Simon Mignolet
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The goalkeeper position is not an easy one. You can only speak about it if you are a goalkeeper yourself.
I turned goalkeeper. My father had been one and we had a goal in the back garden. He'd taught me a bit about it so I thought I'd give it a go. I didn't really know whether it was going to be a good choice or a bad one but I joined a small local team as a keeper and it turned out to be a really good decision.
When you are in a good frame of mind then the performance is going to be better.
The mental aspect of being a goalkeeper is very important so you have to go into the game with full concentration and confidence. That is a big part of your game and the Premier League is the most demanding league for any goalkeeper.
When you're by yourself you have to sort out everything like the shopping and looking after the house.
Sometimes in England, people look down at the Europa League, but being from the continent, I've always realised what an important competition it is.
When you play for Liverpool Football Club, who have won so many trophies both domestically and on the continent, you always have to believe that you can go all the way.
In the Premier League you need creative players to open games up.
As a goalkeeper, you are only remembered for your last game.
I think Eden has the qualities and talent to play in England. On his day, he can make the difference for his team.
Hairbond is a high quality product that I have been using for quite some time now and I am very happy to represent Hairbond product range in the future as their brand ambassador.
Whether I play or not, nothing will change my preparation.
It is not in my character to not give 100 percent.
You get a good win, you take extra confidence into the next game and it shows in the result. You end up with a snowball effect. You are in a rhythm where everything is going well. But, if you start losing games, one thing can lead to another in a bad way and, if you begin to believe nothing is going for you, it can be dangerous.
The only thing I can do is work hard.
The only thing I can do is show on the pitch what I'm capable of.
Competition can only make you as an individual better and let you perform better, it can only be a positive thing.
Not all things always go your way and you have to accept that. That's what you are going to get as a footballer.
I just try to stay as focused as I always am, relax and make sure I can help the team out whenever I can.
I just try to do the things I'm asked to do.
When you play at home in the Europa League, you want to win the game.
You always want to progress.
It is always better to have a good unit than being reliant on one or two players.
Especially for the goalkeeper, you have to feel the confidence of every staff member and the team.
Every day in training, we will try to work to keep improving the things we can do and maintaining the levels we're at.
I don't think anyone on the planet doesn't get angry!
It's always important to respond after a defeat.
If you concede a goal, it can be up to seven or eight mistakes leading up to it but, obviously, as a goalkeeper you have to accept it has gone past you.
If you are objective enough to say: 'I could have done this, this and that's,' all the other critics and all the other voices are really not important and don't exist anymore.
Every time you concede a goal, you don't have to put a hammer to your head.
Nobody's perfect and nobody is without mistakes. The only thing you have to make sure of is you keep improving.
I always prepare myself in the same manner and when the opportunity comes along you have to grasp it.
I'm really pleased to have signed with Activate Management and am really looking forward to exploring my commercial opportunities with them around the world.
The European nights at Anfield are brilliant.
If you come away with a 1-1 result, that's obviously a disappointing feeling. You start to look at what you could have done better.
I don't want to be a number two, that's clear. I want to play.
I will never give up fighting firstly because that's not in my character, to just give up.
I will always support the team and the club. That's why I am a Liverpool player and I am grateful for the support I get from the fans. It's always nice to see and hear they are behind you.
To score 30 league goals in a season is amazing.
Every game is mentally and physically tough but we get through it and it makes you stronger.
There is no point making ourselves nervous before a match.
We take each game as it comes and just focus on the objective. All we can do is our best.
I am used to the competition for places.
You have to look at yourself and make sure you give your best in training and in your performances. That is what I will keep doing.
The biggest challenge is the fight you have on your own.
You have just got to make sure you do your job in the best possible way.
As a goalkeeper if you concede two goals at the end of the game you never can be happy.
Unfortunately, it's a part of football that you have to accept the decision of the manager when you're not playing, no matter how difficult it might be.
I can't say to the gaffer 'well I haven't played for three months, I'm not ready!' That doesn't work. I have to work as I would, or even harder probably in training so that if anything happens I am 100 per cent ready to come in.