The SCARY Truth About Modric Nobody is Noticing

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A lot of players some of them has rough beginnings to their childhood yet Luka Modric went from dealing with war in Croatia to now being one of the best midfielders of all time.

He’s had such a very successful career and it wasn’t always easy as he was a good player on Tottenham, initially there were doubts about whether he could play in the Premier League and a string of brilliant performances silenced those critics. In his debut season at Real Madrid, he took a lot of time to settle on a star studded team and after he was voted as the worst signing in La Liga history, as they say the rest is history. Under Carlo Ancelotti then Zinedine Zidane, he was an integral part of why Real Madrid won 4 champions league titles in 5 seasons and won a 3peat of UCL titles from 2016-2018 and along with Toni Kroos and Casemiro, formed an excellent midfield trio that helped the team control games and win the midfield battles. Cristiano Ronaldo got all the headlines for his goals which was understandable, but Luka Modric played an equally important role to Real Madrid’s European success as well and without him they don’t win those UCL titles. Even in 2022, despite being 36, he was very critical in helping Real Madrid win another champions league title. He didn’t have success at just club level, for the Croatia national team, he took them to a World Cup final in 2018 and got them to the semifinals in 2022 and to do that on Croatia out of all countries is phenomenal and you wonder why he won the Golden Ball in 2018 and the Bronze Ball in 2022. His Ballon dor win in 2018 was controversial and a lot of people believe that he shouldn’t have won, the only significant thing I would say about Luka Modric winning the Ballon dor is that it ended the 10 year streak of Messi and Ronaldo and it’s true without voters fatigue he wouldn’t have won, in an era where attackers get all the recognition for their goals, even if he shouldn’t have won, it just shows that you don’t always need to have the most goals and assists to be the best player in the world and win these individual accolades. It was good for him that he has a Ballon Dor to his name. Modric has also shown that age is just a number for him and the fact that at 38 he’s still playing at this level and has been playing at an elite level in his 30s it’s simply just greatness from him and he’s been one of the most consistent players in the last decade and has shown that he isn’t a one season wonder when he has gotten better and better with age. During his time at Real Madrid and what he has done on the Croatia national team, he always has his best performances in the big games champions league World Cup etc, produces on the big stage and delivers in high profile moments like his 2 assists in 2 separate champions league finals against Atletico Madrid in 2014 and Juventus in 2017, his masterclass in the 2018 final against Liverpool, his display against England in the semifinals in 2018, who can forget about that sublime assist in the champions league quarterfinals against Chelsea in 2022 as he was dominating the midfield against some of the best teams in Europe on the biggest of stages. He wouldn’t be the player that he is today had he not faced so many challenges in his childhood and his career.

What makes Luka Modric special is his well rounded ability and all of the tools that he has in his locker has made him such a phenomenal midfielder. He’s more of a deep lying playmaker a box to box midfielder and a number 8. The guy is an expert at controlling the pace and tempo of games, he’s a very good ball passer with the amount of chances he creates whether it’s from deep and in the advanced positions of the field, he can pull out a trivela pass out of nowhere and this is his signature pass that we’ve seen him do time and time again and he’s also an engine with a ridiculous work rate. He’s another one of those players who have to be closely watched during a game in order for people to truly appreciate their value and how good they are because whenever he plays he has so much influence in the game it’s very unparalleled to find so many ways to be a difference maker during games and it’s not like he has some of the most dominant statistics I’ve ever seen as he doesn’t need to be a goalscoring midfielder like Steven Gerrard or Frank Lampard, he’s an attacking and defensive midfielder combined.

He did start his career off as a number 10, a traditional playmaker, but as we all know, that role doesn’t exist in football anymore. Luka Modric has had to redefine his game just to cope with the demands and tactical changes of modern football and this has helped him become one of the greatest midfielders we’ve ever seen because not only does he have a very unique skillset on the ball with a range of short and long passes, he’s willing to do some defensive work from here and there and that’s an aspect of his game that isn’t always talked about and his profile is exactly what managers want from players in modern football. Marcelo Bielsa recently said a player who attacks like a 10 and defends like a 6, he calls it the Modric the number 8 role and players like him that were attacking midfielders had to evolve and that’s another special thing about his career. Most of the success that he’s had in his career has been at Real Madrid, with the Croatia national team he has been their best player the face of the team in major tournaments where they’ve exceeded expectations in recent World Cups. He peaked later in his career I get that, but for athletes it’s so difficult to maintain your high level of performances in your late 30s, even if this season hasn’t been vintage Modric he’s a perfect professional in a sense that despite his playing time being limited because of the emergence of Jude Bellingham and the other young midfielders on Real Madrid, he’s accepted his role as a squad player as has continued to look like a class act on the field whether he comes off the bench or gets a rare start. He’s one of the best players I’ve ever seen and Luka Modric absolutely deserves to be in the same sentence as Xavi Andres Iniesta and Zinedine Zidane and you know how good you have to be when you’re in the same conversation as these midfield greats. Most of the success that he’s had in his career has been at Real Madrid, with the Croatia national team he has been their best player the face of the team in major tournaments where they’ve exceeded expectations in recent World Cups.

modric, for me, is at least top 5 midfielders of all time. he wasn’t graced with amazing opportunities straight off rip like the other legends, he had to work the hardest out of everyone despite so much criticism. and the fact that at his old age, he still plays for a top league and hasn’t went to a lesser league or retired, and is STILL performing great. you can’t hate the man🥲

Modric might be o e of the best players to ever compet in football. For me much better than Xavi comparable to Iniesta. Better than Zidane Gullit Lampard Gerrad. He s never going to be mentioned as one of the goats because he s not so spectaluar as forwards but he s magician. This guy is like Messi but slower and less agressive with the ball and more without. Guy is incredible