Midfielder Toni Kroos, who is currently concentrating on the German national team, assured that the “Mannschaft” can face any opponent in the Euro Cup, while announcing that after hanging up his boots he will dedicate himself to his academy for young footballers in Madrid.
In an interview with Kicker newspaper, Kroos said he felt “very good” after winning the Champions League and LaLiga with Real Madrid and managed to achieve the planned goals, although he regretted enjoying the success for only two days.
The midfielder emphasized that he has “very good feelings” ahead of the Euro Cup. “If we had won the first game, there could have been a euphoria that would have taken us very far,” he said. What if it goes wrong? “Then there is nothing to lose,” he added.
“We want, without a doubt, to start in a positive way. The last time we achieved this was in 2016. And the Euro Cup in France then was the last tournament where we did well,” he explained.
When asked about the potential of the German national team, Kroos left no doubt: “We can stand up to any rival,” he assured.
The German footballer reckons the “countdown is on” for the announced end of his international career after the Euro Cup. But, he insisted, he wanted to organize his last remaining games “in the same way that I was able to organize the last games of Real, that is, with the greatest possible success.”
He confessed that he has mixed feelings when thinking about his total retirement from football and that those moments of sadness will continue, because he believes that he will never, ever develop a talent equal to the one that gave- allow him to play in the football elite. .
The footballer emphasized that he is hanging up his boots now because he just wants to be remembered “like 34-year-old Toni Kroos who finally played his best season at Real Madrid.” “And I achieved that. I take it as a compliment that many people think it’s too early,” he said.
Kroos will go down in the history of German football as the professional with the most titles and one of the best players of all time. When asked if that was important to him, the midfielder replied “very important.”
“I have wanted to win titles for a long time. Since I started playing football, I want to succeed. Every title is important for me, winning the Champions League is the great motivation before every season. Having achieved that is very important for me,” he indicated. .
Kroos announced that he will dedicate his free time “first and foremost to his family”, but will also continue to produce a podcast with his brother Felix and work with young talents in Madrid.
“And I will continue building the Toni Kroos Academy for young footballers in Madrid,” he said.
The Icon League, which he founded with Elias Nerlich, will also start in September, he said. “But it’s also clear that I’m not going to choose 18 projects and end up traveling like I did when I was an active player,” he laughs.
Source: La Verdad
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