"It was important to win, but also the way we played. The principles and the attitude were there. We've seen from the first minute that we were determined to win. We had good energy, we defended the transitions well, the pressing was good, the set pieces were good. It was a step in the right direction."
"In the end the coach decides. I clearly said that I'm happy to play where the coach sees me. At Bayern I'm very clearly a [midfielder]. In the national team, the coach decides."
""We can be satisfied with the performance and result. The circumstances were a bit special after their early red card," said Kimmich's team-mate Leon Goretzka, who won an impressive seven out of his nine duels."
Germany defeated Luxembourg 4-0 at PreZero Arena to move to the top of World Cup qualifying Group A after two consecutive wins following an opening loss to Slovakia. David Raum opened the scoring before Luxembourg's Dirk Carlson was sent off; Joshua Kimmich converted a penalty and added a second early in the second half, with Serge Gnabry also scoring. Kimmich created two chances and delivered ten crosses from right-back, reaching his 104th cap. Germany registered 31 shots and 3.89 expected goals versus Luxembourg's 0.03, while the visitors managed a single attempt.
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