1 - Marc-Andre ter Stegen
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DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
serghei
Senior Member
I'm more worried about the terrorist impressing everyone in training. We all know it's the big lights that trigger the hiding instinct.
khaled_a_d
Senior Member
Flick earned immense power in the club tbh. Top coaches always earned that, especially under Laporta. And so far Flick is on his way to this status.
Also, isn't one of Flick staff a former GK, I suspect Fuenta power in the club is limited now.
Even before Tek, it was already reported the club is planning for Stegen replacement.
As long as we are in CL, I think the club will tell him to stfu
Loki
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Some interesting insights from MAtS' interview with a german reporter:
About City:
Pep Guardiola (54) wanted to bring him 2016 to Manchester City. Ter Stegen: "We even had a meeting in Barcelona. Pep flew here, and then we met at a friend's apartment. He explained his ideas to me and that he would be at Man City starting in the summer and would like to have me. Pep really tried hard. Then I thought about it and told myself that this could be the solution to my problem and that the plan they have at City sounded very interesting. Looking at the last few years, it's worked out perfectly."
But Barça wouldn't let ter Stegen go: "At some point, I went to Luis Enrique and told him I wanted his permission. And he replied, 'I won't release you under any circumstances!' He also said he would tell the club they shouldn't let me go. I replied that, on the one hand, I really appreciated it, but on the other hand, I wanted to be the number 1. When he then said we should see how the preseason goes, I almost lost my temper, but I managed to control myself. I just said, 'Listen, this is my wish now, and I'll go to the board and I just wanted to let you know.'"
And then? Ter Stegen: "Even the board said they wouldn't release me under any circumstances – and then, I think three weeks later, Pep brought my teammate Claudio Bravo to Man City. It was strange at first, but in the end, I'm very, very happy, because I actually didn't want to leave and then I became the number 1."
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About Messi:
"Leo is a special character who is at this level because he draws motivation from many things we don't see, I think. We've had moments where things didn't work out between us because he was upset with me and I was upset with him."
How did that manifest itself?
Ter Stegen: "I think Leo is probably the only player who—if he wants to shoot you in the face—can shoot you in the face. The others would probably shoot anywhere, but he has the ability to hit the target."
But I'm not being mean in the sense that it was a long-winded or anything. Leo is simply a super impressive character on the pitch, and he plays with a lightness that won't be seen again, I'm 100 percent sure of that. He has the ability: if he wants to make you look bad, he does it with such ease, and with a pass or a shot that you'll say afterwards: "That was impossible!" And I've experienced that before. And that's why I'm also glad to have always had him with me in games and not on the other side."
"We never had arguments in the sense that you'd say we didn't get along at all. But we had our moments, and that's okay. We were in a locker room together for a long time, and it was definitely interesting to have him on the team and to see how he leads. Whether that's my style or not, it was interesting to see. Leo isn't a loudmouth; he works a lot with presence and needs to say relatively little, really. And when he does say something, everyone listens. And that's what you really want to achieve as a captain: for people to listen to you and follow you."
"Whenever I was looking for someone from the back, Leo Messi was always the one who found the best solution. It was also easy with Luis Suárez at the beginning, as we had great timing for each other. And it's the same with Lewy (Robert Lewandowski) now. We had to get used to each other at first, as Manuel Neuer plays a little differently than I do, but that worked out quickly. You either have the rhythm or you don't – and Lewy definitely has the rhythm."
About City:
Pep Guardiola (54) wanted to bring him 2016 to Manchester City. Ter Stegen: "We even had a meeting in Barcelona. Pep flew here, and then we met at a friend's apartment. He explained his ideas to me and that he would be at Man City starting in the summer and would like to have me. Pep really tried hard. Then I thought about it and told myself that this could be the solution to my problem and that the plan they have at City sounded very interesting. Looking at the last few years, it's worked out perfectly."
But Barça wouldn't let ter Stegen go: "At some point, I went to Luis Enrique and told him I wanted his permission. And he replied, 'I won't release you under any circumstances!' He also said he would tell the club they shouldn't let me go. I replied that, on the one hand, I really appreciated it, but on the other hand, I wanted to be the number 1. When he then said we should see how the preseason goes, I almost lost my temper, but I managed to control myself. I just said, 'Listen, this is my wish now, and I'll go to the board and I just wanted to let you know.'"
And then? Ter Stegen: "Even the board said they wouldn't release me under any circumstances – and then, I think three weeks later, Pep brought my teammate Claudio Bravo to Man City. It was strange at first, but in the end, I'm very, very happy, because I actually didn't want to leave and then I became the number 1."
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About Messi:
"Leo is a special character who is at this level because he draws motivation from many things we don't see, I think. We've had moments where things didn't work out between us because he was upset with me and I was upset with him."
How did that manifest itself?
Ter Stegen: "I think Leo is probably the only player who—if he wants to shoot you in the face—can shoot you in the face. The others would probably shoot anywhere, but he has the ability to hit the target."
But I'm not being mean in the sense that it was a long-winded or anything. Leo is simply a super impressive character on the pitch, and he plays with a lightness that won't be seen again, I'm 100 percent sure of that. He has the ability: if he wants to make you look bad, he does it with such ease, and with a pass or a shot that you'll say afterwards: "That was impossible!" And I've experienced that before. And that's why I'm also glad to have always had him with me in games and not on the other side."
"We never had arguments in the sense that you'd say we didn't get along at all. But we had our moments, and that's okay. We were in a locker room together for a long time, and it was definitely interesting to have him on the team and to see how he leads. Whether that's my style or not, it was interesting to see. Leo isn't a loudmouth; he works a lot with presence and needs to say relatively little, really. And when he does say something, everyone listens. And that's what you really want to achieve as a captain: for people to listen to you and follow you."
"Whenever I was looking for someone from the back, Leo Messi was always the one who found the best solution. It was also easy with Luis Suárez at the beginning, as we had great timing for each other. And it's the same with Lewy (Robert Lewandowski) now. We had to get used to each other at first, as Manuel Neuer plays a little differently than I do, but that worked out quickly. You either have the rhythm or you don't – and Lewy definitely has the rhythm."
CatalinR10
Senior Member
If anyone from Barcelona reads this comment , who has a job involved in the law , whatever that job may be , I want you to know that Marc Andre Ter Stegen sold me heroin in the night of 10th March 2025.
MonteCuler
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Arrest Ter Statue
Don't know how any coach can rate a goalkeeper that can't catch a high ball? When you notice it once, it screams at you how obvious it is and how often it happens.
And if he managed to injure himself jumping you can imagine how much worse it's gonna be in the future.
And if he managed to injure himself jumping you can imagine how much worse it's gonna be in the future.
CatalinR10
Senior Member
He needs to be arrested AT ONCE !
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
Hilarious how the leaks from the team started appearing the moment this guy returned to full training lol.
Half-joking btw.
What is the exact context of that ter Stegen-Messi thing in German? @Loki
Is he trying to say that Messi pushed his buttons or something and knew to hit him exactly where it hurt.
Half-joking btw.
What is the exact context of that ter Stegen-Messi thing in German? @Loki
Is he trying to say that Messi pushed his buttons or something and knew to hit him exactly where it hurt.
Maradona37
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I noticed that too. He talks like they are peers in quality on equal standing, as important as each other
Temptation
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Would be save those Rice FKs?
Horatio
You're welcome
Yes. But would be 3-0 Arsenal before we’d had gotten to the first fk
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