Gundogan spoke about his “load” of minutes: “I didn’t have the opportunity to rest”

Ilkay Gundogannational team captain Germanywho assured on the eve of the match that his team would play against Scotland and it will open European Cupto make the final pass like he does Toni Kroos: “It’s not that simple.”

PRAISE TO KROOS AND PEP

At the moment, one of the main characters before the start of the tournament is Toni Kroos. The German midfielder is present at all press conferences. His withdrawal football after European Cup flies over the tournament and everyone praises the former player Real Madrid.

“I know how difficult it is sometimes to make the last pass. Making the final pass like Toni Kroos does is not that easy. His resume speaks for itself. This is very important for us,” said the Barcelona midfielder.

He also talked about the words Pep Guardiola, his previous coach at Manchesterand what he mentioned in the interview Gundogan as one of the smartest players he’s ever had: “I had the great honor of working under Pep’s leadership. None of my former coaches know me as well as Pep. I’m glad for your words I have learned a lot under your command. “Hopefully I can improve my teammates and win the first game tomorrow.”

THEY WILL NOT UNDERVALUE SCOTLAND

That’s right, he had the words to Scotlanda team that he recognized as a difficult opponent due to the combativeness of its players: “I’m expecting a very difficult match, I know a lot of Premier League players. This is the team with experience. We shouldn’t underestimate the Scots. I respect them, but if we try our best, I think we have a good chance of winning,” he explained.

In addition, he stated that for him it was “great privilege” be captain from Germany and play alongside your teammates in your own country. At the same time, he recalled that in his youth, in 2006was present as fan at the world championship which was also disputed in German states. ““Now it’s an honor to be part of this team and represent the German people.”he added.

ABOUT DOWNLOADING MATCHES

Without a doubt Gundogan He accumulates a lot of minutes in his boots. In total he challenged no more, no less 51 matches with a T-shirt Barça in all competitions.

“This season has been intense on a personal level. I played a few minutes, which, in my opinion, I’ve never played in the Premier League before. And to be honest, I felt that way because I’m not young either.. I didn’t have the opportunity to rest due to injuries in the team.So I played almost everything.”