Perez said it perfectly. Kroos was destined to be a real player. He was like a king on the pitch who controlled everything. When you see all the Real players and ex-Real players talking about him, you realize that he is one of the best of all time.
Kroos is basically an unrepeatable player. Years on years of consistently averaging over 90% pass accuracy while also being top 5 at least in progressive passes. There will never be a better field switch passer in my opinion.
You’re spot on about Kroos being the best player in the 2014 World Cup. Metronome that controlled the team in every single game. For me, Kroos, Neuer and Robben were the top three. With Messi just behind.
If football was just based on making the right decisions in a match and nothing else, Toni Kroos is the best ever for me along with david silva. These 2 guys don't know nothin about wrong decisions.
Kroos in my opinion has surpassed xavi and the great midfielders of the past. To play at the elite level and keep winning is not to be taken lightly. 6 ucls in a ten year span is possible for him with a euro’s too. His ability has always done the talking. Top 5 midfielders ever for me.
@@Lucky-to7ly No wayyy you say that without bias and if you talk about accolades xavi was balon dor convo multiple times. I think modric xavi iniesta zidane are in a tier of their own and I think kroos is below that tier of midfielders.
18:00 I think a good shout would be this Pavlovic kid from Bayern. See a lot of similarities in their play and in pretty much all the passing statistics these two are on top
Im ngl this year is the year of germany, from what bayer Leverkusen has done, to how exciting the bundesliga has been, the level of football from german clubs this season, to german legends retiring and being loved by people of all nations, its crazy to me that kroos a german player which historically have been severely underrated is loved by Spanish people so much so that even spanish people want kroos to win the euros, to reus leaving Dortmund, and then the euros being hosted in germany, 2024 is definitely the year of germany for football
Yooo Cams clocked the thing about Michael!! I been saying this for years. The greatest people in their fields are named Michael: Jordan, Jackson, Johnson, Phelps, Schumacher. 3 of them are MJ. Michael literally means "he who is like God"
You guys have spoiled me, cause I can finally listen to two people having an intelligent conversation about football. Most the guys in this space aren’t built like this fr 🔥🔥
He got more of a free role almost because Modric didn't play beside him almost every game (obviously not a knock against Modric, but there is only 1 ball on the pitch), he had the ball alot more and had the chances to create more since Modric wasn't on the pitch as much which made him more involved and we got to see how great he really is.
Never find another player like him. What a legend. let’s end it on #15. Sad to see he can’t play with Jude and Mbappe next season. Guler is going to cook though. One of the greatest of the midfield came back to the national squad and automatically started on fire. If Kroos does get the balon dor him and modric leaving the club with one would be beautiful
One of the purest ball strikers, definitely the best I've ever seen. One of the best passers of the ball. If he wins the UCL and the EUROS on home soil performing at the level he has been this season, we are due for some uncomfortable conversations when it's all said and done. He'd not only be sitting at the table, he'd be shaking the damn thing.
I think Tchouameni has the passing potential of maybe 75% Kroos' ability, out of the crop you mentioned. I know he has physicality but his passing range is good too
I disagree with Kroos always being under appreciated but he does easily fall in the shadows because he doesnt exactly put himself front and centre because from 2014 to 2018 he was better than Modric until Modric had that historic WC run and won the ballandor and then everyone started saying he's always been better but hes a legend and will be remembered
Zidane sits at his own table, completely and utterly by himself, if we're talking about 21st century midfielders. Then at the 2nd table is where those other names would go like Pirlo, Modric, Iniesta, etc. I would also add Seedorf to that group, too.
Lol come on, chill. Best midfielder ever is madness. Just be honest and say he's one of the best of his generation, anything more than that is hyperbole unless he's bloody Zidane or something.
@@Bill1044 actually it is true. Kroos himself confirmed it during an interview with the athletic. “David Moyes had come to see me and the contract had basically been done but then Moyes was fired and Louis van Gaal came in, which complicated matters. Louis wanted time to build his own project. I didn’t hear anything from United for a while and started having doubts. Then the World Cup started and Carlo Ancelotti called. And that was it.”
