Following his strong debut in the starting lineup, Lennart Karl revealed his straightforward formula for success. «I’m just eager to play, I’m not afraid of anything,» said the rising star after the 4-0 victory in the penultimate World Cup preparation match against Finland. He added that he «gives his all,» explaining, «And then a few skills come into play.»
Against the Finns, he initiated the opening goal by Deniz Undav with a quickly taken corner (34th minute) and then also set up another goal for the Stuttgart striker (57th minute). The 18-year-old is «a player who can play in various positions and will be very valuable to us,» praised national coach Julian Nagelsmann.
Karl started on the right flank in Mainz on Sunday, forming an exceptionally strong attacking trio with his Bayern teammate Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz from FC Liverpool. «You have that carefree attitude at that age. He must be thoroughly enjoying this phase of his career; he just needs to go onto the pitch and have fun,» said captain Joshua Kimmich. «He should dare to try things, take the ball, take risks, and shoot.»
Karl, who had previously made two appearances as a substitute for the national team, experienced «goosebumps while running out,» and described the anthem and «my assist as particularly special for me.» He enthused, «I was very happy and am pleased with the trust from the coaching staff.»
English Translation:
Following his strong debut in the starting lineup, Lennart Karl revealed his simple recipe for success. «I’m just eager to play, I’m not afraid of anything,» said the shooting star after the 4-0 (1-0) victory in the penultimate World Cup hard test against Finland. He «gives his all,» added whirlwind Karl to ZDF: «And then a few skills come into play.»
Against the Finns, he initiated the 1-0 goal by Deniz Undav with a quickly executed corner (34th minute), and then also set up another goal for the Stuttgart striker (57th minute). The 18-year-old is «a player who can play in various positions and will be very valuable to us,» praised national coach Julian Nagelsmann.
Karl started on Sunday in Mainz on the right side, forming an extremely strong attacking trio with his Munich club colleague Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz from FC Liverpool. «You have that carefree attitude at that age. He must be thoroughly enjoying this phase of his career; he just needs to go onto the pitch and have fun,» said captain Joshua Kimmich. «He should dare to try things, take the ball, take risks, and shoot.»
Karl, who had previously made two international appearances as a substitute, already had «goosebumps while running out,» and the anthem and «my assist were particularly special for me,» he gushed. «I was very happy and am pleased with the trust from the coaching team.»