Ter Stegen, ilusionado in the Barça: "Have an equipazo"

The guardameta German of the FC Barcelona, Marc-André Ter Stegen, has conceded an interview to the magazine Club of the Sporty in which it has spoken on his starts in the Barcelona, his back adaptation to the club and to the culture in the Catalan capital, and his illusions regarding this and the future seasons in the Barcelona group.

In the first place, it has explained the difficult that went in his two first seasons, when having to coexist with Claudio Bravo in the goal and not being able to have of the absolute titularity in the FC Barcelona. "It was a situation that can not forget. Like person that wants to play it all, as I, was a very complicated situation. And the competition with Claudio did not go at all easy".

"I do not go to deny that there were moments in which I was thinking in changing, in looking for solutions, because you see that the club says you: "you do not concern you, Marc, have all our confidence, are here for a lot of years, trust your performance". But afterwards you see that the reality was not like this. With Luis Enrique spoke a lot of this. But clear, he saw that also Claudio was doing a very good work", remembers the germano.

"The important is that we can, with the equipazo that have, be better that all the other and achieve the aims"

"To the cape of two seasons, the situation demanded a solution. At the end, the club sold to Bravo and has positioned clearly to my favour", concludes. Now, it is very to taste in the Barça and, as it ensures, loves him "the way that has to play the Barcelona". 

Also it is fully adapted to the city of Barcelona, to the language and his people. "I am happy, since each day learn more, and all has passed without complications, and loves me when they correct me or when they help me to find the word or the expression that want to use. Have the feeling that like this I am of the place in which alive, that for real belong to this, as well as to be able to know better the culture of the place".

Ter Stegen Does not doubt that it took the suitable decision to the hour of fichar by the FC Barcelona. "It carried 19 years in the club of all my life. It was my house, playing in my favourite team, and in my city. Then it appeared Andoni Zubizarreta. First it put in contact with my surroundings and my representative. And afterwards, he and I saw us in a hotel in Germany", explains on how fraguó the first contact with the Barça.

"And there it explained me what meant to be goalkeeper of the Barcelona, the history of the club and what would expect of my part", aims Ter Stegen, that adds: "it convinced Me. With words and with feeling. Zubizarreta Is a spectacular person. Never it had been in Barcelona and all what explained me did it to me arrive of such form that accepted and gave the step to a new stage in my life. I took the decision hit", ensures the guardameta culé.

The Barcelona, decided to tumbar to the Real Madrid

This Sunday, against the Real Madrid, the FC Barcelona will have a difficult challenge to surpass, but very ilusionante. "I do not fix me in an alone player. The Madrid has very good footballers, with a lot of individual quality. It is truth that Christian has marked a lot of goals and has been a very important player for the Real Madrid, of course that it goes to notice his exit of the club. It will see how it will solve it in the future", it analyses on the fly of Cristiano Ronaldo and the consequences that this has had for the Real Madrid.

"The important for us is to be concentrated in us same to do a spectacular season and that we can, with the equipazo that have, be better that all the other and achieve the aims", signals Ter Stegen, fully convinced of the possibilities of the Barça to win titles this season 2018-19. The Champions League and LaLiga, the main aims.