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Joshua Kimmich finds himself once again at the center of criticism within the DFB squad. Accused of being too old and too slow, he faces the daunting task of proving his worth as the captain of a team struggling to regain its past glory.
Joshua Kimmich stands in the DFB selection once again in the criticism: The captain is too old and too slow. What is true? The facts show this: With 116 international matches, he is seventh on the eternal DFB -Bestenliste, but unlike Kimmich, all other 13 players in this illustrious group won the World Cup or European Championship at least once.
The 31-year-old, however, only took a 'mini-title', the Confed Cup 2017 - back then as the only Bayern professional because he was only second choice under Carlo Ancelotti in the club. In the year before, he was eliminated in the semi-finals at the EM with a large part of the 2014 World Champions. But after that, it went downhill with the DFB selection.
With the exception of the 2024 EM quarter-finals, the once successful team failed prematurely and mostly miserably in four of the five tournaments. Always with him: Joshua Kimmich.
'The captain is the face of Germany's crisis,' wrote not only 'Zeit' after the WM debacle in summer. 'For me, it was the hardest elimination. It happened for the third time, this time in a different role. That's why it hit me even harder,' said Kimmich before the restart under 'You cannot undo that.
But you can ensure that it works differently in the future. I direct my energy and focus on that. We will do everything to bring joy to the people again.
Kimmichs Kritik trotz Einsatz
' The old and new skipper never thought of quitting, the national team means too much to him for that. But that the turnaround will not be a self-runner even under Klopp is clear at the latest since the disappointing 0:1 against Greece on Sunday, which failed on all levels. Kimmich was also criticized again.
Because although he was constantly on the ball as in the club (152 contacts, 128 passes), he failed to generate any danger with the exception of a steep pass to a big chance by 'With his speed deficit, Kimmich is not an ideal occupation in the Kloppschen ideal football,' analyzed the 'kicker'. The statistics also showed this: Of passes with space gain, only six out of 19 arrived (31.5 percent), of passes in the penalty area only two out of eleven (18 percent).
A feast for Kimmich's critics, especially Mario Basler, who has been leaving no good word on the Munich man for years.
'Kimmich has every time, in every game felt the most ball contacts, but because he also runs everywhere,' said the former national player in his podcast: 'I have been saying for months, if not years now: Kimmich is not a world-class player. He is a normal midfielder who but felt wants to shoot all corner kicks, all free kicks, everything and jumps around everywhere.
And I think, Jurgen Klopp has to intervene in the future, because the football will not get us further if Kimmich dribbles the ball through the midfield and slows down the game.
Harthes Urteil von Basler
' A harsh judgment that one does not have to share, but also does not go completely past the reality. Especially since Kimmich can hardly refute the general criticism of the lack of class based on the negative streak of the German team. That is why he also agreed on Sunday with his former teammate Bastian Schweinsteiger that Germany is only average in football: 'We have to say that.
A top team is characterized by beating supposedly weaker opponents and beating the supposed top teams. We did not beat the Netherlands and lost today.
' has been in the central midfield as a driver and ball distributor since years. But for several reasons, he is probably also better placed in Vincent Kompany's system. The fact is that his lack of speed is the reason why he had significant problems as a right-back against fast opponents at the WM. In midfield, this deficit is, however, most compensable, also in Klopp football.
After all, the former Liverpool coach won the with the hardly faster Fabinho in the center. However, Klopp wants to play in a 4-3-3 instead of a 4-2-3-1 like Bayern, so that Kimmich no longer has a side man in the defensive midfield like Aleks Pavlovic in the club. At least, he was far too offensive against Greece to help Kimmich in the back movement. And the third midfielder is usually oriented offensively.
Klopp plant Kimmichs Rolle
That he can no longer play in the position where he feels most comfortable and is strongest, even under his successor. And whether this could consequently lead to others disputing his role in midfield with him.
'What plan does Klopp have with Kimmich? ' asked the 'Süddeutsche Zeitung' already before the international matches and pointed out that he is the oldest outfield player in the squad. The only one year older has Klopp despite his top form metaphorically explained that he is too old for the national team with regard to the EM 2028.
But unlike with Thomas Muller, the door remains open: 'I believe that if someone performs well, he has a chance,' said the new Bundestrainer. 'That applies to everyone. '
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