Kroos: “Real Madrid have a very complete centre-back in Huijsen”

Former Actual Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos praised Actual Madrid for signing a ‘full’ centre-back like Dean Huijsen on his podcast on Wednesday.

He mentioned: “Actual Madrid signed a really full centre-back in Dean Huijsen. He’s sturdy within the air, he’s fast, and he’s good in constructing from the again.”

Kroos additionally spoke concerning the new-look Actual Madrid, and their match in opposition to Actual Oviedo final week. He talked about that it’s too early to foretell, however these are good indicators.

“They performed recreation in Oviedo, but it surely’s not very conclusive, it’s nonetheless too early for that,” mentioned Kroos. “On the Membership World Cup, we noticed apparent modifications within the crew’s positioning on the pitch, however with a purpose to predict, I’d like to attend for just a few extra huge exams.”

Kroos talked about new supervisor Xabi Alonso in addition to the important thing variations between his Actual Madrid and that of the previous few years — one thing that might assist the membership in the long term.

He mentioned: “I believe we’ll not solely see modifications of how we play due to a brand new coach, which was an necessary and proper determination, but additionally a brand new feeling within the crew.

“It now looks like everybody can combat for his or her place, and that at all times makes the standard higher. Earlier than, it was principally already clear who would play, when, and the way a lot.

“However when you reset the whole lot to zero and begin a totally new competitors for the spots, it helps the crew quite a bit. For my part, you possibly can already see this partly on the pitch.”