Pre-match: |CL - 1/4 Finals, 2nd Leg|: FC Bayern München - Manchester United FC 09.04.2014

I have no problem with Kroos tbh..

Thiago, Kroos and hojberg are the future midfield for this team.

We need to resolve this ridiculous contract shit..

 

Kroos is an incredible player for Pep's system and has some great qualities but I really don't give a shit if he extends or not. I would rather have Thiago 7 times out of 10.

 

Kroos has been playing like shit lately, but so has Götze. It's unfortunate they both slump at the same time, but it happens.

 

Yeah, but why not both?
You can't have a Thiago without having Kroos. I hope he is not stupid enough to go to Manchester. In a way, it makes sense for this egoistical stuff to happen when you have newer and younger players earning much, much more than you are when you are already a Bayern player for as long as you know. Alaba and Boateng's case is not the same as Kroos. Doesn't mean he should demand over 8m though (if indeed Gotze earns that much).

 

Both Boateng and Alaba are more important for Bayern than Kroos, and I'm sure he is in the midrange of the payroll at Bayern

 

His current contract is at 4.5m I think.

Other than Lahm, Neuer, Robben and Ribery, I don't think there are "more imporant" category players at FC Bayern right now. The reason perhaps Alaba is considered important is because he is one the very few elite left back talents in the world but other than that, I fail to see how he has been so important to our game this year, particularly against Kroos.

 

There are several replacements for Kroos available. There are very few for Alaba. You take out Alaba and there's a massive black hole in the left side of the pitch. You take out Kroos, and you can replace him with one of our many, many quality midfielders.

 

I'd be OK with Kroos leaving if his replacement was someone with the quality of Koke. Otherwise I'd love to see him stay. He seems to have a fantastic understanding with Thiago. It's like the two of them can read each other's minds.

 

speaking of thiago... when is he back?

 

********inh read my mind, I just asked at the same time on the news thread

 

Boateng, Dante, Alaba

 

Don't forget Robben!

For the record, I don't "hate" Kroos. I just think he vastly overrated and doesn't deserve the playing time he got last season and to a lesser extent, this season. He's not good enough at AM to supplant Mueller or Goetze nor is he a DM that can supplant Lahm, Thiago and Schweini so I don't quite know where he fits in in the starting 11. And for him to demand top dollar from Bayern is ludicrous.

 

I started watching the game an hour after it started. I was all proud that I made it home without checking the score and no one spoiling it for me. I'm waiting for the elevator and at that point I take out my headphones and put them in my pocket. Then suddenly one of the janitors starts talking to the other one and says 'You checking up on the soccer games?' I thought oh shit, I'm ********ed. Tried to get my headphones in but I also needed to start playing music to not hear anything. I ended up coughing for no reason so I didn't hear what was said. Cool story bro I know.

 

What I meant to say was that other than the players I listed, it was hard to really separate out players who had more impact than other players in our team. Mandzukic maybe the fifth player on my list, but atleast I fail to see how Alaba and Schweinsteiger had any more impact this season than Kroos. Maybe I just see it differently than the rest of you guys.

 

Granted that Kroos doesn't assist and score as much, but the reliability and consistency of his play is what makes him important for me. Aside from Neuer, Lahm and Alaba, he has played the most for us, which goes out to show that he's a very integral part of our game.

 

.gif fail?

 

Kroos no impact? Assist to Robben for the penalty and red card, goal against Arsenal as well as his impact on the fluidity of our game...

I don't want to throw silly money at him, but I bet we wouldn't hear as much criticism had he already signed an extension.

 

Boateng is not more important than Kroos since he's a noticably worse player in his position than Kroos. What a joke, some of you ass kissing of Boateng in this forum is getting way too out of hand.

 

this is the sad part really