The 29-year-old is the heartbeat of both Real Madrid’s and Germany’s midfield and is arguably the most influential midfield controller in Europe. Kroos, on whom a documentary with the same name was released recently, was praised by a number of notable football figures, including the likes of Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola, Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane, club president Florentino Perez and more.
Guardiola, who worked with Kroos during their time at former club Bayern Munich, particularly remarked over the World Cup winner’s mentality during difficult periods and praised his composure and bravery.
The Catalan said (h/t: Marca),
Zidane has been an admirer of the German for quite some time now and Kroos was at the heart of his 3-time Champions League-winning Madrid side. The iconic Frenchman went on to highlight Kroos’ love for the game, his effeciency with the ball and more, saying,
Perhaps the highest of all praise from the above-mentioned names came from president Florentino Perez, revealing that the Spaniard places Kroos in the same bracket of players such as Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, and the like, as some of the greatest players he’s signed for the club. Perez also remarked that the former Bayern Munich midfielder was “born to play for Real Madrid.”
He said,
Zidane’s record-breaking ’three-peat’ Real Madrid side were run by Casemiro, Luka Modric and Kroos in the middle of the park. This trio form what is arguably the best midfield over the last decade or so and most certainly one of the greatest midfields in history, with over 3 Champions League titles and a league title to show for in Zidane’s three years.
The Brazilian and the Ballon d’Or winner both went on to discuss what it’s like to be part of such a successful midfield with a player such as Kroos.
Casemiro began by saying,
World Cup finalist and Golden Ball winner Modric added,
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