Coach

If a player is 20 or 21 and sits on the bench for two or three years, I don't know if that's useful.

The important thing is that the players do what the coach tells them on the pitch, both at their club and with the national teams. And that's the case with Mats Hummels.

We need to be one team on the pitch.

I have to tip my hat to those who have worked closely with me from the start. All these people have backed me up when it was more difficult, urging me on, so thanks to them.

It's a long time since men's cosmetics were considered uncool.

You can learn a lot from setbacks.

I know lots of Korean players, Heung-Min Son from Tottenham Hotspur of course, there are also lots in the Bundesliga. They have a great mentality and are very quick.

In 2014, we won the World Cup without a big superstar. We won with a team performance where everyone brought something to the team and gave everything for the team.

For me, it is utterly incomprehensible how people share their private life, from truly confidential and intimate things, indiscriminately with thousands or even millions of people.

I have faith in all my players.

The important thing is that the players do what the coach tells them on the pitch, both at their club and with the national teams. And that's the case with Mats Hummels.

Good physical conditioning is essential for success.

Stefan Kiessling is a striker who has put in very good performances in the Bundesliga over the years.

I had the idea to bring an experimental squad to the Confederations Cup in 2014.

You always want to see the best players in action at a World Cup, and the players always want to measure themselves up to the very best.

Those who know me are aware that I stand by my mistakes or non-working strategies.

The cognitive development of the players is enormously important, as well as social competence and character values such as discipline and teamwork.

If players from our national team are playing in the Bundesliga, it for me shows that it is at least as strong and attractive as the Premier League or La Liga.

I am very grateful for the belief that the DFB has shown in me and I feel, generally, that despite the justified criticism towards me, I feel a lot of support and encouragement too.

If you are successful, then it is only human that you are sometimes a bit saturated. You might also lose that hunger which means that others who are more ambitious will knock you off your pedestal.