The German coach is happy "about the hardest competition in the German team ever." Loew emphasized that the competition never has been "that hard since I took over responsibility."

Loew recently mentioned he intends to select his 23 players World Cup squad out of 40 candidates.

He and his staff are happy about "all the options we have", the German coach said. "There haven't been that many option in the years before," Loew stressed.

Regarding the 2017 World Cup winners in his squad, he emphasized, that "the established forces need to feel new motivation provided by new competition. They need to feel their place is not secure, and there is someone behind trying to get into the team instead of them."

Meanwhile, all of his players would be aware that "individual abilities and potential, talent and success in the past are no insurance for the future. The season in advance of a major tournament is what gives us coaches the hint, who we can count on."

Loew stressed that a team that wants to develop needs competition. "We have several great talents in Germany and around the national team. They need to know talent is nothing you can rely on; you need to do the next step. It is still some way to go to get to a world class level," the German head-coach said.

Loew confirmed that he will continue to call for Bayern Munich striker Thomas Mueller. "He is an overall positive character. He is a leader in our team and in general. And don't forget: he scored many goals for Germany," he stressed.

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