Kroos: It's not easy to take Real Madrid back to where Zidane left them Real Madrid German wants team to play better football

As one of the veterans of the squad, Toni Kroos has seen just about everything at Real Madrid in his five seasons in the Spanish capital

However, the German believes it is unfair to compare the current side with its European achievements attained in Zinedine Zidane's first spell.

Kroos believes that one of the ways in which the club can return to past glories is by playing more attractively.

"We want to play better football, and more consistently," Kroos told Kicker.

That's important because, after you do that, the rest comes by itself.

"If you play better, you'll be in the fight for the titles," he said.

Despite winning three consecutive Champions League under Zidane, Kroos feels comparisons are not helpful.

"It is not easy to take the team back to where Zidane left it, it is difficult to reach that level.

"Our team was in a different situation when Zidane returned in mid-March of 2019 compared to when he left the team in May 2018," he noted.

On new signing Luka Jovic, Kroos is confident that he will be a hit.

"He has integrated well.

"But he had bad luck with the injury.

"Jovic is an option who will make us stronger with what he is best at: scoring goals."