Germany’s Joshua Kimmich laughs off return to right back role: “I like to play in goal!”

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German national team captain Joshua Kimmich is back playing right-back for his country. The Bayern Munich professional – famously ardent about the fact that he prefers to play in midfield – laughed off questions about Julian Nagelsmann’s decision to move him back to the defensive line last night. 

Some 18 months ago, Kimmich returning to the right back role was absolutely not a laughing matter. Nagelsmann – some six months after taking the German national team job – once famously quipped that Kimmich had to “subordinate himself for country“.

Kimmich nevertheless seemed to have no problems talking about his latest right-back deployment when speaking to…