“Let them remember me as the 34-year-old Toni Kroos who ended up having his best season at Real Madrid.”
ANDmidfielder Toni Krooscurrently focused with the German team, assured that Manshaft can meet any opponent in European Cupwhile informing him that, having hung up his boots, he would devote himself to his youth football academy in Madrid.
In an interview with Kicker newspaper, Kroos said he felt “very good” after winning the Champions League and La Liga with Real Madrid and achieving his goals, although he regretted that he could only enjoy the success for two days.
The midfielder stressed that he has “very good feelings” ahead of the European Championship. “If we win the first game, there might be euphoria that will take us very far,” he said. What if something goes wrong? “Then nothing is lost,” he added.
“We want to start on a positive note, without a doubt. The last time we achieved this was in 2016. And the Eurocup in France was the last tournament at which we performed well,” he explained.
When asked about the potential of the German national team, Kroos left no doubt: “We can withstand any opponent,” he assured.
The German footballer believes that the “countdown is on” until the announced end of his international career after the EuroCup. But, he emphasized, he wants to organize the last games he has left.”just like how I managed to organize the last real gamesthat is, with the greatest possible success.”
He admits that he has mixed feelings when he thinks about leaving football entirely, and that these moments of sadness will continue because he believes that he will never, ever develop the talent equal to that which allowed him to play among the football elite . .
Football player He stressed that he is hanging up his boots now because he simply wants to be remembered “as the 34-year-old Toni Kroos who ended up having his best season at Real Madrid.”
“And I achieved it. I take it as a compliment that a lot of people think it’s too early,” he said.
Kroos will go down in German football history as the professional with the most titles and one of the best players of all time.
When asked if this was important to him, the midfielder replied: “Very important.”
“I always wanted to win titles. Ever since I started playing football, I wanted to succeed. Every title was important to me. winning the Champions League was a great motivation before every season.. Achieving this is very important to me,” he said.
Kroos said he would dedicate his free time “first and foremost to my family,” but would also continue to host a podcast with his brother Felix and work with young talent in Madrid.
“And I will continue to develop Toni Kroos Academy for the young footballers of Madrid,” he said.
The League of Icons, which he founded with Elias Nerlich, will also open in September, he said.
“But it’s also clear that I’m not going to pick 18 projects and end up traveling as much as I did when I was an active player,” he laughed.