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Joshua Kimmich put his leg on the seat in front of him to relieve the operated knee.

The injured midfielder watched the 1-1 draw of his FC Bayern against Werder Bremen in the stands of the Munich stadium.

Kimmich was in good company last Saturday afternoon.

Next to him sat the defense chief of Bavaria and the German national team, Niklas Süle.

The 25-year-old is not suffering from an injury, he could actually have played.

But Bayern coach Hansi Flick didn't even nominate Süle for the squad.

The reason for this is the current fitness of the beefy central defender.

Before the game against Werder, Flick found clear words: “He's lagging behind in training, has to be 100 percent fit, then he's an issue for us again.

We have to manage the load sensibly.

But even those who started have the quality to beat Bremen. "

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Süle, who, according to the FC Bayern homepage, weighs 99 kilograms at 1.95 meters, should not only have fitness deficits, but also slight weight problems, according to BILD.

In the past, Süle often admitted that he was “not always the very best model professional when it comes to nutrition”.

From quarantine to the national team

Before Flick's non-nomination, Süle played for the national team.

In the 3-1 in the Nations League against Ukraine, he was on the pitch for 90 minutes.

National coach Joachim Löw then reported knee problems to Süle, only to let him play again from the beginning in the 6-0 debacle against Spain.

After a weak first half, Löw then replaced him.

Niklas Süle (left) and Joshua Kimmich followed Bayern's 1-1 draw against Werder in the stands of the Munich stadium.

The national player had to take a break due to fitness deficits

Source: Getty Images / Alexander Hassenstein

Süle tested positive for the corona virus in early November.

He had to be in quarantine for nine days and was unable to train properly because of the circumstances.

After the quarantine was over, he traveled directly to the national team, where tactical rather than hard physical training units are on the program.

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