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Pogba is a great talent.
Titles are sometimes overrated.
I've always reflected on the game.
Football is not always harmonious.
It's always disappointing to lose a final.
Germany is a nation which must always win.
Sometimes a new coach can find it not easy.
For 17 years, I played at the highest level.
I can imagine finishing my career at Chelsea.
I was able to play for and captain my country.
A lot of things have to come together to win a World Cup.
If too much harmony dominates, then aggression can get lost.
Sure, Mourinho was obviously crucial for my move to Chelsea.
I hope that people will remember me as a special footballer.
I am always open to new ideas, but you can't always be right.
I like Daniel Sturridge a lot after playing with him at Chelsea.
Very good players have no problem moving to a different country.
We have to be very aggressive, to go to the limit of what's legal.
Experienced national players deserve at least some respect and loyalty.
It was a privilege to work with world-class coaches and fantastic players.
I played at the highest level throughout my career and I'm happy about that.
The Premier League is a different kind of league, in terms of physical play.
We will give everything for the FA Cup, Champions League and Premier League.
Things aren't always full of sunshine, there has to be friction at times as well.
If you are a top player in England, the cult around you is bigger than in Germany.
We know the history of players at Real Madrid and things are not easy at that club.
As soon as I knew I was leaving Chelsea, our first thought was to return to Germany.
I wanted to go outside of Germany and I saw English football as a big, big challenge.
In 2006 I ended up at Chelsea on a free transfer, so Bayern did not see a euro for me.
There must be some tensions in a team, which you can't always wipe away or smooth over.
Of course, South Americans are different from Europeans; I knew that when we played them.
I had a great career. But not to win a big international title is also part of my career.
Winning the league is one thing but for me it was always the dream to win the Champions League.
I want to prove myself at Chelsea and be successful in the Premiership and the Champions League.
Football is not about possession or playing a nice passing game. Football is about winning games.
At Bayern you need other characteristics to assert yourself. Just being good is not enough there.
I think if you play for Chelsea you have to deal with the pressure, everybody knows the expectations.
In football, if you have a big break after a disappointment you can stew on things, and that hurts you.
When you are not winning, the coach is more or less the weakest person in the team who can be replaced.
Having 18 or 20 class players is a luxurious problem, and it doesn't mean that you have to play them all.
I've learned to adapt to the pace of the English game and a different style of football in the Premier League.
It is something very special when you can win a league title, because it is the one that you play all year for.
I had a lot of emotional days at Chelsea, some that did not really end well, especially in the Champions League.
In training, for example, when you feel your position on the team is in danger then you have to be fully focused.
I did not win anything at Leverkusen so to win six titles in four years with Bayern shows the move was worthwhile.
You always need time to adapt to a new manager. But in football if you don't get a result, you are under pressure.
You need a certain amount of inner aggression, a bit of anger about you and the others in order to give your maximum.
Football in Europe is No. 1 - that is what everyone watches because the best players in the world compete in this area.
I think that's the philosophy of all top teams - to educate young, top players and to give them the possibility to play.
When I moved to Chelsea, it was a big, big challenge and experience for me at the time to play with so many good players.