Quotes from Joshua Kimmich

You can lose confidence when you're not in the rhythm.

Obviously Schweinsteiger is a great role model for me.

It's not that it doesn't matter to me where I play, but it's secondary.

You've got to have self-confidence that you're going to make it at Bayern and I have that self-confidence.

My role model was always Xavi Hernandez from Barcelona.

Neymar is not that old but he's not my age. Paul Pogba is two years older than me and Paulo Dybala I think is one year older than me.

For me as a young player, it's great to have had a coach like Pep Guardiola and have coaches like Carlo Ancelotti and Jogi Low, because you get different impressions.

I know what it's like to sit on the bench.

As a young player the most important thing besides having a very good coach is to play a lot because you improve that way.

I just know that it is strange if you win a game at the Allianz Arena and cannot celebrate with your fans.

I want to create chances and also maybe score.

It was clear that it wouldn't always be plain sailing for me.

I always wanted to be me and not a Lahm clone or Lahm the second.

It's hard to comprehend beating Barcelona 8-2.

I know my weaknesses and work on them - especially when I'm not playing, I try to do more.

I played many positions under Guardiola. That helps to see the game from a different perspective, you learn more.

Every position is a bit different, but for a young player it's important to be able to play different positions, to see the game in a different view, to learn of every position. Because you need different skills, and it's perfect for a young player to develop.

There are a lot of players when I watch them playing I say, 'Amazing, I want to do like them.' But not to be like them - just some parts to copy. But always be myself and always play my own style.

It's really different without the fans, because there is less atmosphere, no screaming after every corner or chance. But the positive is you can communicate with each other. You can speak with each other. You can hear what the coach is screaming on the touchline.

It's not everything to be tall.

Praise is great, but it's also an incentive.

I played at RB Leipzig from 2013 to 2015, and my coach was Alexander Zorniger. He was a coach who was very focused on the details. He did a lot of analytics and we were focused at Leipzig on the play against the ball.

If I have something to say then I am prepared to speak to my teammates about it.

I'm obviously aware that Germany's head-to-head record with Italy is not particularly positive. I myself have memories from a few previous encounters. I was 11 years old for the 2006 disappointment and the 2012 match is obviously much fresher in my memory.