Kimmich explained this in an interview with SPORT BILD on Wednesday, one day before the start of the World Cup qualification against Iceland (3-0).
Against the Icelanders, national coach Joachim Löw (61) ordered Joshua Kimmich (26) to one of Xavi’s favorite positions. In the central midfield.
After his impressive performance in the Xavi position against Iceland, Bayern star Joshua Kimmich received a lot of praise. Also from Bavaria’s honorary president Uli Hoeneß (69). “He made a very good game.” So Uli Hoeneß after the 3-0 against Iceland on RTL.
Before the game, Bayern’s Joshua Kimmich spoke about his admiration for Xavi in a SPORT BILD interview. Xavi Hernández (41), two-time European champion and 2010 world champion, made 133 international matches for Spain.
Kimmich has 51 international matches for Germany and should also be seeded in the 2nd World Cup qualifier in Romania.
“My role model was always Xavi Hernandez from FC Barcelona.” That’s what Kimmich said in an interview with SPORT BILD. “He was never the greatest, but he played with vision, superb technique and passing.” Kimmich on the only 1.69 m tall Spaniard: “He knew how to stage other players.”
He wanted to imitate and continue this style, continues Kimmich. “He impressed me and that’s the way I want to play.”
Xavi, who ended his career in Qatar, met Bayern’s Joshua Kimmich once in Doha. “I met him during a training camp, a cool moment.”
With Cristiano Ronaldo (36, now Juventus Turin), from 2009 to 2018 at Real Madrid, and Lionel Messi (33) from FC Barcelona, other La Liga players would have inspired him. So Kimmich. “I would like to play on a team with Ronaldo and Messi one day.” That works, with all due respect, only in the world selection …
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