Soon-to-be Germany captain Joshua Kimmich spoke to TZ about the upcoming friendlies against Peru & Belgium and maneger Hansi Flick's selections.
"For me, these are not classic test or friendly games. For me, every single game is a preparation game - and we have to win every single game."
"For me it's all about finding the rhythm, that we gain self-confidence in every game - also build up a certain continuity. I wasn't surprised there were new players. I was rather surprised some players weren't called up."
"Marco (Reus), Ilkay (Gündogan), Thomas (Müller), Niki (Süle), Leroy (Sané), Toni (Rüdiger) - especially the last three, I would have expected them to be on the list."
"I spoke (with Hansi Flick) two or three times. Hansi spoke to many players and exchanged ideas. This phase will now be very important in order to work through certain things again - but also to set certain goals for the coming months."