Miroslav Klose hopes he will be able to get his Bayern Munich career back on track next season when Louis van Gaal has left the club.
Klose has spent much of this year on the bench at Bayern with Van Gaal first preferring Ivica Olic and then selecting Mario Gomez when the Croatian was injured.
Although Klose is still likely to start for Germany in their Euro 2012 qualifier against Kazakhstan on Saturday, he is not happy and cannot wait for the summer when a new coach takes over.
"I have just got to make do with what Van Gaal gives me," he told the Bild newspaper.
"I have started to get used to being a spectator.
"What should I do? What can I change? I keep training and working. At the end of the day, the choice is his.
"I just have to live with it, however difficult it is for me.
"I cannot do any more than I am doing to impress Van Gaal with my daily work in training, and I think that I am doing well, but I am just not getting the chance."
Bayern have yet to reveal who their coach will be next season, although current Bayer Leverkusen coach Jupp Heynckes is the favourite.
Should he return to the club for a third time, Klose would certainly be one of the first to welcome him at the door.
"He is a very good coach," said the 32-year-old. "I worked under him for seven weeks and you could see then that he is a real expert.
"Many players who have worked with him in the longer term also see that.
"He can motivate everybody and has a fantastic eye."
