Toni Kroos’ superb performance against Scotland did not go unnoticed by almost anyone. At the beginning of his farewell to professional football, he gave an authentic recital that was not only appreciated by the eyes of the spectator. The data and statistics after the crash reflect that Kroos is a true precision machine: he only missed one pass out of the 103 he gave during the opening match of the Euro Cup.
Those are the official UEFA statistics. Broken down into parts, they show some scandalous data: of his 103 passes, he completed 8 of 8 in long passes, 23 of 23 in short ones and 71 of 72 in medium ones. He only missed one to leave his success percentage at 99. Almost insurmountable, no one in the match against Scotland offered such data.
And furthermore, his passes were not sterile. Apart from governing the pace of the duel with an iron fist, he was decisive in specific actions. For example, in Wirtz’s first goal. With a long movement from side to side of the field, he left the ball at the feet of Kimmich, who placed a cross on the edge of the area that the Bayer Leverkusen player did not waste.
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He was also important in Germany’s second goal. Kroos invented a leaked assist to Gündogan that broke Scotland. The Barcelona player took advantage of this to give the ball to Havertz, who in turn gave it to Musiala. The Bayern attacker shot Gunn and the game ended for Scotland at 2-0.
Without a doubt, Kroos’ aura in this Euro Cup is overwhelming. Not only in the sentimental field, due to its upcoming expiration date. Also for his performance on the field of play. For this reason, the German fans present at the Allianz Arena did not hesitate to applaud the former Real Madrid player when he left the pitch a few minutes from the end to introduce Emre Can. And before, in every corner or free kick that Kroos took, His name thundered in the Bayern stadium: ‘Toni, Toni, Toni!’. Kroos responded to all that love with data: 99 percent correct. Almost unbeatable.
