Mattus: Support Kimmich in midfield with Bayern and Germany, he can be the core

Tiger Pulp, August 27, at Bayern Munich, Joshua Kimmich is now in the midfield. He performed well in the defensive midfield position in the Bundesliga opening against RB Leipzig (6-0) last Friday. German national team head coach Julian Nagelsmann also announced that the 30-year-old will serve as Germany's defensive midfielder in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. Lotal Mattus welcomed this.

"For me, Kimmich is very important in the midfield position of this team because of his characteristics, because he can play a greater influence," the captain of the 1990 World Cup explained his point in an exclusive interview with RTL/ntv and sport.de.

For the 64-year-old legendary player, he obviously regards Kimmich as one of the important axes in the German team, similar to Bayern Munich and previous generations of successful national team players. "You need a central axis, from goalkeeper to center back to forward. I think back to 2014 - I haven't even said 1990: Neuer's goalkeeper, Hummels, Boateng, and Schweinsteiger in front of them, then Mueller, then Tony Kross, Klose on the forward line," Matthews said.

"We have a core that we can trust, and I think the German national team is still a little lacking. For me, Kimmich is more important in the sixth position than at right back," the former World Footballer said again, explaining why he has always wanted to see Kimmich return to the German midfield.