Kimmich: The German team s large number of rotations lead to a lack of rhythm. The current problem is that there is trouble playing against weak teams

Bayern midfielder Kimmich recently accepted an interview with Bavarian radio station Blickpunkt Sport, in which he talked about the status of the German team, his responsibilities as captain, and the team's goals.

Although Kimmich has achieved outstanding record of 5 games and 5 wins with Bayern so far this season, he lacks the same good atmosphere in the German national team. In two World Cup qualifiers this month, Germany defeated Northern Ireland 3-1 after a shameful 0-2 loss to Slovakia, but Naglesmann's side was only truly convincing in the last 30 minutes.

In the not long ago, although the German team lost to Spain and stopped in the quarter-finals, the fans once again "reconciled" with the national team. However, after defeating Italy's 2-1 European League match this spring, the fans still began to wake up.

Kimmich admitted in the interview: "We are very clear that we didn't play at our best in that game, and we still have a lot of work to do."

Kimmich: "After the European Cup, the German team played very good football and had very, very good national team performances. So we can continue that excitement. But then, we lost one or two players. The team had a lot of rotations, which led to the team lacking rhythm. You can really feel that things will be easier when you stand on the court more often with the same players."

As the captain of the German national team, he has a lot of responsibility and is the bond between the team and the head coach. As Kimmich emphasized, his role as captain will not end at the end of the national team game: "It is important for me that I not only keep in touch with the players during the national team game, but also keep in touch during the national team offseason. Even if we are in our respective clubs, we are still a team."

Kimmich has been a national team player since 2016, and his 103rd national team game against Northern Ireland is his 103rd national team game. The father of four now admitted: "I used to be more picky and more emotional. Now I can evaluate these slightly better. Through experience, you can better judge what needs to be successful. And we know that we still have a long way to go."

He believes that Germany is strong enough to compete with the top teams, but: "But now our primary goal must be to qualify for the World Cup first. The problem now is that we will have more trouble when playing against relatively weak teams. We have to solve these problems so that we can become more confident and stable. If we can do this, I have no doubt that we can beat the best teams in the world and Europe in 90 or 120 minutes."