Kroos: I used to tell Vinicius to calm down on the court. His behavior was sometimes really annoying.

November 19th When participating in the indoor football league "IconLeague" he founded on Monday, Real Madrid star Cross talked about an old teammate Vinicius. He admitted that he understood the growing criticism of his behavior from the outside world, and revealed that he often persuaded him to calm down on the court.

Kros and Vinicius are familiar with each other. They played together for Real Madrid from 2018 to 2024, including winning two Champions League championships and three league championships. Vinicius is known for his dramatic moves, often provoking opponents and repeatedly clashing with opposing fans, a situation that has troubled Kroos in the past.

Kros said: "I often told him at that time that enough is enough now, because you also feel that the entire team will one day be adversely affected by his behavior. You can understand that sometimes it is really annoying - whether it is opponent players, The referee, or the opposing fans."

Kros described how the Brazilian attacker's "secondary battlefield disputes" caused pressure on the team: "As a team, you feel that now because of this incident, the finger is pointed at the entire team."

On the pitch, Kroos also often tried to calm Vinicius, and this was also for sporting reasons: "I very often tried to calm him down on the court, but the main thing was also to keep him from getting out of his game, because this sometimes happens. I often say: 'You are so good, you are not at all You don’t need to do those things. ’”

Not long ago, Vinicius once again caused a sensation in the El Clasico victory over Barcelona: he was angry when he was substituted and showed disrespect to coach Xabi Alonso, and this incident became a hot topic in Spanish football for many days. It wasn't until he issued a public apology to the team and on social media that the situation was temporarily calmed down.