Precise, intelligent, reserved and powerful are some of the qualities that have distinguished the German Toni Kross in his long and successful career, which will end when his team plays the last duel in the Euro 2024 soccer tournament, a tournament that has been played since yesterday. in his country.
Great heir of the German school, Kroos, in the midfield, raised his name among the immortals, for his accuracy in passing, his wide vision of the game, his ability to stick with his right leg and, in particular, for making others shine. players.
He has almost all possible titles at the club level and in the national team. However, despite being a vintage player, his name does not appear among the first three figures when the squads in which he has played are mentioned. He hasn’t missed him, his football speaks louder than the headlines.
At the beginning of his last ride on the pitch, Toni Kroos continues to show, at 34 years old, his exquisite eye for leading the way in each match. Yesterday, at the start of the Euro, Germany beat Scotland 5-1, and he was up to the task, like a true quarterback.
In silence, as has characterized his career, he started a couple of plays that led to the Germans’ first two goals. A long pass in a change of touch. Then, short, he filtered the ball, and in both cases almost no one noticed the subtlety.
He played 80 minutes, and was cheered when he was replaced. Let’s enjoy his football in the last chapters that he will give us this summer.
