New interview with him, filtered out the FCB-related bits:
On assessing his time so far:
"It's hard to give a complete summary. But naturally, I don't like the situation as it is. I play only few games, but I play in the CL and I try my best for the team. I just want to be there too. And we have to make sure to get back on track now, so individual stories aren't so important at the moment. "
On his injury in preseason/Lucho's decision:
"I respect the decision of the coach, absolutely. I got injured at a bad time, but is there a good time to get injured? So I just try to shine through my performances. If I say, "coach, why don't I play? I had a good game", that doesn't get me anywhere. I need to give my best in training and on the pitch and I think I did that in Amsterdam. I try to make the decision as hard as possible for the coach. That's what I count on."
About the PSG game and the criticism in the press:
"It's a bit different there. I knew how it would be before I moved. And I can handle criticism. I know that I made mistakes [in that game]. And I know that I can assess rather well what kind of performance I had. In Paris I made mistakes but didn't have a horrible game. The mistakes is what it comes down to though. But I'm just happy to show my ability again and to get to deal with that."
On teammates:
"I've perceived my teammates and the people around the team as very nice. I got a great reception and I think more people see that I give my best for the club and also show my team mates that I'm there for them when times get bad. Generally, we have great guys in the team and it's hard to focus on individual players, because they're all great personalities. I'm happy to be part of this team."
On his chances in the German NT/move to FCB in general:
"I haven't played a lot in the NT recently. If things go on like this I'll try to make it hard for Löw to look past me too. I did the right thing in moving to Barcelona and now we'll see."
http://www.sport1.de/de/fussball/fussball_championsleague/artikel_979977.html
First bit is interesting to hear, hopefully he'll get a few more chances in LL now.
