@@roronozoro11by every game against city you mean 2023 and 2024? After 18 years playing for club and country? Your boy Van Dijk which many refer to as the greatest EPL defender ever has had 4 good seasons since 2018. Modric has had 12 amazing seasons and has been a starter for club and country since 2006. Give him a break obviously as a older shower player and with very bad teammates in this current real madrid side he looks worse
Saw him at Wembley for the first time back in 2007. England v Croatia euro 2008 qualifier. He bossed the midfield that night over prime gerrard and lampard. He just never lost the ball or misplaced a pass. Class.
He was one of those who was always best on the field no matter who he played against and for wich team he played. His team always dominated. He played for dinamo zagreb when werder was germans champions. He dominated amazingly. His debut for Croatia was against Argentina. It was 2006. Croatia won 3-2 he was best player with Messi. They stoled the show. It was theyr private game. He was leader from day one everywhere. Exepct first season for Real Madrid.
@@eddixon2015 yes wally with a brolly if i remember. Fun fact. Croatia didnt need that win, we alredy qualifed. And when our team got in England, they arrested on of our delegats on the airport for takeing a newspaper and going trough them and putting it back (in Croatia that's normal). They called him a thief. He was vice president of our football federation. Besides that their media shitalked days b4 the game. I remember that day. It wasnet much of a importance of that game days b4 game nothing was happening, and than BOOOM after the news about our vice president was arrested everyone was mad and heated. If it wasent of that we would probably lose 2-0 and good game. But this made everyone mad. Price of that silly act of unwelcome was England staying home for Euros. And Russia played Andorra in the same time. They barely won 1-0 and qualifed as 2nd. After that they had a spontaneus gathering in Moscow in front of Croatia embassy singing songs and they lit candels in sign of graditude. They have already said goodbye to the idea of going to the euro. They were good at euros, with Arshavin best player.
They legislated physicality out of the Premier League 1992-2010 it was half rugby Paul Ince and Patrick Viera would have been going AFTER Modric Still remember those 2007 City teams of Leon Ball and Micah Richards. Red card was a rare sight. If you got sent off - you really had to go above and beyond. I remember one game Leon Ball (LB) Man City having 5 red card challenges on Ronaldo. Only got 1 yellow Times have changed. Modric started shinning when football started to get soft like tennis.
Modric was so good that Chelsea wanted to place him in that midfield though, they even bid £40m for him in 2011 which back then would’ve been one of the biggest PL transfers
Man, Luka really changed the game. It's wild to think about how he just fits in any team! Also, Bale and Modric's connection was pure magic on the field. Football will miss that! ⚽️✨
I've watched play Messi in person live. If watched CR7 play in person too. I appreciated Modric as spurs fan for years but only at Wembley when we won 3-1 against Madrid did I see a player touch a ball and have such frightening control it in any situation it was genuinely unbelievable. Only him, Iniesta, Xavi and Messi I remember doing what he does
@@nickm8874 @BigSteveEpisode2 nah you are both being an ass he could simply just be pointing out some of the class players spurs have had over the years
@@liverpoolfcx7first of all modric is better than gerrard. Second of all Gerrard is a generation before, he literally retired in 2017 when Modric was in his prime.
@@raylsonsilva804Honestly, and I mean Honestly without bias (and I loved that Barcelona team and watched them LIVe when they beat Mourinho’s Real 5-0)… Luka is better than Xavi, Iniesta, De Bruyne. In fact, I would say ppl should see him as second to Zizou. Why? Not only was he crucial in winning 6 UCLs, 4 La Ligas. The man lead Croatia… Croatia to the World Cup finals.. What more does he need to do? He doesn’t play for Brazil, France, Spain, England. If he did, we all know that people would elevate him to some crazy status (the same way they did Pogba now Bellingham). Small nation players always seem to be viewed less than (e.g. George Best etc).
I’m a Barca fan but Modric is pure genuine class. Real should be forever grateful to have had this legend of the game play for them. I put him right up there with Messi and CR7 even though those 2 overshadowed his brilliance for so long.
