This is Why Toni KROOS is a TRUE MASTER of the GAME

Vinicius Jr. deserved the Man of the Match award against Bayern and the general admiration of the fans, but only those who really know ball paid the ultimate respect to Toni Kroos. In this video, Vama 0 channel will tell you why Kroos is a key player in this young Real Madrid side, how he bossed the midfield against Bayern and how, at 34 years old, he was able to reach a whole new level. Let's get started! Everyone understands that Toni Kroos' value has always been in his game intelligence. He was never the fastest, strongest or most technically gifted player in his teams. However, this never stopped him from being a key player wherever he played. His understanding of the game, the quality of his decisions, the timing of his decisions, and the level of his execution are a set of unique qualities that have made Toni who he is. It so happened that Kroos does not reserve his intelligence for the pitch, he uses it in everyday life. The German is a very smart man who tries to improve himself even outside of football. For example, he has a podcast that he runs with his brother Felix. This mindset has, of course, influenced the way Toni perceives his career. For him, it is important to stay at the top level until the very end of his tenure and not lower the bar by moving to weaker clubs as he gets older just for the sake of playing. As early as he was 29, Kroos was thinking about when he was going to retire and his decision to extend his contract with Real Madrid in 2019 until 2023 was driven by these thoughts. When I'm aged 33, that would be a good age to retire. My contract duration was chosen continuously. At 33, that would be a good age to hang up the boots. Signing for Real Madrid is the best thing I could have done. I will never play in the United States, China or Qatar, Toni said at the time. The midfielder logically assumed that after the age of 33, he could not guarantee the top level, so he extended his contract with Real Madrid only until 2023. As it turned out, his professionalism allowed him not only to keep the level but also to improve his game. So, later, Toni decided to continue his career and stay at Real Madrid for the current season. And we are grateful to him for doing so. Before extending his contract with Real Madrid for the 2023-24 season, Kroos explained that he had only two options, to stay at the Bernabeu or to retire. I'm not going anywhere. I'm not going to change clubs. I'm going to retire here. The only thing I don't know is when, Toni said. Currently, the German situation is such that he will decide after each season whether he is ready to continue his career. And if the answer is yes, will Real offer a new deal, the decision will be to extend it for one year. Like this video if you want Kroos to renew his contract and stay at the Bernabeu for at least the next season. So far, everything looks like it would be a crime against football to end his career now. But the choice is still the players, and we have to respect it. It will take a long time to assess Toni's impact on his teams, but we will try to show you everything quickly. Let's start with Germany. Kroos approached his career with the national team with a cool head. He realized that as he gets older, his body will have a hard time withstanding the workload on both, the club and the national team. So he decided to end his national team career after Euro 2020, which took place in 2021. After this decision, Germany flopped at the 2022 World Cup, failing to qualify for the group and then, in 2023, lost 6 out of 11 matches, winning only 3. The German football management began to panic because Euro 2024 was coming up and the team could not even beat inferior opponents. In addition, the tournament will be held in Germany, and a failure at the home forum will be a national disaster. Thus, a major operation to bring Kroos back to the national team began. Toni, when he made the rational decision to quit the national team, did not take into account his own professionalism, which allows him to stay in excellent physical condition even at the age of 34. After consulting with his own buddy, Kroos decided to accept the request from his homeland and return to the national team. I ll play for Germany again from March. Why? Because I was asked by the national coach. I m up for it, and I m sure that a lot more is possible with the team at the European Championship than most people believe. He announced his decision. The result? Two wins in two matches against France and the Netherlands with an assist in each game from Toni. Talk about impact! As for Real Madrid, Kroos s importance seems to have even increased. When the club bought Germany and Camavinga, and later Bellingham, it was also because the veterans Modric and Kroos are not getting any younger. The Blancas were expecting the decline of their legends, and you can t blame them for that. In fact, it s unlikely that anyone in Real Madrid is sad that Toni has not only maintained his level, but also improved his game. He works hard with his body and takes everything related to self-improvement and recovery as seriously as possible. The results are impressive. Over the past two years, Kroos has not suffered a single injury. And this season, despite the existence of a large pool of young, highly skilled midfielders, he has always been in the starting lineup in all biggest games. We are talking about all the Champions League playoffs, as well as the matches against Barcelona, Atletico and Girona in all competitions. And although this is not his main job, this season was the best for Toni in the last three years in terms of goal contributions. He scored one goal and provided eight assists. Of course, he can improve these numbers by the end of the season. But what about his direct duties in midfield, you may ask? Well, here is a bit of shock content for you. At 34, Toni Kroos ranks first among all the midfielders in top five leagues in terms of long passes, forward passes, accurate passes percentage, accurate short passes percentage and accurate forward passes percentage per 90 minutes. He also ranks second in accurate progressive passes and passes to the final third. That's just mind-blowing. As you can see, all of these stats are related to passing, which is hardly surprising. In this regard, Toni will go down in history as one of the best players ever. Here's what Zinedine Zidane had to say about him, what Barcelona do with 40 passes, Toni Kroos does with one in Real Madrid. And of course, the pinnacle of this season for Toni was the match against Bayern at the Allianz Arena in the first semifinal of the Champions League. It was a real masterclass, which can be used to write a manual and teach young midfielders. In this game, Kroos was the best player on the pitch in terms of touches, passes completed, passes in the final third, possessions won, interceptions and chances created. An impressive all-round performance. And the icing on the cake was his masterpiece assist to Vinicius for the first goal. Just look at it. The true art of passing. The magic of football which is mesmerizing to watch from the German midfielder. It was a gift from Toni Kroos. He made it easy for me to score that goal. Vinicius said after the game. The Brazilian praised this pass not only in the interview, but also during the game. Vinny in this photo is all of us who saw this assist. Toni reads the game so well that he managed to show Vinicius where to run in this episode, then waited for him to run and made the pass. I saw that their centribacks always follow Vinny Junior and I know Vinny always makes runs into space. That s why the credit is to Vinny. He opened the space. The pass was ok. Toni modestly spoke about that episode. However, Kroos s humility is not surprising to anyone who has followed his career for even a little while. He does not praise himself, so we will praise him. This is how fans see Toni when he works the Real Madrid midfield. Toni Kroos. No words for him. He is a top player. He is crucial for us. The timing, the passes. Carla Ancelotti rejoiced after the match against Bayern. We wonder if the Bayern bosses have any regrets after this match when they recall that they let Kroos go to Real for just 25 million euros. But one person who definitely has no regrets is Toni himself. He has long since become a madridista as evidenced by his answer to the question about his feelings about facing his former club. How did it feel to be back in Munich? I left a long time ago. It almost feels like another away match with Madrid. Friends, please write in the comments your impressions of the Bayern vs Real Madrid match and Kroos s performance. Also, like this video if you think Toni is a football legend and one of the best midfielders in history. Bye-bye!