Hansi #Flick on the game against Poland: "Poland are a very strong and well-drilled side. Of course we have also thought about who we want to play against. We will make some changes and Jamal will start." #POLGER
Flick on the mood looking ahead to EURO 2024: "We are absolutely looking forward to it. It's also clear that we imagined the last few games differently. We have conceded three goals in each of the last two games, which is not what we want."
Flick: "This has nothing to do with the system, but rather individual mistakes. We have to get the basics right, such as how to approach challenges and thinking about who is covering, but also how to keep the ball under pressure."
Flick on recent criticism: "We have to put up with the criticism, that's okay. It's also fine if it focuses on me. You're welcome to criticise me, but leave the players out of it after a long season. For me, of course, the whole thing is also a process."
Flick: "I reflected on a lot of things after the World Cup and had to process a lot. I'm absolutely focused, however, and looking forward to what's to come. We are absolutely convinced by the path we are on."
Flick: "We have to try to improve bit by bit the things that need improving, especially in defence and the way we go into challenges."
Flick on the international matches in September against Japan and France: "In September, the focus will be even more on stability, and I am convinced that next year in June we will have a team that is well prepared for the Euros."
Flick on defensive midfield: "We have got some ideas. Emre and Leon have done really well in this position in training. Emre will start tomorrow, he is good for the team. We will see how it goes tomorrow and hope we do better than against Ukraine."
Flick on treble winner Ilkay #Gündogan: "We are all delighted for Ilkay, he played a big role in the success as captain. He was one of the real leaders towards the end of the season especially."
Flick: "It's good to have him with us - as well as being an excellent footballer, he's a really pleasant guy and a leader too. He will play against Colombia in his hometown Gelsenkirchen."
Flick on injuries to #TimoWerner and Lukas #Klostermann: "Timo arrived with a problem and we tried all we could to get him fit for a game, but that sadly didn't work. Lukas suffered a muscle injury in training today and has also left camp."
Flick on Joshua #Kimmich: "I'm not concerned about him at all. I see how he is in training and in games. Not everything always works for him, but he's completely focused and always has a good mentality on the pitch, so I'm not worried."
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Born in Emmerich am Rhein, Germany, close to the Dutch border, Gosens eventually joined the academy of Eredivisie side Vitesse after failing to win a contract at Dortmund following a trial.
But Gosens, who is eligible to play for both Holland or Germany, never ended up playing a game for Vitesse and was instead loaned to second division side FC Dordrecht in January 2014. He performed well across 16 appearances to help them win promotion to the top flight. 👇
That earned himself another season there as he played a further 33 games and scoring three goals.
🚨 FC Bayern has given Tarek #Buchmann a professional contract until 2026. The 18-year-old defender joined the U16s of the German record champions from the FC Augsburg youth team in 2019 and has played in all youth teams since then.
Last season he made 18 competitive appearances (one goal) for the U19s, including five in the UEFA Youth League. Buchmann made his debut for the German U18s in March and has made 13 appearances for the DFB youth teams.
Jan-Christian #Dreesen: "We are very pleased to bring Tarek Buchmann, a promising talent from our FC Bayern campus, closer to our professional team. He has developed very well over the past few years and now he has the opportunity to take the next step with us"
Musiala on the mood in camp: "It's good. We all know each other well and are laughing a lot. The mood would be even better if we were able to win more games. We enjoy training and everything else is great too. We just have to win games now, that would make life even better."
Musiala on a place in the starting XI: "Whether I start or not doesn't really change much for me, I prepare in the same way. We all want to win and will do all we can to do that. We want to build some momentum."
Raphael #Guerreiro's decision to represent Portugal at international level has been fully vindicated, but there's nothing to suggest the departing Borussia Dortmund left-sided specialist wouldn't have enjoyed equal success had he plumped for France. A thread 🧵
After coming through France's renowned Clairefontaine academy, Guerreiro signed for Caen, where he pledged his international allegiance to his father's homeland, Portugal, ahead of his country of birth. ⬇️
Givors-born Anthony Lopes and Adrien Silva, the latter having lived in France until the age of 12, also opted for an international career with The Navigators instead of Les Bleus.
Jordan Beyer (FC Burnley) and Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) will have to leave the U21 national team training camp in South Tyrol due to injury. Both will therefore be absent from the U21 European Championship in Georgia and Romania (21st June to 8th July). [DFB]
Head coach Antonio Di Salvo had originally named 26 players in the provisional European Championship squad.
Due to the absence of Beyer, Thielmann and Patrick Osterhage (VfL Bochum), who did not travel to the training camp due to injury, the squad has now been reduced to 23 players. The DFB will report the finalised squad to UEFA by Wednesday evening.