Schwarzers Desire...

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During Wednesday evening's pre-match press conference in Holland, Mark Schwarzer was asked how he copes with the physical and mental demands of playing Club and international football for Fulham and Australia.

Schwarzer clearly relishes every fixture and is certainly not ready to take his foot off the gas in the next few years as he targets the 2014 World Cup Finals and further European and domestic success with Fulham.

"When people ask me about the travelling, especially with the national team and the amount of games I play, I always say that it's a mental approach," Schwarzer explained. "You're a long time retired and there's plenty of time to recuperate once you've finished playing football.

"When you talk about the demands of the Premier League – yes, they are tough but you're playing in one of the best leagues in the world and you wouldn't expect it to be any different.

"For me, I want to play for my national team as much as possible. It's an honour for me and whenever I get the opportunity to play I will take it.

"I want to play as many games as I can and when you come to play in Europe, you just learn to adapt. A lot of it is about your mental approach and of course your fitness.

"Off the back of the season that we reached the Europa League Final, in a campaign in which I played 70 games, I went to a World Cup. If that's not enough to lift anyone then nothing will. You want to be successful and together with the Team as long as possible."



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