Every Bundesliga match is a new challenge, our opponents don't make it easy for us. — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
Whether we have the best individual players doesnt matter, you have to have the best team — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
The most important thing is that we play as a team. It means to attack together but to defend together as well. — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
We should not discuss refereeing performances but support decisions to help their work. — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
We can never achieve perfect football at Bayern because the game is always changing. There are always new influences and different styles. — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
Being Bayern captain feels good and I think it's logical a player from Munich should lead FC Bayern on to the pitch. — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
I've always said that there will never be an area that I know better than football. — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
Klinsmann was the shining hero of the 2006 World Cup when Bayern took him on. — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
History shows that it is incredibly tough for a defender to be named Footballer of the Year because over the course of… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
AC Milan would never have been the same club without Paolo Maldini or Franco Baresi and they certainly would have never had… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
Maybe modern tactics mean that making the switch from defence to midfield is easier. Many years ago, full backs were more limited… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
When I played for Stuttgart, I met Manchester United and Chelsea. With United, I immediately think of the duels with Ryan Giggs… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
Felix Magath works with pressure. At first, we didn't know where we stood with him. That prompted the players to give their… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
Big teams need a core of players who have their roots at their clubs, who grow with their clubs and who embody… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
I experienced how Pep Guardiola worked every day. He had football on his mind round the clock: 'What system does the opponent… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
When I think back to the 2006 World Cup on home soil, we came close but nobody really expected us to get… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
Our sport needs lethal strikers, goalscorers, heroes. But football is much more than the moment of triumph. — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
It's our responsibility as experienced and successful players to manage our powers in order to be able to give 100 per cent… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
At Euro 2004 - my first as a player - Greece won the title. A team nobody thought could win it. — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
I have played football since I was five years old. This is my core skill and it will always remain so. — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
We practically only practiced fitness under Klinsmann, there was very little technical instruction and the players themselves discussed the way they would… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
Every single player has to take responsibility for what they do. Look at the Manchester United team that won the Champions League… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
I consider it a privilege and duty to pass on the experience and knowledge I have accumulated in 20 years of experience… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
If you want to measure yourself with Barcelona, Chelsea and Manchester United, you, as Bayern Munich, need a philosophy. That must be… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
I have climbed every step of the football ladder, from kicking a ball about in Munich's Olympic Park to becoming a junior… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
I'm lucky to have played two different positions. But of course the experience I gained as a full back - knowledge of… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
We make adjustments and changes before and sometimes also during the games in order adapt to the opposition. The manager will, for… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
We have always found it easier, and still do, when the opponent plays football as well, when they don't just think in… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
Many great teams have players who have come through the youth system or have been at the club for a long time… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter if you have the best individual players, as you need to have the best team unit. — Philipp Lahm Copy Share
Any business or club has to have a hierarchy. Everybody needs to know and understand his role in the overall structure. Bayern Munich is… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share
History shows that it is incredibly tough for a defender to be named Footballer of the Year because over the course of a year… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share
We have big goals at Bayern and always want to go as far as possible in each competition and win silverware. But it is… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share
Pep is a super coach! He is excellent. He is the best at analysing an opponent and the concept of a game. I don't… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share
The key is developing your game in both directions: in the build-up, joining the attack at the right moment and also in defence. You… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share
We should not discuss refereeing performances but support decisions to help their work. — Philipp Lahm Copy Share
I experienced how Pep Guardiola worked every day. He had football on his mind round the clock: 'What system does the opponent like to… — Philipp Lahm Copy Share
The most important thing is that we play as a team. It means to attack together but to defend together as well. — Philipp Lahm Copy Share
I'll remember my first league title, my first cup, the Champions League. But also the defeats - that's also part of football. — Philipp Lahm Copy Share
