23 Jun 2018 20:55:00
Germans looking good to get to next stage.
Kroos was at fault for the goal against them but showed his class. He is a magnificent footballer.
23 Jun 2018 21:01:59
I'm half Swedish, was hoping for a draw. Thought the Swedes should have had a penalty in the 1st half. Typical Germans, they were given all the free kicks possible to get back into it.
23 Jun 2018 21:02:36
Would pay huge money to bring him here. He’s a fantastic player, his ability on the ball is outrageous. Best passer in world football for me.
23 Jun 2018 21:04:45
What a cracking game. Agreed Kenneth he is a wonderful footballer and that free kick was right in the top bins. Been really unimpressed with Germany they look very leggy and slow. This is an open World Cup as I can ever remember. Been brilliant.
23 Jun 2018 21:05:42
He’s So Solid, Kroos.
23 Jun 2018 21:09:20
I think for a man who has no pace, better suited to a 3 in midfield than a 2 and a creaky defense behind him he played great after his error for the Sweden goal, cometh the hour, that was a Beckham v Greece momment.
23 Jun 2018 23:56:29
I rate moderic a better midfielder that Kroos. He is just something else, the one that got away.
24 Jun 2018 04:51:05
A lot of people think that DB but as a pair they are fantastic.
Kroos makes and completes more passes makes more tackles and has more goals And assists than modric but both are very influential.
Kroos is the pass master and a player that has won 4 cl in 6 years a world cup, league titles and domestic cups in both Germany and Spain. He is as close to a perfect midfielder as there is in world football today imo.
{Ed001's Note - a perfect midfielder would have defensive awareness and workrate. Kroos is far from perfect, he does very little to help the team defensively.}
24 Jun 2018 08:12:04
I disagree ed. Obviously not his core strength but he does more than a lot of players of his ilk.
But if he is complimented with a player that sits behind him it works great.
Very few players have everything in their locker it about the blend.
Im not sure modric does anymore defensively or iniesta for example but they do enough to support their no6 when required.
{Ed001's Note - both of those two press, Kroos does not and does not get back nor does he position himself well defensively. Saying he does more than others is meaningless. He is still nowhere near the level of a great passer like Alonso, without the ability to protect the defence as well. Kroos lacks mobility and effort and makes silly errors which give up chances far too often.}
24 Jun 2018 09:11:20
I think alonso was great but nowhere near as good as kroos. I know which i'd rather in my team. Both have great records for sure and 1 thing is for sure that their clubs always play better when they are in the team.