Source: Daily_Mail
Per Mertesacker: I prefer football to winter break
Winter is the time to play football, not go on an extended break, says Arsenal's German defender Per Mertesacker. [LNB]Mertesacker is spending his first Christmas in London following his switch from Werder Bremen to the Emirates in the summer. [LNB]And while his former team-mates are now spending time off, Mertesacker is more than happy to continue playing through.