Luka was a barcelona fan at begging.... when he was in dinamo Zagreb his dream was to play for barcelona bit life took him to real where he becamed legend and which in now hes favourite club... funny sometimes what and were life brings you
Luka modric is so damn good, even in football manager, he's somewhat unstoppable playing in the middle even with slightly above average stats.. just uniquely ridiculous
I realized Luka's greatness during the Euro 2016, when I as croatian fan saw french kids on the stadium brought by their parents, in total awe and joy for seeing him play. When he scored the goal, these kids were happier than croatian fans around.
i love harry redknapp. for someone of his experience and knowledge he had a very good eye for talent and knew exactly how to play them. if it wasnt for him some of the greats of the game would never be as great. football thanks you Harry for your service
@@jjfw96 you're actually wrong because the year he is talking about was with berbatov, Bale and Modders and Chelsea won the league in 2010 when Berba was already gone to united. Stop talking shite
In Dinamo Zagreb he played central, and even on the right. Players like him can control and build the attack from any position in the midfield imo. It was purely their assumption in Tottenham that he couldn't play mid in the Prem. Good thing they "risked" and let him.
I remember when madrid just bought him and he debuted against barcelona and i wasnt sure who he was. Not many minutes that game, but what a show did he put out. We knew we got ourselves a star
This is very similar to foden at England not just the fact Modric was put on the wing at spurs. More the positions he’s standing in, right next to players expecting the quick ball to his feet. You could tell with Modric once his team mates understood this is why he went on to win how much at Madrid
@@vanbalzup6481 The current Man City is literally a "made in China Barcelona" ordered from Ali Baba. I feel like the Stoke nonsense is a very busted myth by now and I say this as a Real Madrid fan.
This is just why spanish teams always beat english teams English teams prioritized physicality and athleticsm so much over technique that when they faced teams with decent physicality and amazing technique they couldnt keep up
I can remember seeing him play in Croatia under 17, the youth tournament. The commentator (a dutch guy) called him Balkan Cruijff and i think he was correct :)
Credit to Harry Redknapp, one thing about him is he always wanted and strived to improve his players to the best of their abilities and play entertaining attacking football even without managing the top top teams and for that I’ll always love that about him, great human being aswell 🙏🏻
If I was a Spurs fan I would genuinely be annoyed as they had Modric and Bale, 2 genuinely elite players but just could never build around them in time and Madrid just said thank you very much
Harry makes it seems like he unearthed Bale on the wing and Modric in the middle, but anyone could see Bale shouldn't have been left back to begin with, and Modric came from playing centre mid in Croatia where he was highly rated. Good for him finally giving them the chance after not having faith in the though
Pretty sure that was part of the run that took us into the champions league... what he's not saying is that when he put Modric in midfield, Gareth Bale replaced him on the wing. He was sensational against both Arsenal and Chelsea.
It's sometimes hard to believe how Real Madrid really got eyes for player from Tottenham. I remember watching Bale & Luka Modric who was absolutely sensational for Tottenham, but don't think they would make it at the top level in Real Madrid. They became club legends and you had forgotten where they actually came from before Real Madrid.
When these legends get old.. we quickly forget how good they really once were
Yesterday i saw a Video with the 2005 AC Milan squad😮 savage pure freaking savage....💪🏻 Maldini...Stam...Gattuso etc....
No we don’t
Modric is still world class.
He is actually better today then in his time with Tottenham.
Evan as an Arsenal fan, I will not. He's magic.
yeah people have forgotten how good redknapp was
One of the most consistent players ever don’t think I ever seen him play a bad game
If I remember correctly he actually struggled the first season and perhaps the second at real Madrid
LITERALLY EVERY GAME AGAINST CITY HE DROPS A STINKER
@@roronozoro11 just watch him in the game, its not stats and videos from reels.
@@Jasper_J which game you watch jasper he is great but he really stinks against city everytime and its eyes that tells you not stats
@@roronozoro11by every game against city you mean 2023 and 2024? After 18 years playing for club and country?
Your boy Van Dijk which many refer to as the greatest EPL defender ever has had 4 good seasons since 2018.
Modric has had 12 amazing seasons and has been a starter for club and country since 2006. Give him a break obviously as a older shower player and with very bad teammates in this current real madrid side he looks worse
Saw him at Wembley for the first time back in 2007. England v Croatia euro 2008 qualifier. He bossed the midfield that night over prime gerrard and lampard. He just never lost the ball or misplaced a pass. Class.
He was one of those who was always best on the field no matter who he played against and for wich team he played. His team always dominated. He played for dinamo zagreb when werder was germans champions. He dominated amazingly.
His debut for Croatia was against Argentina. It was 2006. Croatia won 3-2 he was best player with Messi. They stoled the show. It was theyr private game. He was leader from day one everywhere. Exepct first season for Real Madrid.
