Wise Words

"That was all highly crystallised." René Adler

"It was unbelievably beautiful! I only scored that goal for him — he refereed such rubbish, it was unbelievable, what he did, you can't string together that much nonsense in one match, but he managed it, unbelievable!" Michael Thurk as a Mainz 05 player

"I find it sad that success in football is no longer determined solely by football. We at Mainz 05 have to sell tickets and players to invest — others sell cars and fizzy drinks for that."

"Miro Tanjga always ignored me. I think we played 400 matches together, and he passed to me seven times."

"I need to watch the Champions League now. It's important, because there are potential opponents of ours playing."