Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has revealed how the burden of needing to perform on a match day brings him close to throwing up. Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has revealed how the burden of needing to perform on a match day brings him close to throwing up. Mertesacker has, however, continued to be part of Arsene Wenger’s first-team squad, but last featured in the third-round FA Cup defeat at Nottingham Forest in January. “In the moments before a game starts, my stomach turns around as if I had to vomit. “Even if I had to vomit before every game and go to rehab 20 times, I would do it all over again.

Source: Irish Independent March 10, 2018 22:52 UTC