Cristiano Ronaldo’s former Actual Madrid teammate Khedira dismisses him as essentially the most particular participant

Cristiano Ronaldo has firmly established his legacy in soccer historical past, notably at Actual Madrid, the place he stays the membership’s all-time high scorer. Nevertheless, his former teammate Sami Khedira, now retired, has mirrored on his time on the Spanish giants and, when requested to decide on essentially the most “particular” participant, surprisingly picked somebody apart from Ronaldo.

Khedira performed for Actual Madrid from 2010 to 2015, sharing unforgettable moments with Ronaldo, together with the enduring “La Decima” Champions League triumph within the 2013-14 season. In an interview with Spanish outlet Marca, Khedira was requested to call essentially the most particular participant within the locker room, and whereas he acknowledged Ronaldo’s immense affect, he in the end chosen one other gifted particular person.

“Everybody understands that Cristiano was the person. To win matches, it was all the time Cristiano, as a result of he by no means missed. He was all the time there. We wanted a aim, so we’d give the ball to Cristiano. However for me, essentially the most particular participant was Mesut Ozil,” Khedira said.

Whereas Khedira praised Ronaldo’s standing because the workforce’s most important star, he justified his alternative by recalling the second they discovered Ozil was leaving the membership: “The day Mesut left, we had been all telling Florentino: ‘Why are you promoting him?’ And all of us stated it, you recognize? Benzema, Cristiano, Ramos… Ozil was an absolute genius, a real magician. I performed behind him, and when you gave him a foul go, he would management the ball with such ease… I’ve by no means seen a participant with that class and high quality, actually.”

Arsenal made a daring transfer in 2013, spending €45 million to signal Mesut Ozil from Actual Madrid. Whereas the sale offered a big monetary enhance for Los Blancos, Sami Khedira, Ozil’s former teammate, was captivated by his fellow German’s expertise. “Actually, Mesut performed like Zidane. My idol was Zizou, and when you put each of them on YouTube and watch their touches… Mesut was like Zizou,” he said.

Ozil’s remorse of leaving Actual Madrid

Ozil turned Arsene Wenger’s marquee signing at Arsenal, tasked with serving to the membership reclaim its title contender standing. Regardless of his simple success within the Premier League, the German midfielder has since admitted that leaving Actual Madrid was a mistake.

This revelation got here from Khedira, who, when requested about Özil’s possibilities of profitable the Ballon d’Or, shared deeper insights into his good friend’s ideas on leaving Madrid: “I don’t know, as a result of there have been Cristiano and Messi, and in addition Xavi and Iniesta, who for me ought to have received a Ballon d’Or. However sure, Ozil had that potential.

“And though he had a fantastic profession, it might have been totally different at Madrid. And he informed me that leaving Madrid was a giant mistake as a result of he had every little thing right here. The Bernabeu beloved him, he performed like an angel,” Sami Khedira said.

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