7m - Why Kroos is so indispensable for Zidane?
Posted Saturday, January 21, 2017 by 7M Sport
Real Madrid have effectively been based around expensive, world-famous football players. Under such "galacticos" policy, Kroos is not the one emerging as star on the pitch, nor the one better than others at the same position. However, he is the most important one for Zidane.
The 27-year-old became the highest-paid German footballer in October, 2016. This new contract which is extended until June 2022 gives him 20m euros per year. What's worth mentioning is that Kroos is the unquestioned starter for both Germany National Team and Real Madrid.
In fact, a peaceful life is what Kroos wants to live, so it came as something of a surprise that such unassuming player can achieve a lot on both the economic and sporting level. However, he does have some quality.
First of all, the midfielder has aptitude for sport. His father Roland works as youth coach for Hansa Rostock. His mother, Birgit, is East German badminton champion. And his younger brother Felix now plays for Union Berlin.
It's said that Kroos was once a high-profile teen football player with fancy footwork. His way of touching a ball was impressive.
Secondly, Kroos has a lot of good qualities - He is a pace setter with wisdom on the pitch and great skill. He could find a combination of passes in a Gegenpressing situation. He is brimming with confidence and sustained performance in each game.
Finally, Toni is a resilient player. He couldn't speak a word of Spanish when he got there. However, only 2 and a half years, he not only became integral to Los Blancos, but also clinched the title of Champions League with his club.
Kroos is also brilliant for some coaches and some media.
He spent a loan spell at Bayer Leverkusen between January, 2009 and June, 2010. And he met Jupp Heynckes there.
The German coach likes Kroos so much that Robben became a replacement for Kroos following the latter and Heynckes' re-union at Bayern Munich.
Later, Josep Guardiola replaced Heynckes. And Pep also considered Kroos as a key man for his tactical reform.
According to Marti Perarnau, a Spanish journalist, Pep regards Kroos as the playmaker.
Last summer, when Guardiola took charge of Manchester City, he even pressed for bringing the German midfielder to the Premier League.
Karel Jarolim, the Czech football coach, also praised Kroos very much following a qualifying match.
It's a game where Czech Republic suffered a 0-3 defeat to Germany. And the Real Madrid midfielder, who scored a goal, impressed Jarolim.
He said that Toni Kroos played as if his head was a GPS transmitter.
Actually, the media pay close attention to him.
2014 FIFA World Cup is one of the landmarks of his career. Especially in the semi-final where Germany trashed the hosts Brazil 7-1, Kroos was superb.
The 27-year-old fired in his two goals just 69 seconds apart, which is the fastest in World Cup history.
Since then, he has been at the centre of the German media's attention.
With these qualities, Toni Kroos is indeed indispensable.
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