#lennart-karl

#lennart-karl

"I think it's great when someone has self-confidence even at 17," the former German national team captain began to explain in an interview with Sky Sport Deutschland (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). "Setting goals has absolutely nothing to do with arrogance. I find it honest, but not pretentious or arrogant. Real Madrid simply has that kind of mystique. Bayern Munich is in a similar position, but often you want to try something new in life."

"It's simply the truth," Kimmich said when asked about Karl (via Sport1, translation by @iMiaSanMia). "If someone plays regularly for Bayern and consistently delivers good performances and is German, he belongs in the German national team in the long run - if he can confirm that over weeks and months."

Lennart Karl is only 17 years old but he is making himself known as a baller at the highest level. He was perhaps the only player to walk away with his head held high in Bayern's 3-1 defeat against Arsenal, scoring a superb goal. Karl has been delightful whenever he has stepped on the pitch, even assuming leadership. As per @iMiaSanMia, Karl was asked "How much does daily training with star players help you to develop?"

We are always afraid to promote young players and that's the problem in Germany. Just unleash them. There are no arguments at all [against calling Karl for the national team]. There's never promotion too early and there's never a national team too early. If I can achieve something, I have to go straight on this path,