The first Real Madrid player we come too is Toni Kroos, who has just enjoyed a remarkable season for both club and country. Kroos was an essential cog in the Bayern Munich title-winning side of 2013-14, as he helped the Bavarians retain their Bundesliga crown with two goals and four assists. Better yet were his performances at this summer's World Cup. Kroos netted two goals and provided three assists as he played all seven games for Germany at the finals in Brazil, helping them win the tournament in the final against Argentina, which earned him a 30 million move to Real Madrid this summer to cap off a fine 12 months for the Germany international. In light of his recent performances, EA Sports have seen fit to increase Kroos's rating by two points from last year's game, and have boosted him up to a healthy-looking 86. You can have very few qualms about this given the year the 24-year-old has just enjoyed, and he is expected to go from strength to strength at the Santiago Bernabeu in 2014-15.
Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.
