Ter Stegen: "There were times when I thought about leaving"

The adaptation

He is a big fan of Barcelona and also of the city: "I think it has not cost me to adapt, I love the way Barça plays, I like the philosophy, the style and the mentality of the team. of most clubs. "

The signing

Zubizarreta convinced him to come to Barcelona: "I had been in my club for 19 years, it was my house, playing in my favourite team, and in my city," Andoni Zubizarreta appeared. And then, he and I met at a hotel in Germany, and there he explained what it meant to be a Barça goalkeeper, the history of the club and what they would expect from me. Zubizarreta is a spectacular person, I had never been to Barcelona and everything he told me made it come to me in such a way that I accepted and took the step to a new stage in my life, I made the right decision ".

The competition

There was a critical moment when he was about to leave: "It was a situation that can not be forgotten, as a person who wants to play everything, like me, it was a very complicated situation, and the competition with Claudio was not easy. deny that there were times when I was thinking about changing, looking for solutions, because you see that the club says: "Do not worry, Marc, you have all our confidence, you are here for many years, we trust in your performance." But then You see that the reality was not like that, with Luis Enrique he talked a lot about it, but of course, he saw that Claudio was doing a very good job, and after two seasons the situation demanded a solution. Bravo and has clearly positioned in my favour

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The modern goalkeeper

He considers that there is not a prototype of a better goalkeeper, but of an adaptation to the club: "Each goalkeeper is different and no style can be said to be better than another." Of course, the first thing is to stop balls. The best in the Barça is the same goal, but the philosophy includes playing with the feet. In LaLiga we have some of the best goalkeepers in the world, they are all good and they manage the style of their teams well, for example, for me Oblak he is the perfect goalkeeper for Atlético de Madrid, just as Ederson can be for Manchester City. "

The Madrid and Cristiano

And on Sunday, Classic. This time Ter Stegen will not face Cristiano: "I do not focus on a single player, Madrid have very good players, with a lot of individual quality, it's true that Cristiano has scored many goals and has been a very important player for Real Madrid. Of course, you will notice his departure from the club, we will see how he will solve it in the future, the important thing for us is to concentrate on ourselves to make a spectacular season and that we can, with the great team we have, be better than all others and achieve the objectives. "