Jurgen Klinsmann has been following Thomas Muller since his debut for Bayern Munich. Now at the age of 33, it seems a long time since Louis van Gaal said, “Muller always plays in the biggest games.” Klinsmann handed Muller his debut in 2008 and since then the German has made more than 600 appearances. Muller has eleven Bundesliga titles and two Champions League titles.
“Thomas Muller is a very, very special player. He grew over the years into an icon at Bayern alongside Manuel Neuer. Now you have a younger one, Joshua Kimmich, who is the leader of the group as well. But Thomas is just such a personality and such a positive influence on the chemistry of the team,” Jurgen Klinsmann said about Thomas Muller. “That is his role. He has just always been very, very big. No matter if he maybe scores more goals or does more assists. This leadership role that he has developed with Bayern Munich it is just a wonderful story. Throughout his entire career, it is a wonderful story.”
“The partnership was amazing over so many years because they just had an instinct for each other, they knew exactly where the other one was,” he added. “I think that role suited Thomas so well because he doesn’t need to play in the very front, he can come from behind or come from the side. So he was always able also to adjust his own personal role to whatever the environment was or whoever was next to him.”
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