Toni Kroos: Class is forever

Sharing with the media after good performances in recent friendly matches, veteran midfielder Toni Kroos is confident about the upcoming journey of the German national team at the EURO 2024 finals held at home.

3 things learned after France's defeat against Germany

The German team had their second consecutive victory in March. First, they played excellently when they overcame the 2022 World Cup runner-up, France. After that, coach Julian Nagelsmann and his team came back to defeat the Netherlands 2-1.

The victory brought many positive signals for Germany. After a series of disappointing matches, the German team has gradually improved its playing style since new coach Julian Nagelsmann was appointed. But clearly, the return of a classy veteran like Toni Kroos has added significant strength to the German national team's midfield. After two matches, Kroos contributed 2 assists. The appearance of a midfielder with perfect tactical thinking like Kroos is what Germany is missing in the process of preparing for Europe's biggest football festival taking place this summer.

Toni Kroos had great performances after returning to the national team

Speaking after the match against the Dutch team, Kroos said: "I believe that Germany will give the best performance in the Euro 2024 finals. I am proud of the whole team. Germany has overcome difficult times. We regained momentum and confidence even after a poor start to the match. A few months ago, we were in a terrible slump. But now, that doesn't happen anymore. Germany played two excellent friendly matches."

For his part, coach Nagelsmann was satisfied with everything except the field: "The victory against the Netherlands was truly excellent. The match was more demanding than when playing against France a few days ago. We defended more proactively against a very flexible Netherlands. The second half was very exciting, there were many dangerous situations and we had better opportunities in the last 15 minutes of the match. Today, Germany was determined to win against the Netherlands and we did it. The whole team spirit is very good. The past 10 years have been great for the whole team. It's just that the grass surface today is really a disaster."