"Joshua Kimmich recently earned his 100th cap for Die Mannschaft. Since joining the German national team in 2016, Kimmich quickly emerged as one of the best players and strongest leaders for his country. However, his time with the national team is synonymous with Germany's fall from grace as the world's greatest football nation. Since 2016, Germany have never made it out of the World Cup Group Stage, and never reached the final of any tournament. Not is all to blame on Kimmich though."
"But when you get eliminated in a tournament, it's a bitter experience; especially because that was the second time in a row that we were eliminated in the group stage of a World Cup. Over the years, I've learned to assess things better and deal with success and failure better. As a person, I don't make my well-being so dependent on that anymore."
Joshua Kimmich reached his 100th cap for Germany and has been a leading player since his 2016 debut. His international tenure has coincided with a downturn in German fortunes, including successive World Cup group-stage exits and a string of tournament failures. Kimmich expressed fear of 'falling into a hole' after 2022 setbacks but says he has learned to manage success and failure and to separate personal well-being from results. He retains a daily inner drive to improve in training and matches. Emerging talents such as Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala, and Aleksander Pavlović offer hope, while crucial World Cup qualifiers remain.
Read at Bavarian Football Works
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