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In football, there is a saying that the midfielder wins the world, because the midfielder often plays the role of carrying forward the whole field.
There are also many excellent midfielders in the history of football, such as Maradona, Zidane, Pirlo, Xavi, etc., who are all proficient in dribbling, protecting the ball, breaking through, and passing, and have organizational skills and a big picture that ordinary people do not have.
In today's football, the demands placed on midfielders are higher due to changes in modern football styles.
Although there is no shortage of excellent midfielders, such as Verratti, N'Golo Kante, Pogba, Valverde and Silva, there are only three people who can be called the masters of today's football midfield.
Kroos: Real Madrid midfielder dealer
Letting go of Kroos is an eternal pain in the hearts of Bayern management and fans! Kroos switched to Real Madrid after the 2014 World Cup simply because of a €1 million contract extension.
Together with The Magic Flute and Casemiro, he formed the "Ceremonial Three Midfield" that swept Europe and helped Real Madrid win five Champions League titles. German football legend Mateus bluntly said that Bayern's release of Kroos was the biggest mistake.
In the past 2021-22 season, although Tony Kroos only contributed three goals and three assists, his huge role as a top midfielder is far from being reflected in the statistics.
Kroos' position in Real Madrid's "Ceremonial Three Midfield" position is more to the left, and his most notable feature is his ability to connect strong points with the ball through passes, building bridges between several of Real Madrid's dribbling masters.
In Real Madrid's midfield, Casemiro is responsible for interception, filling and confrontation, Modric is responsible for switching from defense to attack, and Kroos is responsible for receiving and scheduling, especially his long ball dispatch to decide which direction to attack.
Of course, don't rush if you can't get the situation open, Kroos also has a stunning long-range shot. What's even more rare is that while making a lot of passes, Kroos can maintain an amazing pass success rate.
De Bruyne: An artist with a sixth sense
In Manchester City's 3-1 win over Brighton in the early hours of this morning, De Bruyne's powerful kick shocked the world and directly suppressed the momentum of the opponent's counter-attack.
The 31-year-old Kevin is still in great form this season, contributing 11 assists in 15 appearances and is definitely a super cake master.
Haaland can ride the Premier League goalscorers, and Kevin De Bruyne is absolutely indispensable.
Souness once described De Bruyne as a classic: On the pitch, De Bruyne has his own sixth sense, and in the mind of this particular player, there is always a picture that ordinary players cannot understand.
Since joining Manchester City in 2015, De Bruyne, under Pep Guardiola, has grown into an integral piece of the team's puzzle and the Premier League's No. 1 midfielder.
Kevin De Bruyne is best known for his ability to create chances, thanks to his wide vision and meticulous footwork, often with an eye for fleeting gaps and delivering deadly passes at the most opportune moments.
In addition to his deadly passes, his dribbling ability and long-range shooting are also excellent. De Bruyne's dribbling is not only a high success rate, but also extremely deceptive.
Kevin De Bruyne's long-range shot also frightened opponents in the Premier League, and his unsolvable long-range shot when the team could not open the situation became one of his signatures.
Modric: The older the more demonic the midfield metronome
Born in Modric in 1985, he joined Real Madrid from Tottenham in 2012 for €35 million.
At first, he was considered a "parallel cargo", but since 2016, Modric has won UEFA Best Player and UEFA Best Midfielder.
In 2018, he was elected World Footballer of the Year and won the Golden Ball Award, becoming the first person to break the 10-year monopoly of Messi and Ronaldo.
With his skillful dribbling and outstanding footwork, Modric has become a metronome for both attack and defense.
Facing teams such as Paris, Chelsea and Liverpool who press fiercely, Modric can also dribble the ball out of the pressing reasonably to find his teammates, so that his teammates are very reassuring about him.
The 37-year-old has astonishing fitness and rarely gets injured, which is not easy for a veteran.
Modric's assists were very soulless, especially his outside foot passes, which became a signature move.
He had a total of 12 assists last season, each of which was fantastic. In the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Chelsea, his outside foot assisted Rodrigo's goal, which was even more impressive.
Modric signed a one-year extension with Real Madrid last season, and if nothing else, his career will also end at Real Madrid.
Expect the midfielder to continue his legendary story at the Bernabeu!