Kleindienst blown away by ‘Wusiala’: “Sometimes I don’t think I’m a fantastic footballer”

Tim Kleindienst admits that watching the likes of Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz can sometimes make him doubt his own abilities.

Borussia Mönchengladbach striker Tim Kleindienst is amazed at what his 21-year-old Germany teammates Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz, nicknamed ‘Wusiala’, are capable of.

“When I see the young guys, I sometimes think I’m not a fantastic footballer. But everyone has different qualities,” Kliendienst told RTL/ntv with a laugh.

“They’re brutally good players, the way they solve things in tight spaces, with dribbling, with vision, it’s very special to be so advanced,” added the 29-year-old striker.

“It makes you realize how old you are when you see the youngsters running around. What they’ve achieved and experienced at such a young age is something special.”

At the age of 29, Kleindienst had to wait a little longer for his Germany debut. 

After making his full international debut last month, he’s in line to make his third appearance against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Saturday, where he could score his first goal for his country.

“Obviously I don’t want to put myself under pressure and say I have to score my first goal now. It will happen or it won’t.”

But a goal would be “something special and really round everything off,” the striker said.