Toni Kroos admits Real Madrid found it difficult to adjust when Cristiano Ronaldo departed for Juventus, but considers the Blancos to be like Roger Federer when it comes to proving doubters wrong.
Many have been quick to write the ageing Santiago Bernabeu giants off since a five-time Ballon d’Or winner opted to take on a new challenge in Italy during the summer of 2018.
Replacing Ronaldo was always going to be an impossible task, but coping without him initially proved trickier than anyone in the Spanish capital could have imagined.