Was that the Scott Carson, Niko Kranjar, Sol Campbell Neverending slice take, and (most importantly) the umbrella game?
@@eddixon2015 yes wally with a brolly if i remember.
Fun fact. Croatia didnt need that win, we alredy qualifed. And when our team got in England, they arrested on of our delegats on the airport for takeing a newspaper and going trough them and putting it back (in Croatia that's normal). They called him a thief. He was vice president of our football federation.
Besides that their media shitalked days b4 the game. I remember that day. It wasnet much of a importance of that game days b4 game nothing was happening, and than BOOOM after the news about our vice president was arrested everyone was mad and heated. If it wasent of that we would probably lose 2-0 and good game. But this made everyone mad. Price of that silly act of unwelcome was England staying home for Euros.
And Russia played Andorra in the same time. They barely won 1-0 and qualifed as 2nd. After that they had a spontaneus gathering in Moscow in front of Croatia embassy singing songs and they lit candels in sign of graditude. They have already said goodbye to the idea of going to the euro. They were good at euros, with Arshavin best player.
Luka is a Monster , Legendary one.
Technique will always trump physicality
They legislated physicality out of the Premier League
1992-2010 it was half rugby
Paul Ince and Patrick Viera would have been going AFTER Modric
Still remember those 2007 City teams of Leon Ball and Micah Richards. Red card was a rare sight. If you got sent off - you really had to go above and beyond.
I remember one game Leon Ball (LB) Man City having 5 red card challenges on Ronaldo. Only got 1 yellow
Times have changed.
Modric started shinning when football started to get soft like tennis.
No not technique, brain bro and agillity.
What a load of nonsense, you think Bruce lee would beat Mike Tyson?? Sap
literally not true, it is physicality that broke the great barcelona teams of the early 2010s
@@KevinMcGee-qg6hm do your research on boxing mate. Most of the GOATs are extremely technical. Also Tyson was a very underrated technical boxer.
The King of the Balkans What a technician. Among the greatest center mids ive ever seen. Long live Luka Modric
Yes indeed, greetings from Bulgaria!
That Chelsea midfield was a machine
Modric was so good that Chelsea wanted to place him in that midfield though, they even bid £40m for him in 2011 which back then would’ve been one of the biggest PL transfers
Modric, Bale and Van der Vaart were a better 3 IMO
@@TC_83bore off
@@elkakweborouz5015 better attackers without question
@@TC_83 HAhahahahahahaha... hold on, let me catch my breath... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Luca Modric is one of the greatest players to ever play this game.
Luka, not Luca
Man, Luka really changed the game. It's wild to think about how he just fits in any team! Also, Bale and Modric's connection was pure magic on the field. Football will miss that! ⚽️✨
I've watched play Messi in person live. If watched CR7 play in person too. I appreciated Modric as spurs fan for years but only at Wembley when we won 3-1 against Madrid did I see a player touch a ball and have such frightening control it in any situation it was genuinely unbelievable. Only him, Iniesta, Xavi and Messi I remember doing what he does
The great veteran will not be forgotten 🫡
Best Midfielder of this Generation ❤❤
Harry Redknapp at Spurs was really entertaining to watch.Players like Bale,Modric,Lennon,Parker etc under him were really good.
Luka Modric is a kind of player who will start in any top team in the world , whether club or international.
Top coment!
Modric, Bale, Berbatov!
Modric arrived the summer Berbatov went. And it was a season or two before Bale got going, too. Weird post
@nickm8874 don't be an ass. Our memories aren't perfect. This is almost 10 years ago.
@@Twoyutes74he's not being an ass, just correcting him
@@Twoyutes74
🙄 Don't be offended by someone else's superior knowledge 🤷
@@nickm8874 @BigSteveEpisode2 nah you are both being an ass he could simply just be pointing out some of the class players spurs have had over the years
I could listen to stories abt modric forever
Best midfielder of his generation without doubt.
If you're excluding Xavi and Iniesta from his generation, sure
@@raylsonsilva804exactly
What generation is he exactly tho lol he was around when Steven Gerrard was still playing which makes this claim false imo
@@liverpoolfcx7first of all modric is better than gerrard. Second of all Gerrard is a generation before, he literally retired in 2017 when Modric was in his prime.