If kroos wins the ucl he'll be the first player ever to have won 6 ucl while having at least one for 2 different clubs, gento won 6 for real and modric, carvajal and nacho wouldve won 6 for real but kroos will be the only player winning 6 ucl total for bayern and real
Kroos has spoiled me since I started following his career in 2014. Dude makes so many simple and crazy long passes effortlessly and accurately like he's playing FIFA, when you watch any other player miss a pass, you immediately think "Kroos wouldn't have missed that".
Cruyff one of the greatest footballing minds in the history of the sport, said that Kroos should have won a ballon d`or. i think Kroos is one of the 10 or so greatest midfielders of all time, but midfielders are incredibly hard to rank because AM`s, CM`s and DM`s are all so different, heck even many players within the same class of midfielder can be vastly different from each other and still be amazing. the greatest AM`s are the likes of Platnini and Zidane, and Cruyff if you consider him an AM and not a striker. CM`s would be the likes of Xavi, Iniesta, Modric, Kroos, Seedorf, Pirlo and Gullit DM`s would be the likes of Matthaus, Rijkaard, Busquets.
I'm surprised. I thought the guy had a couple more seasons in him at the top level, but I guess it's a similar thing to Lahm, who also retired at around 34-ish and shocked people. In my opinion, I've always thought Kroos was a superior player to Xavi. I'll always take someone like him or Pirlo, with their technical ability, their vision of the game and their ability to strike the ball, or pass the ball, over someone who was more of a system guy and a bit more limited in terms of ability.
I don’t see the Tony Kroos hype Elite passer, that’s it. Meh defending and meh ball control and dribbling it. The best version of Michael Carrick and class below Modric
This is why deep lying midfielders are dying nowadays... One who doesn't score or assist but controls the midfield... Thats what kroos is, he controls the tempo of the game. Which you kids nowadays wont understand sadly.
Salute Kroos🫡
Think man u Bruno can take him place
Kroos is definitely one of the greatest of all time only real football people appreciate players like him
nahh ur real football people bro how do i become like you bro
Perez said it perfectly. Kroos was destined to be a real player. He was like a king on the pitch who controlled everything. When you see all the Real players and ex-Real players talking about him, you realize that he is one of the best of all time.
Kroos is basically an unrepeatable player. Years on years of consistently averaging over 90% pass accuracy while also being top 5 at least in progressive passes.
There will never be a better field switch passer in my opinion.
You’re spot on about Kroos being the best player in the 2014 World Cup. Metronome that controlled the team in every single game.
For me, Kroos, Neuer and Robben were the top three. With Messi just behind.
If football was just based on making the right decisions in a match and nothing else, Toni Kroos is the best ever for me along with david silva. These 2 guys don't know nothin about wrong decisions.
Facts
Kroos in my opinion has surpassed xavi and the great midfielders of the past. To play at the elite level and keep winning is not to be taken lightly. 6 ucls in a ten year span is possible for him with a euro’s too. His ability has always done the talking. Top 5 midfielders ever for me.
This just shows underrated xavi is in this new gen.
@@tobey4354 it actually doesnt. I rate xavi i watched him play since his early days. But if u look at both careers both accolades. Kroos clears him
@@Lucky-to7ly No wayyy you say that without bias and if you talk about accolades xavi was balon dor convo multiple times. I think modric xavi iniesta zidane are in a tier of their own and I think kroos is below that tier of midfielders.
I aggree kroos to be top 5, i slightly put xavi above him, just. But you can make a case for Kroos. My top 5 Zizou, Iniesta, Xavi, Modric and Kroos.
@@AugustusGeorgesame 💯
18:00 I think a good shout would be this Pavlovic kid from Bayern. See a lot of similarities in their play and in pretty much all the passing statistics these two are on top
He is the worst version of kroos!
bro Kroos started as a Cam evolved to a box to box player and now he’s tempo setter
Im ngl this year is the year of germany, from what bayer Leverkusen has done, to how exciting the bundesliga has been, the level of football from german clubs this season, to german legends retiring and being loved by people of all nations, its crazy to me that kroos a german player which historically have been severely underrated is loved by Spanish people so much so that even spanish people want kroos to win the euros, to reus leaving Dortmund, and then the euros being hosted in germany, 2024 is definitely the year of germany for football
Yooo Cams clocked the thing about Michael!! I been saying this for years. The greatest people in their fields are named Michael: Jordan, Jackson, Johnson, Phelps, Schumacher.
