someone's way. Per Mertesacker standsomeoneyouway The first time in my career I thought it makes no sense anymore, that I'll retire. Per Mertesacker careerthoughtfirst-timetime I expect myself to perform at that level every single week. Per Mertesacker expectmyselfsingleweek
