Timo #Werner on his injury: "It's going to be very, very tight for Monday. I'll try to make it for the second game. The pain has been there since the weekend, so it's hard to say. Being with the national team is always something special."
Werner: "Especially now, a year before the European Championship, it's about being able to play every game and being there for the preparations. I don't know how much I'll play. But when the national team calls, it's always nice to come here and be part of it."
Werner on #Flick's public announcement on #Süle: "It something special to play for the national team. The requirement is that you perform at club and international level. We know how we have to perform to be here."
Werner: "The national coach is very open with the players and communicates very clearly what he demands. We are well advised from all sides about what we have to achieve. The fact that someone is not here will always happen for various reasons."
Werner: "Football is so fast-moving that it will always go one way or the other. I'm sure that the players who are not here will be again."
Werner on public training: "It's much, much nicer for the fans. The kids can watch their idols live. It's very interesting both for young and old fans to see the training sessions. It brings the team closer. It's nice to be closer to the fans."
Werner on Hansi Flick: "The national coach has always had faith in me and I've actually always scored regularly. Now that we're heading for the European Championship, there's no question about having an obligation."
Werner: "It's about giving the best possible performance together with the coach at the end of which is the title. We - don't have to talk about that, because for that to be possible, we have to prepare well. I think we are in a good position as a team."
Werner: "We want to show that Germany is a football nation and that we can play at the top level. We will do our best for Germany on the pitch."
Werner on the back three: "On paper, we are missing an attacking player. But what's important is how the wide players respond. You can be flexible from opposition to opposition. If you have an attacking opposition, the wide players can be more defensive, and vice versa."
Werner: "The system with three at the back can be adapted to the opponents."
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Bayern Munich's new signing from RB Leipzig Konrad #Laimer is one of the most combative and complete central midfielders in the German top flight. A thread 🧵
Laimer is a product of the Red Bull Salzburg academy, but made his senior debut for the club's feeder side, second-tier Liefering, in 2014. ⬇️
Within months, he was back at Salzburg, where he became the Austrian Bundesliga's second youngest debutant, aged 17 years, four months and one day.
Kevin #Trapp on his call-up and role as a substitute: "It's always a great feeling to play for Germany, especially given the context of the 1000th international match. Hopefully it will be a good game and we can come out on top; it's a special day for me."
Trapp: "The situation and my role are clear; I know what's required of me. Nevertheless, I want to prove myself in the long term. The national coach has told me that I will play and I'm assuming that it will be for 90 minutes."
Trapp: "As a goalkeeper you have to be patient and take your chances when they come."
Antonio #Rüdiger on three at the back and his role in the system: "In the past we often tried out playing with a back three. It's good to have different systems in case we have to switch things up in a game."
Rüdiger: "I've never played in the centre and don't think that I will play there. In the centre you have to stay and cover, whereas I want to get more forward on the outside."
Rüdiger on the Ukraine game: "We don't have a lot of time left until the European Championship. We want to continue to develop and excite the fans."
Rudi #Völler on the importance of the Ukraine match: "I'm looking forward to it! In particular, it being the 1000th international game is something special. An occasion like this, given the context, has a great significance."
Völler on Niklas #Süle not being selected: "Hansi #Flick is the best judge of that and has already explained it very well. Hansi knows him and has expressed it well. We hope that he can get back involved by performing well at BVB."
Völler on the 2001 World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine: "Back then it was in the play-offs and I've already said in many interviews that I haven't often felt as much pressure as I did in those two games. Back then, we played against an incredible team with amazing fans."
Bernd #Neuendorf on the significance of the Ukraine game: " For all of us, the game is special, it's an extraordinary occasion. The game has a very special meaning; we are playing with Ukraine in this game rather than against Ukraine."
Neuendorf: "This game is a real statement for me; we are looking forward to it and our guests from Ukraine."
Neuendorf on Bremen as the venue: "This is the first international match in Bremen since 2012 and it's about time that the football-loving area of Bremen is once again involved at the international level. After my election, I began talks with politicians and Werder Bremen."