The German Toni Kroosformer midfielder real Madridwho has separated from the club, was notified this Wednesday Spain ensuring that his team “has a lot to offer” and that this will not be his last game as a professional footballer.
Cross refers to the statements of Joselu this Wednesday too, where the striker of real Madrid He said he will retire in the quarterfinals of Euro 2024 which will be played this Friday in Stuttgart.
“I didn’t bring a cake for you. I don’t think it will be my last game and we will see each other again,” he told the press from Herzogenauracha town located about 20km from Nuremberg, where he prepares the contest.
“It’s normal for him (Joselu) to say that, they want to win the tournament. But I’ll try everything to make sure that doesn’t happen. They don’t want me to retire from Madrid because they’re my friends,” he added.
The midfielder, inevitable and although he assures that he does not believe that this will be his last game, is careful that he may face the end, even if it does not affect him.
“You have it in your head, but it’s a motivation. In the round of 16 I could be last, it hasn’t bothered me, it’s a great motivation that I have, to extend it as much as possible, hopefully until the end. . That was my decision, I can live very well with her I will try to be here until the end and if not then I will be happy without football afterwards.
SA Cross He was not bothered by the statements of Vicente del Bosquewho said that Spain was a favorite, but he took the opportunity to avoid himself Jens Lehmann, who assured that La Roja is a team with “little experience, of youth.”
“Lehmann It doesn’t represent us very well. He always has a different opinion than others. They showed that they have experienced players: Morata, Rodri, Nacho, Carva… What they say is not true, we expect a Spain very high. They play very well, but so do we. “I really want to have a good game,” he noted.
“I want the players and coaches to have confidence, but I see something else,” he responded to Del Bosque. “But I like him, he has confidence, but they have to confirm on Friday. I see a 50-50 game. They are two very good teams, the game is going to be decided in details,” he said.
The key to the conflict, para Cross is in the middle of the field and at Rodri: “There is a lot of quality in both teams. Matches of this type are won in midfield. Whoever wins the duels, the control, will have more options. There is no doubt that each team has players who can make of difference, but we’re two teams that want to own.”
“Rodri has been a decisive player of City of Manchester and Spain in recent years. He never seems under pressure and in the last two years he has managed to score important goals. He is a top player, destined to be in a team of Guardiola” he added.
Although not forgetting Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams: “I don’t feel so young now (laughs). In 2007 I played my first game, which is the year I was born. The stability and regularity it offers is incredible. Playing in the Barcelona and being one of the most dangerous… is always a threat.”
“We’ve studied it and Spain There are great extremes, too Nico. The sides will have a lot of work, but it’s everyone’s work. Considering his age, he does not appear in major tournaments, but we will do our best to tie him up briefly, so that he is not free. “It’s incredible that he is such a decisive player considering his age,” he added.
Cross knows Spanish, but does not interfere in the work of analysts: “I don’t think there will be big surprises in Spain. Everyone knows Spanish. There are some details, players you meet and you talk to the team. But all the players are known and we are not adding anything to the analysts.”
The German returned to the national team at the beginning of 2024 with the clear goal of winning the European Cup: “This is the second biggest title at the national team level. If it wasn’t this tournament I wouldn’t be back. But we have a good chance to win.”
“If you look at the last few months, Germany He is doubtful, normal due to the lack of good performances in the last big tournaments. We have reached the minimum goal. We are not playing for a bonus today, we set ourselves the goal of winning the Euro Cup. We are not fighting for addition. “We have a great ambition to go further,” he commented.
And he spoke about his future once he retired: “I’m not afraid to do something else because I made the decision. I will miss it because I still love this sport. I look forward to whatever comes next. will happen.”
“My task is to take care of my children. Open my academy Madridso children will be a part of my life now,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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