National team - Hoeneß against Kroos' comeback in the DFB team - "Titanic signal"
Bayern Munich's honorary president Uli Hoeneß has once again gone on a confrontational course with Toni Kroos and has spoken out against a comeback for the Rio world champion in the German national soccer team.
"That would be quite a Titanic signal", said the 71-year-old on "Sport und Talk im Hangar 7" on ServusTV, as reported by the "Kronen Zeitung". The Real Madrid midfielder is "an outstanding footballer, but I don't think he can save German soccer", Hoeneß continued.
Hoeneß had already spoken out against Kroos in the DFB team with pithy words in the past."Toni Kroos has lost nothing in this soccer. (...) His style of play is totally over," he said on Sport1's "Doppelpass" program in 2021 after the European Championship exit and the subsequent retirement of the long-time top performer from the DFB. Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann recently described a Kroos return as an "interesting thought" in the ZDF sports studio. According to the Bild newspaper, the 33-year-old can indeed imagine a comeback at next year's European Championship at home.
Kroos won the Champions League with FC Bayern in 2013. After turning down a contract extension in Munich, the midfielder moved to Real Madrid in 2014, where he has been a key player ever since. With Real, he won the Champions League four more times, something no German footballer has ever achieved.
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- Despite his successful stint with Real Madrid, winning the Champions League four times with them, Toni Kroos faces opposition from Bayern Munich's honorary president Uli Hoeneß for a potential comeback to the German national soccer team.
- The confrontational course between Hoeneß and Kroos over the midfielder's potential return to the DFB team was highlighted in a recent interview on ServusTV, as reported by "Kronen Zeitung."
- The 71-year-old Hoeneß expressed his reservations about Kroos' comeback, stating that it would send a "Titanic signal" and that the Real Madrid player may not be able to "save German soccer."
- Hoeneß has not been shy about voicing his criticisms of Kroos in the past, labeling the soccer star's style of play as "over" back in 2021, after Germany's European Championship exit and Kroos' subsequent retirement from the DFB.
- The current Germany coach, Julian Nagelsmann, however, has expressed an "interesting thought" about a potential Kroos return for the 2024 European Championship hosted by Germany.
- As reported by Bild newspaper, the 33-year-old Kroos himself has not ruled out the possibility of a comeback to the DFB team, with the European Championship in his home country providing an enticing prospect.
- Born in Bavaria, Kroos began his professional soccer career with Bayern Munich, winning the Champions League in 2013 before turning down a contract extension with the club and moving to Real Madrid in 2014.
- While Hoeneß has been vocal against a Kroos comeback, some may argue that the presence of stars like Kroos, who boasts top-level experience with both Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, could further strengthen the DFB team in their preparation for the 2024 European Championship.
- With Austria also in the mix for the upcoming European Championship, the upcoming confrontation course could spice up the soccer landscape in Bavaria and Germany, and beyond.
Source: www.stern.de
