“I have no idea about football” and “I don’t know what rivals are called”: the unusual confessions of a Barcelona figure

It is hard to believe that a club with the game philosophy that has the Barcelona, one of his top stars on the current squad is a player who doesn't seem to care about football. But it is like this. He himself confessed that he rarely turns on the screen to watch a game and that he really does not know too much about who are the players that make up other squads.

In an interview by skype and that he published this Sunday The country, Marc André ter Stegen He admitted that in goal he doesn't have much time to think: “We don't get bored. People think that we have a lot of distance with the team and it is not like that. But it is one thing that happens to me in the field and another is what happens to me in life"

“A lot happens to me with my wife, we talk a lot about her profession (she is an architect). These are things that people don't see but are part of everyday life, "he said. The German admitted that with his partner they talk more about architecture than about football and confesses that he really has no idea about football.

"People laugh when I tell them I have no idea about soccer. I don't see a lot of soccer, except when there are good games or when I'm particularly interested in one because I have a relationship or a friend. Sometimes they ask me for the name of a player and I have no idea ”he recognized.

Apparently, Ter Stegen does not know the names of his rivals: "In La Liga, for example, it happens to me with the names. I don't know what they are called. But later, when they put the video on me, I realize that I know exactly who it is. I remember better how they move on the field, how they kick or stand out than the player's name. It's kind of weird, mIt happens when we analyze the opponents ”.

Juan Irigoyen, journalist who carried out the interview, then asked him if he is able to distinguish the opponents in a dressing room and separate them between defenders, midfielders, forwards and goalkeepers: "I think it would be very difficult. Goalkeepers are different, it's true. The forwards when they get together remember goals or their actions. We talk more about style. What does one or the other do in order to learn ”.

On the earthly side, the German commented that when La Liga stopped, the Barca He was the leader of the contest and in the Champions League he was in a good situation, after having tied against Napoli in the first leg of the eighths 1-1. "We hope to continue playing soccer which is what you like the most", ended.

In Spain the football parade was decreed after day 27 and the Catalan team was at the top of the table with 58 points, two more than his escort, Real Madrid. However, and like what happens with most competitions, there is still no date for the resumption, so it is unknown if these championships will have an outcome.