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Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has admitted he found it \u201cquite funny\u201d to be booed by fans at the recent Supercopa de Espana final in Saudi Arabia, insisting it proves he was \u201cright\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Kroos was in the firing line of the local fans due to his open criticism of the Saudi Pro League\u2019s aggressive recruitment of some of world football\u2019s biggest names, calling the decision of players to join its clubs \u201cfor money and against football\u201d.<\/p>\n
So when Kroos arrived in the country hoping to win the Supercopa last week, even\u00a0Madrid-supporting locals gave him a decidedly hostile welcome.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t expect it at all, I didn\u2019t even think it was for me,\u201d\u00a0Kroos\u00a0reflected on\u00a0Einfach mal Luppen<\/em>.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe background is that I don\u2019t think it\u2019s good for young players to come into the league and give up the development, the big games, the high levels in Europe, which they could certainly play,\u00a0instead of the money in the Saudi Arabian league. That was my statement at the time and it was about half a year ago now, for me it was already forgotten.<\/p>\n
\u201cI noticed [booing] at some point during the first half.\u00a0At first, I didn\u2019t think they were referring to me. Then I looked at the fans and realised: \u2018Oh, this is for you\u2026just for you.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cI can say, from the bottom of my heart, that it didn\u2019t bother me or affect my way of playing, on the contrary,\u00a0it was quite funny. I thought from time to time, who will be able to endure more. With time it could become boring and in the final I noticed that there were less and less of them [booing].<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen [Carlo Ancelotti] replaced me, everyone pulled themselves together again and gathered all their strength [to boo me]. You get used to it and it makes you smile.\u00a0The booing confirms my statements, I was probably right.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Toni Kroos said he feels vindicated in criticising Saudi Pro League \/ Yasser Bakhsh\/GettyImages<\/p>\n
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Speaking back in August,\u00a0Kroos\u00a0suggested he understood former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo joining Al Nassr in his late thirties, putting more of his criticism on younger players.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the end, it is a decision for money and against football,\u201d\u00a0he said at the time.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone has to make that decision for themselves, as Cristiano Ronaldo, who decided to do it towards the end of his career. But it becomes very difficult when players, who are in the middle of their career and have the quality to play for the best clubs in Europe, decide to make those changes. The lack of human rights is what would prevent me from leaving.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kroos also specifically labelled the decision of emerging Spanish talent Gabri Veiga to swap Celta Vigo and La Liga for Al Ahli and Saudi Pro League as \u201cembarrassing\u201d.<\/p>\n
Veiga later hit back, insisting there wasn\u2019t solely a financial motivation behind his move.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cI understand that everyone has their opinion, but there were other decisions that tipped the balance.\u00a0Among all the options, I think it was the one that allowed me to continue growing as a footballer and mature in a league that is growing a lot,\u201d the 21-year-old said.<\/p>\n
Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has admitted he found it \u201cquite funny\u201d to be booed by fans at the recent Supercopa de Espana final in Saudi Arabia, insisting it proves he was \u201cright\u201d. Kroos was in the firing line of the local fans due to his open criticism of the Saudi Pro League\u2019s aggressive recruitment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":140594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n
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