Ahead of Matchday 4 of the UEFA Nations League A, where Germany will face Greece away, Germany coach Jürgen Klopp attended a press conference to answer media questions. The first part of the conference content is below.

Press Officer: Attending the press conference for tomorrow's match between Greece and Germany are Germany head coach Jürgen Klopp and Pavlovic. Thank you very much to our hosts for your warm hospitality. However, Jürgen, I don't think it will be so hospitable on the pitch tomorrow. But for you, this is also an opportunity for revenge. How do you plan to seize it?

Klopp: Warm hospitality? Should I answer in German or English?

Press Officer: German is fine; it will be translated into Greek on site.

Klopp: That's a great idea. What was the question again? Oh right, first of all, we are of course very happy to be here. I've never played football here before; I thought I had played almost everywhere, but not here. Yes, we certainly want to try to get a much better result in tomorrow's match than in the first leg. In the first leg, we tried a lot of things, some worked, but it wasn't enough to beat the Greek team. The Greeks played with extreme tactical discipline and deserved to win in the end; that must be admitted. After that, we played another game against Serbia, and our performance was significantly better in that match. If we can continue and show more of that tomorrow, we will be a tougher opponent for Greece, and that would be a good start.

Reporter: Mr. Klopp, you usually don't reveal the lineup, but you often give clear statements about goalkeeper rotation. Will you rotate again tomorrow, and will we see a fourth goalkeeper play? Also, I'd like to ask about Lennart Kahn: you made an adjustment to the squad list, and he joined the team in the second week. Was this because he hadn't fully recovered physically before, and what is his current condition?

Klopp: Did I always say whether I would rotate the goalkeeper? How did I get into that habit? For now, it seems we don't plan to rotate the goalkeeper tomorrow. But who knows...

Regarding Lennart Kahn's situation, it's actually similar to Gnabry's, just in the opposite direction. Lennart was originally scheduled to join in the first week, but the Bayern Munich medical department called me to discuss it, saying he still needed to catch up on certain aspects, and they preferred him to continue individual training at the club for a while longer. I said okay, let's do that. Our national team also aims to help players whenever possible, and ideally, help the clubs too. So he joined the team in the second week, while Karim joined in the first week.

As for Gnabry, he participated in all training sessions and played exactly as planned. After playing forty-five minutes in the third match, he felt fatigued at halftime, even though he wasn't injured. So we substituted him and made it clear there was no need to risk pushing through. Now he returns to Bayern with playing time from three matches and in good, even excellent, training condition. This kind of personnel management is ideal. He could have stayed, but we thought it would be more beneficial for him to get two or three extra days of rest in Munich before resuming regular training.

Reporter: On Thursday, you still said you were unsure what approach the Greek team would take, whether they would defend deep like in the first leg or play a bit more openly. What conclusions have you drawn from studying Greece's match against the Netherlands?

Klopp: In the world of football, you can never be completely sure. Rather than foreknowledge, we have a strong premonition. In their match against the Netherlands, their possession rate wasn't as high as ours against Serbia, but it was close. The Greek team led by two goals and had excellent chances. Of course, the Netherlands also had chances in the first half; they didn't play at a very high tempo in the first half, but after speeding up in the second half, they caused Greece huge problems. These are all reference points, and essentially, that's all they are.

We have prepared for both scenarios: tonight, the lads will watch analytical footage that we deem crucial. But before that, our training has been entirely focused on the tactical content we want to implement and should implement. Tonight, we will integrate all the details and execute them on the field tomorrow. Ultimately, however, it also depends on our own performance. If we play well, the Greek team will have to defend deep. We already experienced their skill in deep defense in Augsburg.

Greek Reporter: Hello and welcome to Greece, to Thessaloniki. I would like to ask Mr. Klopp, assuming you are currently at a Premier League or Champions League press conference, if possible, please answer in English. What new insights have you gained about this Greek team after the first encounter? Is it easier for you to know that Tsolis will be absent from this match?

Klopp: I don't think I learned anything new in the first match because we already knew the talent of this Greek team. From my perspective – although I can't fully grasp all the Greek team lineups over the past one or two decades – this might be a golden generation for Greek football. When good players unite and resolutely implement tactics, as they did with deep defense and firm counter-attacks in Augsburg, it will be extremely difficult for any opponent, and that night was indeed tough for us. But I didn't realize this only in that game; I knew it all along.

Yes, we heard the news that Tsolis cannot play, which is a pity for him, the Greek team, and his club. But I never dwell on such things; the key is never about who plays, but how they play as a team. I hope he recovers quickly and can return in one, two, or three weeks; that would be good for him. Other than that, we don't know their lineup for tomorrow, just as you don't know ours. It's a fair game, but I'm confident that the Greek team will field a strong lineup tomorrow.

Reporter: Hello coach, welcome to Greece. After being away from the dugout for so long, do you miss the pitch and being with the players every day? Does it feel great to be back on the sideline?

Klopp: I didn't miss anything, to be honest. But I realized that I still love what I do. So I genuinely didn't miss it. It seems I'm quite a rational person. When I'm not doing something, I don't miss it; but once I do it, I realize how much I love it. That's just how it is. I was actually very busy during my time away from coaching, and now I'm back here. It's a blessing to work with players like these. Honestly, seeing their performance on the training ground is pure enjoyment; observing this team up close as a coach, I feel incredibly lucky. We've just started; this is only the fourth game in two weeks, the pace is really fast, but I still want to say, I haven't indulged in missing the past; I look forward to our common future.

Reporter: Hello coach, welcome. I want to ask you something. Tsimikas once said that he would use what he learned from you to defeat you. Firstly, do you know if you have discussed this with him, and are you aware of it? Also, do you think it's true? Thank you.

Klopp: What? Did he learn from me, or did I learn from him?

Reporter: He said he would defeat you in this match, using what he learned from you, meaning using your own weapons against you.

Klopp: Ah! Haha, Costas (Tsimikas) is quite a joker... Yes. Actually, if he really said that, I could respond by saying I didn't... well, I better not say. It's good, let's see what he has really learned. I don't know either. I'm happy to see him again today; he's a fantastic lad. Every time I meet players I've coached before, it really feels like meeting old friends, and this time is no different. To be honest, we didn't talk about football at all when we met. So maybe tomorrow I'll see exactly what he learned from me, or, hopefully, he learned nothing at all. (laughs)

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