@@raylsonsilva804Honestly, and I mean Honestly without bias (and I loved that Barcelona team and watched them LIVe when they beat Mourinho’s Real 5-0)… Luka is better than Xavi, Iniesta, De Bruyne. In fact, I would say ppl should see him as second to Zizou. Why? Not only was he crucial in winning 6 UCLs, 4 La Ligas. The man lead Croatia… Croatia to the World Cup finals.. What more does he need to do? He doesn’t play for Brazil, France, Spain, England. If he did, we all know that people would elevate him to some crazy status (the same way they did Pogba now Bellingham). Small nation players always seem to be viewed less than (e.g. George Best etc).
Underrated goat of football midfielders.
He was THE best
Still is. Did you see the game vs Girona?
Also he only playes half of the games as a starter this season but that didn't stop him to have the most goal chance creations in La Liga, 31 so far.
He’s 38 and still better than all midfielders, class
39
I’m a Barca fan but Modric is pure genuine class. Real should be forever grateful to have had this legend of the game play for them. I put him right up there with Messi and CR7 even though those 2 overshadowed his brilliance for so long.
This is a beautiful comment
Luka was a barcelona fan at begging.... when he was in dinamo Zagreb his dream was to play for barcelona bit life took him to real where he becamed legend and which in now hes favourite club... funny sometimes what and were life brings you
Nice and all but he’s very different to Cristiano and with all respect he’s not close to Messi.
Luka modric is so damn good, even in football manager, he's somewhat unstoppable playing in the middle even with slightly above average stats.. just uniquely ridiculous
'Slightly above average' 🤦🏼he is like top 20 rated players in the game, dude, is everything ok at home?
Spurs has produced more ballon d'or winners since 2008 then trophies
Since 2008 Sours have had more players called Gareth Bale than they have had trophies.
That's unreal sacrifice tbh
I realized Luka's greatness during the Euro 2016, when I as croatian fan saw french kids on the stadium brought by their parents, in total awe and joy for seeing him play. When he scored the goal, these kids were happier than croatian fans around.
I was at that Chelsea game. Modric was pure class
Modric is a king of football… city fan here but i love this guy
Now he’s Madrid greatest midfielder ever & most winning player every
A testament to redknapp as much as it is to modric. Trust and understanding go hand in hand in football, both more important than anything else
Thank you Harry
i love harry redknapp. for someone of his experience and knowledge he had a very good eye for talent and knew exactly how to play them. if it wasnt for him some of the greats of the game would never be as great. football thanks you Harry for your service
Always a place for Luka in my XI made me a Spurs fan for life
Modric was phenomenal in Spurs. I know Madrid but that time it was exceptional.
I still love you, 'arry!! One of my favorite Spurs squads of all time
Bale Modric and van de vaart 👌🏽
Harry underrated coach brings the best out his players
His years were wasted for Modric at Spurs.
Luka is fearless. But he looks like an underdog.. and the opposition paid the price
Fantastic player 👌🏻
Screw physicality when you have a player like modric. He's so creative, no one can knock him off his routine
Essien Ballack Lampard.....dammmmmmm .....galacticos
Ballack and essien were both past their best at this stage
They still won the league that year.
@@jjfw96 when modric, berba and bale neat Chelsea??
@@jjfw96 you're actually wrong because the year he is talking about was with berbatov, Bale and Modders and Chelsea won the league in 2010 when Berba was already gone to united. Stop talking shite
@@KevinMcGee-qg6hmyet they were still mustard. As a Chelsea fan, that's the best midfield most of us agree on.
bale, modric, van der vaart, parker, lennon
Pavlyuchenko up front
and...........a empty trophy cabinet, if Spurs even have one.
Absolute Legend of a Man. Hail Hail Luka
Thank you Harry Redknapp
Modric is the GOAT in midfield
We dont respect these players enough when they deserve it or need it the most. He was amazing.
He was special
Modric + Carrick at Spurs = superb
That midfield with Modric, Carrick and Hoddle was special. Remember it like it was yesterday
In Dinamo Zagreb he played central, and even on the right. Players like him can control and build the attack from any position in the midfield imo.
It was purely their assumption in Tottenham that he couldn't play mid in the Prem. Good thing they "risked" and let him.
Luka Modric is a great technical midfielder
I remember when madrid just bought him and he debuted against barcelona and i wasnt sure who he was. Not many minutes that game, but what a show did he put out. We knew we got ourselves a star
my fave midfielders are the Santi, modric, rosicky, and ( Ozel)
LOL... None of them can lace Luca's boots.
Harry is a proper football guy.
This is very similar to foden at England not just the fact Modric was put on the wing at spurs.
