Joshua Kimmich initially struggled for consistent minutes at Bayern under Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti, but later became a regular starter and produced double-digit assists. Tom Bischof’s first Bayern season resembled Kimmich’s early experience, with limited playing time due to injuries affecting Alphonso Davies, Hiroki Itō, and Konrad Laimer. Bischof accepted the outside-back role as his route to the pitch and received encouragement from Kimmich. He expressed no regrets about leaving Hoffenheim, saying he learned a lot and developed versatility, including playing left and right back and even right wing. He also described Champions League participation as a childhood dream and valued scoring at home and growing into the team.
""At the beginning, I had a little trouble accepting it," said Bischof. "Especially in the first one or two games, then I had a few conversations with Joshua Kimmich, for example, who told me that I would get my chance. It paid off, and I'm simply happy that I was able to help out on the left and help the team.""
""If I had known it would go like this, I'd have taken it immediately. I'm very satisfied because I've simply learned a lot. I've become more versatile. I never would have imagined that I'd be playing left or right back. Last season it was right wing, which I also couldn't have imagined either. And I think I was able to help the team a lot with that.""
""I've always wanted to play in the Champions League , it's such a childhood dream. This was extremely important to me, then of course the titles, I hope there'll be another one this weekend. It was also very important to me to score a goal at home, to finally get that feeling. I think you could tell, I kind of lost it. But I just had to let it all out.""
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