Actual Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos is the newest participant to heap reward on Lionel Messi after the 2022 Qatar World Cup closing.
It’s reward that may imply rather a lot to Messi contemplating the pair have been on reverse sides of one in every of soccer’s largest rivalries for therefore a few years.
The German midfielder mentioned the Argentinian star on streaming platform Magenta TV and he confused that Messi deserves to win the World Cup.
“Leo Messi deserves it. When it comes to particular person performances at a event, I’ve by no means seen a footballer play as persistently as this man. You might have to keep in mind that he is by no means performed for golf equipment that I like, which proves that I am critical,” mentioned Kroos.
In 2014, Kroos gained the World Cup closing in Brazil with Germany in opposition to Messi‘s Argentina with a purpose from Mario Gotze.
The Greifswald native additionally weighed in on the doable substitute for Didier Deschamps on the helm of France, ought to the present coach determine to step down.
“I definitely assume that Zinedine Zidane wouldn’t solely be a very good successor, however the absolute best successor, however the massive query is: What does Didier need?” Kroos mentioned.
Kroos just lately retired from worldwide soccer which is why he was not in a position to assist Germany keep away from a second successive group-stage exit from the World Cup. He scored an outstanding purpose in opposition to Sweden in 2018 however couldn’t maintain Germany from being knocked out.