A look at the past to understand the present. A necessary glance that has allowed us to understand Toni Kroos the complexity of a path that he began to travel nine seasons ago when he put on the elastic of the white club for the first time. That 24-year-old midfielder who arrived on July 17, 2014, five Champions League, 417 games and 89 assists laterhe is already the fourth captain of the real Madrid.
The German midfielder shared a publication from Real Madrid on his social networks in which one could read: “Our Captains”, accompanied by a montage with four footballers (Nacho, Modric, Carvajal and Kroos). The ‘8’ boasted of his achievement and was stunned in equal parts: “How did it all get this far?”hallucinated.
The story of a strategic signing that ended up modifying the football map thanks to white dominance in Europe. For 25 million I would exchange Germany for Spain, after being in the Bavarian entity since 2006 with the exception of his six-month loan at the Bayer Leverkusento become a white legend: “They have given me the chance to play for the most important club in the world”, he assured on his first day. A derisory figure to turn the signing of the German star into one of the best transfers in the history of football.
Zidane’s example
At 33 years old, the ‘8’ wants to continue being important in Carlo Ancelotti’s scheme and he knows that his presence is vital to make his teammates grow. A star/professor mission that the German fulfills perfectly… but he is also aware that he does not want to unnecessarily lengthen his football career. In other words, he wants to be Zidane. The objective is to find a substitute to be able to leave his throne, even knowing that the quality of the boots will always accompany him, to leave the elite at the top.
Two cradle captains (Nacho and Carvajal) and two foreigners for the legend (Modric and Kroos)
“There are one or two negative examples, for simply not being able to leave football when you are no longer the player that people have in mind.. I don’t want that to happen to me. I want to retire when I’m still at a really good level“, he assured in an interview with RTL TV channel. The German midfielder wants fans to keep a unique memory, capable of dominating midfield with a class that has accompanied him throughout his career. Zidane hung up his boots at 34… knowing that he could have ‘stretched out’ his career a couple of years. “When I retire, I will say that I trained Toni Kroos”he claimed years ago.