3 of them are MJ.
Michael literally means "he who is like God"
If Portugal don’t win I want either England or Germany to win. For Jude or Kroos even Modric having a good campaign would be sick lol.
I don't give a toss he's in the tier one with zidane modric xavi iniesta for me don't bring up with Gerard lampard conversation..he's better
If modric is sitting at that "table 1" then kroos should also be there he has been better than modric every season of his career bar 2018
You guys have spoiled me, cause I can finally listen to two people having an intelligent conversation about football. Most the guys in this space aren’t built like this fr 🔥🔥
He got more of a free role almost because Modric didn't play beside him almost every game (obviously not a knock against Modric, but there is only 1 ball on the pitch), he had the ball alot more and had the chances to create more since Modric wasn't on the pitch as much which made him more involved and we got to see how great he really is.
Please get on audio platforms 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
35 minutes of glazing 😭 all jokes tho kroos was that guy
Lyes, I think you forgot Dani Carvajal and Nacho who will also be on 6 UCL's if they win it this year.
i did, my bad!
Never find another player like him. What a legend. let’s end it on #15. Sad to see he can’t play with Jude and Mbappe next season. Guler is going to cook though. One of the greatest of the midfield came back to the national squad and automatically started on fire. If Kroos does get the balon dor him and modric leaving the club with one would be beautiful
One of the purest ball strikers, definitely the best I've ever seen. One of the best passers of the ball. If he wins the UCL and the EUROS on home soil performing at the level he has been this season, we are due for some uncomfortable conversations when it's all said and done. He'd not only be sitting at the table, he'd be shaking the damn thing.
I think Tchouameni has the passing potential of maybe 75% Kroos' ability, out of the crop you mentioned. I know he has physicality but his passing range is good too
Football owes him a Ballon do'r.
Do they actually live together?
Enzo can be a good kroos replacement but he needs to be much better he is similar to kroos
I disagree with Kroos always being under appreciated but he does easily fall in the shadows because he doesnt exactly put himself front and centre because from 2014 to 2018 he was better than Modric until Modric had that historic WC run and won the ballandor and then everyone started saying he's always been better but hes a legend and will be remembered
I always thought Kroos was more of a Ballon D'or worthy player than Modric until 2018, hope he wins it after the Champions League final and Euros.
He 100% was kroos has been better than modric every season of his career apart from 2018@@AJftwlol
Zidane sits at his own table, completely and utterly by himself, if we're talking about 21st century midfielders. Then at the 2nd table is where those other names would go like Pirlo, Modric, Iniesta, etc. I would also add Seedorf to that group, too.
Tony just might be the best midfielder ever.
Chill
Lol come on, chill. Best midfielder ever is madness. Just be honest and say he's one of the best of his generation, anything more than that is hyperbole unless he's bloody Zidane or something.
@@Al-ji4gdhis generation is one of the bests lmao
@@andrewsoto1630 Every generation has greats.
Kroos is a top 5 ever in my opinion
Great video!🎉i put kroos right behind midfielders like Xavi, iniesta, modric, i honestly place him above KDB..
toni kroos was joining us in 2014 then van gaal pulled the plug on the deal... it was done when moyes was here...
Not true. He was always joining madrid. He even said himself that there was interest from england but once madrid came into the picture it was done
@@Bill1044 actually it is true. Kroos himself confirmed it during an interview with the athletic.
“David Moyes had come to see me and the contract had basically been done but then Moyes was fired and Louis van Gaal came in, which complicated matters. Louis wanted time to build his own project. I didn’t hear anything from United for a while and started having doubts. Then the World Cup started and Carlo Ancelotti called. And that was it.”
