Sebastian Kehl: “We know where we can hurt them” | OneFootball

Sebastian Kehl on the round of sixteen game:

“We worked hard in the group stage to get ourselves here. They weren’t easy games, and I’m sure Monterrey won’t be easy opponents either. But we’re looking forward to a different atmosphere in Atlanta, a different time, a unique setting, and what I’m sure will be a lot of emotion and passion while playing against a team which is very, very good. They’re a team primarily defined by intensity, one-on-ones and tackles. They haven’t lost a game in this competition yet, and have only conceded one goal. We’re really looking forward to it. Of course, we still hope to make it through to the next round. To achieve that, we’ll really have to push ourselves.”

… the team’s performances:

“I think that overall, we’ve developed and improved through our games. But on Tuesday evening we need to really up our performance, because Monterrey will be fierce. For them, it’s very unique to be playing against us. Under these conditions - the stadium will be cooled, the pitch will hopefully be very good - I expect that we will up our game again. We need to make sure we play a very good game both when we have the ball and when we don’t. But above all we need to have the right attitude, because that will be decisive.”

… Monterrey’s captain Sergio Ramos: “I’ve played against Ramos a couple of times. You always want a player like that on your team, because he embodies so much. Playing against him can be difficult, and of course to a certain extent he’ll lead this team with his winner’s mentality. But we are prepared for that. Everyone on the team knows about him, but we’ve also been looking at other players because this squad isn’t just made up of Sergio Ramos. We know where their weaknesses are and where we can hurt them.”