Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich is putting out the call — everyone on the squad is vital to the tasks at hand and all will be needed for the team to achieve its ultimate goals.
“Everyone is important. That’s always a cliché you say before the season when everyone is fit. But we’ve seen that we’ve got a few injured players, so it’s really true that everyone is important. Everyone gets their minutes and everyone has to work hard and be professional so that they’re there at the decisive moment,” Kimmich told Martin Volkmar of ranSport (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “Just like Stani [Josip Stanišić] did [against Augsburg]. He played in an unfamiliar left-back position, played a very, very good game and that’s exactly what we need. We don’t just need eleven players who can decide games, we need the whole squad right now. Especially because we have a lot of injuries. And we have to be able to rely on each other.”
Bild (via @iMiaSanMia) indicated that Kimmich and the rest of the squad should be bolstered with Leon Goretzka and Harry Kane both deemed ready for action. Goretzka tweaked his back vs. St. Pauli, while Kane said that he sprained his ankle vs. FC Augsburg:
Harry Kane (ankle knock) and Leon Goretzka (back problems) trained with the team today and should both be ready to start against Inter on Tuesday. Kingsley Coman has yet to resume training and is a doubt for Tuesday.
When asked what to expect against Inter Milan, Kimmich said that he was not so sure.
“Difficult to say. I haven’t watched Inter that much this season. I think they traditionally defend very well; you can see that in the Champions League, where they’ve only conceded two goals. It will be tough. Augsburg hadn’t conceded many goals in recent games, but we still scored three. St. Pauli also conceded very few goals; we scored three. We know we can score against any defense in the world,” said Kimmich.
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