If kroos wins the ucl he'll be the first player ever to have won 6 ucl while having at least one for 2 different clubs, gento won 6 for real and modric, carvajal and nacho wouldve won 6 for real but kroos will be the only player winning 6 ucl total for bayern and real
Kroos has spoiled me since I started following his career in 2014. Dude makes so many simple and crazy long passes effortlessly and accurately like he's playing FIFA, when you watch any other player miss a pass, you immediately think "Kroos wouldn't have missed that".
Toni Kroos may not be your favorite midfielder, but he surely knows how to orchestrate a midfield and that too Real's midfield for 10 years 👏👏
YACINE ADLI is the next Kroos mark my words
Would love to see more historical discussions in the summer. Keep killing the content!
Can I get an ETA for any special guests 👀👀. I'm keen to see who you'll bring on
it’s crazy how i haven’t heard no crazy or L takes from yall
Not seen the video yet but i hope you speak on bayern’s complete disrespect of kroos.
Also kroos has always said he wants to retire on top.
mainoo 18:41
Closest player to Kroos is McAllister
Maybe
Toni is the greatest midfielder in history argue with a wall
Kroos was insane last season as well
He has that thing that every 8 should have called vision
Cruyff one of the greatest footballing minds in the history of the sport, said that Kroos should have won a ballon d`or.
i think Kroos is one of the 10 or so greatest midfielders of all time, but midfielders are incredibly hard to rank
because AM`s, CM`s and DM`s are all so different, heck even many players within the same class of midfielder can be vastly different from each other and still be amazing.
the greatest AM`s are the likes of Platnini and Zidane, and Cruyff if you consider him an AM and not a striker.
CM`s would be the likes of Xavi, Iniesta, Modric, Kroos, Seedorf, Pirlo and Gullit
DM`s would be the likes of Matthaus, Rijkaard, Busquets.
I think cruyff died in 2016 when the hell did he say that?
@@tobey4354fax
Michael Carrick 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Glad someone acknowledges that Kroos sits at the same table as Modric, Iniesta, Pirlo and Xavi. He really is that good
does Zidane also sit at this table?😅
@@OffSonic47 of course, though I didn’t include him since I didn’t watch football back then😅
As a Madrid fan I'll take Enzo from Chelsea i know it has been great at Chelsea but i think Enzo Similar with his passing
Enzo is the next metronome
The metronome type of midfielder is the most slept on and that’s fine… the most exciting players are generally the best and that’s how it should be😀
Been waiting for the day Toni gets his flowers just like his Table 1 mates. Great video guys!
Hakan Çalhanoğlu is similar to Toni Kroos
Fax
Mainoo can evolve to be kroos, walk with me🙏🏾
NAH
Odeegard or Wirtz maybe in terms of a player that would get a lot of assists and you play tchouameni as the 6
Kroos man, what a player, cool as you like. Also, Seedorf is at that table.
Pavlovic from Bayern is similar to Kroos, but he's still young
29:13 friend faysal🤔
Goat pod
I'm surprised. I thought the guy had a couple more seasons in him at the top level, but I guess it's a similar thing to Lahm, who also retired at around 34-ish and shocked people. In my opinion, I've always thought Kroos was a superior player to Xavi. I'll always take someone like him or Pirlo, with their technical ability, their vision of the game and their ability to strike the ball, or pass the ball, over someone who was more of a system guy and a bit more limited in terms of ability.
No Xavi>Kroos
@@Mavolovolo-zc4lm I disagree.
Great episode
Xavi of his generation
More like kroos of our generation
Toni Kroos ❤
Kroos getting his flowers. We love to see it
Greatest midfielder of all time along with Iniesta, Xavi and Zidane
Modric?
Closest to Kroos is Macallister and Trent but Macallister mostly
Mac Allister maybe Trent no he can't control games
I don’t see the Tony Kroos hype
Elite passer, that’s it. Meh defending and meh ball control and dribbling it.
The best version of Michael Carrick and class below Modric
You are on of the people kroos is talking about
You lot are the type that will never understand this game. And I feel bad sincerely
@@pranjalmishra4867 fact
This is why deep lying midfielders are dying nowadays... One who doesn't score or assist but controls the midfield... Thats what kroos is, he controls the tempo of the game. Which you kids nowadays wont understand sadly.
Meh ball control? Man has probably been watching a different kroos even hia defending is quite good
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