Nürnberg's Klose compares Bayern loanee to Müller and Kroos
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Speaking to BILD, Miroslav Klose has hailed Bayern Munich loanee Javi Fernández and drew comparisons to him with a pair of former World Cup winners.
“The two players I know who were exactly like that were Thomas Müller and Toni Kroos," the 1.FC Nürnberg coach said of the 19-year-old midfielder.
"Müller misses three absolute sitters and then, five minutes later, he’s standing there as if nothing had happened, and then he smashes one in.
"Anyone else would have been dwelling on it by then. And Toni Kroos, early on at Bayern, when he played on the left wing, made a lot of mistakes and gave the ball away a lot.
"And when you look at what he became, he hardly ever lost the ball anymore. That’s talent. We do have to keep Javi grounded.
"During training sessions, there were also two or three situations where he needs to release the ball earlier.
“But then he goes into the dribble again and again and tries to nutmeg his opponent. But I’m keeping a close eye on him,” he added.
