Metzelder: "Expect some tough work "

Schalke and Christoph Metzelder (here in a challenge with Diego Milito) reached the semi-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday.
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Friday, 15.04.2011 / 18:38

Before the season Christoph Metzelder transferred from Real Madrid to Schalke and after some early problems he worked his way into becoming a crucial part of Schalke's interior defence while also winning over the hearts of the fans. WERDER.DE spoke.....

Hello Christoph, after your great victory over Inter Milan Schalke next face Werder Bremen. Looking at it as Schalke being among the top four teams in Europe and Werder still fighting off relegation, it should be a clear matter, no?
Not at all. We only have five points more than Bremen, who will do everything they can to win their home match against us. After all, they still need a victory or two to definitely avoid relegation. Therefore I expect some tough work against a very motivated Werder side.

Schalke won the first match-up this season 4-0 as you made it 1-0 with your only Bundesliga goal for Schalke. Does that give you an extra motivation for Saturday?
Of course it's always nice to score a goal and win in the end. Certainly I wouldn't have anything against it if it went that way again. But we would need a similar performance like the one on Wednesday against Inter Milan.

"Per is a classy guy"

You have played a long time in the German national team next to Per Mertesacker and have become good friends. What kind of person is he?
Per is a classy guy. I find him very down-to-earth and nice, which is why we always worked together well on the pitch. At the same time, he's a very fair player.

Do you still have contact with him even though you don't team up in the national team's defence any longer, and will you possibly talk on the phone before the match?
We likely won't talk on the phone before the game. But otherwise we keep in contact through text messages.

You both have your own foundation. Do you talk about that or what other things do you have in common in private?
That's correct, we both have a foundation. That is definitely a talking point. Of course you talk a bit about that - just like with Manuel Neuer or Philipp Lahm, who also started foundations. Something like that is always an indicator about a player's character.

 

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