More the positions he’s standing in, right next to players expecting the quick ball to his feet.
You could tell with Modric once his team mates understood this is why he went on to win how much at Madrid
He played central midfield for Croatia and dinamo,it's not like Harry invented hot water.
Yea but Prem was different mate
@@dovahnkil-hf5yvyou mean the game got softer so allowed the smaller players more protection
@@cousinleigh1470 Prem was the most physical league at that time but modric still excelled
@@cousinleigh1470 yup. Hence why Messi never dared step foot in the Prem. Stoke would have snapped him in half.
@@vanbalzup6481 The current Man City is literally a "made in China Barcelona" ordered from Ali Baba.
I feel like the Stoke nonsense is a very busted myth by now and I say this as a Real Madrid fan.
The confidence of a coach makes a player. Let’s not forget it was Harry who showed trust in Lampard.
Watched him then most weeks at Spurs and he was so competitive in there he was a monster!
Back when my club was good 😢
One of the best ever
As an arsenal fan I was so glad when he went to Madrid 😂 lad was unreal
Harry redknapp is so underrated and has created some mister players
Harry was bent.
A super talent one of the best
Sheer magic
One of the goats
Lampard, Ballack, Essien, Terry .... That was a great team.
one word....'Magic'
Harry Redknapp always had eye for talent.
Im going to lose it when Real Madrid give Modric his farewell 😭😭😭😭😭
I saw Modriç playing for Croatia in EURO 2008 for the first time, I was amazed.
Greatest mid off all time. Genius
Wow, looking back I never thought that Luka would be on the level of those 3 let alone have an even better career.
Harry redknapp .. the england manager we never had 😢.. but should of .
Modric is the definition of midfielder
This Tottenham squad was the fucking best time to be a Tottenham fan
Real Madrid should give Redknapp a medal for what he did for Bale and Modric
GOAT midfilder playmaker
This is just why spanish teams always beat english teams
English teams prioritized physicality and athleticsm so much over technique that when they faced teams with decent physicality and amazing technique they couldnt keep up
I can remember seeing him play in Croatia under 17, the youth tournament. The commentator (a dutch guy) called him Balkan Cruijff and i think he was correct :)
Credit to Harry Redknapp, one thing about him is he always wanted and strived to improve his players to the best of their abilities and play entertaining attacking football even without managing the top top teams and for that I’ll always love that about him, great human being aswell 🙏🏻
Modern legend
Talking about his nephew frank so proudly too
The king of the wheeling and dealing
For me Modric ia one of the GOATS
Harry was the one who turned Gareth Bale from a left back to a winger as well
greatest 50/50 ever.
Luka is one of those position defining midfielders. He is like xavi and pirlo combined
one of the best
to kick a ball
If you re strong and you can play...the opposition have got problems.
Harry makes it all about himself. Like he discovered his talent and how to use him even though others didn't see that.
Last real number 10 playing in Europe. I can't think of anyone else? Grealish in Villa was a real treat to watch. Can't think of another...
Modric was playing centre mid for Spurs before that Arsenal game. Selective memory from Redknapp.
If I was a Spurs fan I would genuinely be annoyed as they had Modric and Bale, 2 genuinely elite players but just could never build around them in time and Madrid just said thank you very much
I legit remember him on fifa being a lw player 😂
Modric is much stronger than he looks
Harry makes it seems like he unearthed Bale on the wing and Modric in the middle, but anyone could see Bale shouldn't have been left back to begin with, and Modric came from playing centre mid in Croatia where he was highly rated. Good for him finally giving them the chance after not having faith in the though
And the rest is history. 🤍⚪️
Modricnthe one that got away quality
Pretty sure that was part of the run that took us into the champions league... what he's not saying is that when he put Modric in midfield, Gareth Bale replaced him on the wing. He was sensational against both Arsenal and Chelsea.
Nah I'm Spurs fan and I remember that Dembele was also playing at that time and he was an absolute menace so naturally it took some time
Modric & Dembele were never at Spurs at the same time.
On a chewsday night
It's sometimes hard to believe how Real Madrid really got eyes for player from Tottenham. I remember watching Bale & Luka Modric who was absolutely sensational for Tottenham, but don't think they would make it at the top level in Real Madrid. They became club legends and you had forgotten where they actually came from before Real Madrid.
The only player who managed to win a Ballon d'or in between the Messi/Ronaldo era
A technically gifted player will always get the better of an athletic one.
I like the videos man 😁 keep it up