BARCELONA (Spain) – Marc-Andrè Ter Stegen, German goalkeeper of the Barcelona, gives a nice interview to El Pais, admitting his own “big problem”: “I don’t see much football, only when there are interesting games or if I know that a friend of mine plays. Sometimes they ask me the name of a footballer and I have no idea what it’s called. I have a bad memory. In Spain it happens to me with the names of the opponents, I don’t know them. Then if they show me the video I understand very well who I am, how they move on the pitch and how they play. It’s a bit strange …“. The discussion becomes more serious when dealing with the issue of quarantine and emergency Coronavirus: “I am very calm, football is not a priority. You have to stay home. In Barcelona, I tried, from day one, to integrate myself as quickly and in the best way as possible into Spanish and Catalan culture. They have always made me feel welcome, both to me and to my family. And there are things here that I like, like food, time and the sea. But I always stay very German, I’m a very punctual type“.
Ter Stegen: “San Paolo is special”
On the stadiums: “The Camp Nou it is unique, there is a completely different mentality from that of Germany: they sing much more there and focus on the team. Fans of the Boat they appreciate the small individual details much more, they feel more sensations. It is different and I love it. I like, for example, when De Jong she does something and people have fun and sing her name“. On older systems, but with a unique atmosphere: “The St. Paul it is not very modern, but it has something special. It depends a lot on the fans, I like those games, like those againstAthletic Bilbao, in which many people cheer their team a lot“.
