Toni Kroos gave an interview to the German television channel ZDF. In 90min we leave you the best phrases that the German left in the preview of the Champions League final:
“In a Champions League final you give everything, especially considering that we already had to give everything on more than one occasion to reach the final. Now we’re there and we want to win the cup, yes, all of us being aware of the great opponent we are up against”.
“We saw ourselves out on more than one occasion. It started in the round of 16 against PSG and it was no different in the quarters and semis. We always believed, but perhaps people from outside came to think on more than one occasion that we were out of TRUE”.
“He already caught my attention with Heynckes. It is clear that they are another type of coach than Guardiola or Tuchel, for example, but it is a pity that they are reduced to the mere fact of being good locker room managers. I think they are not done justice It sounds as if they don’t know anything about tactics. They may take the less complicated path in football most of the time, but they are very clear about how they want their teams to play, defend and attack. That aspect is usually not taken into account when they are talked about.”
“It wasn’t easy to become an even better player. I’ve seen him for eight seasons in all kinds of different roles, not in other positions, but in terms of the jobs he did. There were times when he had to pull the bandwagon with his goals and others in which he used to look more to his right and left. Cristiano scored 50 goals per season for you and Gareth was also on the left in his best years. Those two pillars fell from us. Others like Vinicius or Rodrygo arrived, who are evolving very well, but we weren’t able to cover Cristiano’s 50 goals with just one player until Karim took on that role to perfection”.
“Honestly, I think that Liverpool is a better team than in 2018. They managed to retain their best players and they signed a few more. Thiago sets the standards in midfield, they are still very strong at the back and I think that, in terms of record, they were the best team in Europe this season. But it’s still just one game and you also have to take into account that we eliminated them last season in the quarter-finals. It’s 50/50.”
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