Live Bar June 7, the former Real Madrid midfielder Khedira just announced his retirement from the boots not long ago, and recently the Spanish media "Marca" also conducted an exclusive interview with Khedira, who talked about his past career and time playing for Real Madrid.
– Remember your first season at Real Madrid?
"The first season was very difficult, when I also experienced my first national derby, we lost 5-0, it was really uncomfortable, but that loss made us better. Mourinho led the team to improve step by step, and the team's competitiveness is also going up. ”
"Another Real Madrid was woken up at that moment and showed up in the following games. Later the Copa del Rey we won was fantastic, what a wonderful game... In these games, we suffer a lot on the pitch, but at the same time, we enjoy everything on the pitch, everything in the dressing room, and the usual training..."
Do you remember your transfer journey?
"Everything was perfect, Spain just eliminated us at the World Cup in South Africa and we were all sad because that generation of German players deserved to reach the final. The defeat didn't leave my mind for a long time, but suddenly I got a phone call: 'Sammy, Real Madrid want you, Munirio call you'. I was very nervous, and the first thing I was most worried about was my English, because I couldn't speak English at that time... So after Mourinho called me, I asked him if we could talk via text and he laughed and said yes. He told me he wanted me to play at Real Madrid and I agreed without hesitation, that conversation changed my career and Mourinho's invitation was the best thing that happened to me..."
— Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid do not have a Champions League title
"We're very hungry for it, yes. That team is incredible, with great ability, perseverance, passion... We won the league in a flawless way, but in the Champions League we had a little less luck..."
Then Ancelotti came
"He's completely different from Mourinho, personally he helped me to keep improving, to play on the pitch in a different way and gave me a lot of confidence, told me to be proactive, to be closer to the opponent's half so I could score more goals and I did what he told me to do. He imagined the team and Madrid as one big family and took care of us all. ”
You started in the Champions League final in Lisbon
I had just started training and Hadvey Alonso was suspended in the final. One day Ancelotti came to me and said, 'If you don't have any problems, I'll let you play in the final'. He had let me try two games before and I felt like I had to confess to him, so I told him he was only recovering 60% now and no more. ”
"Ancelotti replied to me: 'I know, but you're used to games like this and you're going to do a good job.' I need experienced players, and you'll have Modric and Di Maria by your side, take it easy'. He figured it all out. It wasn't the best game of my life, but really, I'll never forget it, especially when Ramos scored in the final..."
Why did you leave Real Madrid?
'Leaving Real Madrid was a sad one, I knew I was at the best club in the world and living in an incredible city that helped the team win the title and I didn't stop working hard until the last day of the team, but it was time to leave.
"I know the time has come and personally, another club and another country will give me a better development. I love Real Madrid, I cried and said goodbye. I remember walking alone in the streets of Madrid at night, remembering everything. It was difficult to leave, but Juve called me and I felt it was an opportunity to grow. ”
- What about Juve?
"It's good, I was happy there too, I won the championship too, the whole club was like a family... Joining Juve was a great decision. ”
- Now that you've retired, what do you want to say to the Real Madrid?
'I'm proud to wear the shirt with the Real Madrid logo on it, I'll always be a Real Madrider and I'll be at the Bernabeu again to watch the game, I gave everything in every game when I played there and I hope people will remember me.'
in Cosimo