Germany is a nation which must always win.

Having 18 or 20 class players is a luxurious problem, and it doesn't mean that you have to play them all.

You need a certain amount of inner aggression, a bit of anger about you and the others in order to give your maximum.

If too much harmony dominates, then aggression can get lost.

It's good for your career as a sportsman if you watch other professional sports - how they're behaving and how they react in difficult situations.

Of course there should be training sessions open to the public, but not always.

In the summer, during the holidays, there would be 5,000 people each day at training with Bayern Munich and that makes it hard to concentrate.

Everybody has to play for their team and accept his role, even if you are in a defensive position sometimes. That is the key if you want to have success.

We have to focus on ourselves and if we play the best we can we can win the league.

Italian teams are difficult to beat even if they play away.

I think if you play for Chelsea you have to deal with the pressure, everybody knows the expectations.

You want to win everything possible and you try it every year, but you can't win everything, we know this as well but we have to play good football, we have to get the best of our team.

It is not about the system, it is about how individuals perform on the pitch and whether they do the right things, so it is not as simple as just picking a system.

Chelsea have given me the opportunity to play in a top team with top players, so I will try to be as successful as possible here.

Football is not about possession or playing a nice passing game. Football is about winning games.

A team can have quality but it's also about personality and how they can grow.

I played in the Champions League constantly for 12 or 13 years in my career, and I reached only two finals. I know how difficult it is to get to that point.

In football, if you have a big break after a disappointment you can stew on things, and that hurts you.

Pogba is a great talent.

London is a brilliant city.

Titles are sometimes overrated.

Of course Lothar Matthaus is always going to be associated with the 1990 World Cup. But does everyone immediately remember what titles Gunter Netzer, Johan Cruyff or Luis Figo won? Or do they also think about how those players played their football and how they led their teams?

I hope that people will remember me as a special footballer.

Very good players have no problem moving to a different country.

As German players we have something special inside us, because of our football history. We know we have to win, it is what is expected, so we have a good focus.

I like Daniel Sturridge a lot after playing with him at Chelsea.

Winning the league is one thing but for me it was always the dream to win the Champions League.

When you're 29 and you've already got family, it's important that they feel comfortable.

Experienced national players deserve at least some respect and loyalty.

The main reason to come to England and Chelsea was to play with a great team. Money and the chance to live in a city like London are additional factors.

I can imagine finishing my career at Chelsea.

Mesut is an amazing player.

If you are a top player in England, the cult around you is bigger than in Germany.

Playing for Chelsea I have to be more ruthless than in the German team, where I have managed to earn myself a different status over the years.

I don't want to look back on my career at some point and say, 'What a pity, I came close a few times, but it was never good enough.'

To pass on your ideas and have an influence on a team really interests me.

I've always reflected on the game.

I was able to play for and captain my country.

I played at the highest level throughout my career and I'm happy about that.

In training, for example, when you feel your position on the team is in danger then you have to be fully focused.

That's what counts for you as a player if you are on a high salary and you are earning, let's say, enough money, which you normally can't spend in your lifetime. It's something you should really think about - where you play, what level you play, the audience.

You love what you do but it's still a job and you are limited in the time to earn money and you think about it if someone makes you a crazy offer.

Football in Europe is No. 1 - that is what everyone watches because the best players in the world compete in this area.

Of course, South Americans are different from Europeans; I knew that when we played them.

I am happy to play in the Premier League. It's a competition which encourages players to give only their very best week in, week out and you have to be 100%.

We will give everything for the FA Cup, Champions League and Premier League.

You always need time to adapt to a new manager. But in football if you don't get a result, you are under pressure.

The coach is the first person who is under pressure but when a new manager comes you should give him time.

There must be some tensions in a team, which you can't always wipe away or smooth over.

I did not win anything at Leverkusen so to win six titles in four years with Bayern shows the move was worthwhile.