Prime Iniesta. Only AFTER Iniesta and Xavi past their prime Croos or Mdric even got a chance to show something of their caliber. before that when they went head to head Xavi , Iniesta basically stomped them hard every time. not just them Alonso , Khediera all got stomped.
Long pass: Modric Short pass: Iniesta Set pieces: Modric Dribbling: Iniesta Goals: Iniesta Assists: Iniesta Play making: Iniesta Defense: Modric Durability: Modric Versatility: Modric Stamina: Modric I will say Modric. He is close to Iniesta in goals and assists despite playing a more defensive role.
What about vision? Long shots? Shot power? Plus Iniesta could play as a centre mid, attacking mid, left/right mid, and even as a left winger. While Modric would never work as anything other than a central midfielder. These two players are only comparable when it comes down to career achievements, because individually Iniesta absolutely clears Modric and it's not even close, especially in their prime where Iniesta was truly almost as good as Messi
@@nikoloznasaridze6328vision goes under play making and assists. shot power and long shot is modric. what about crossing, slide tackling, trivelas, penalties, counter attacks, leadership, speed, strength? those are all Modric lol but that would be too much unneccesary detail. modric can play center mid, attacking mid, left and right mid, he can even play cdm and even lb or rb. he did so many times at Tottenham and a few times at Madrid. thats a ridiculous statement. Inidividual honors are not the most important thing. Besides Modric has the Balon d Or and many man of the matches for modrid and croatia. He led a decent Croatia far into world cups. Iniesta had the best team the world has ever seen
Modric trump Iniesta in terms of achievement, shots, power, longevity, stamina, leadership, long passes, and defensive capabilities. Iniesta is more creative for sure. What Modric achieved with Croatia is something a small footballing nation will very rarely acheieves whereas Spain will always be a footballing power. Three peat with Madrid and Ballon D'or is what makes him the greatest midfielder of the century (Half of Zidane's career was before 2000). Although Iniesta is not far apart. You can make good arguments for him also. Respect and love for both.
Modric has always been my favorite player even before he won his Ballon D’ Or {on my birthday as well 😊} and he’s been so consistent for so long and he’s still going strong… not taking anything away from Iniesta but Modric is my pick 🤍
@@mem5860 Modric can still dribble tho… they’re 2 different players so you can’t compare the two since they have different play styles and their own specialities… Modric has incredible vision and a more relaxed way of playing… it’s about it which you prefer…
@@mem5860 if you’ve seen them play then I’d say Modric is wayyy more relaxed on the ball than Iniesta… both are one of the best midfielders of all time… again trying to compare them will go nowhere seeing as they BOTH have different play styles that are crucial to their own teams… in cases like these again it’s about WHO YOU prefer…
I've been searching this stuff recently because I'm trying to figure out why so many people even think it's comparable. It's like comparing Benzema to Suarez.
Lol I love idiots in the morning. Who tf talks about dribbling when talking about best CM, take a look at what chance created graphs says or goal expectation report of last 15 years or attack index report for last 20 years. And ask your mother to install youtube kids for you. you are on wrong app.
Wtf you on about iniesta was really good at ball retention. Brother if you watch football through reels or started watching after 2016 or something i understand your point. You won’t find a lot of reels of iniesta defending but if you watch the whole match you would understand barca is a possession based team , they defend with the ball so won’t find a Kotian of reels with inesta defending. Doesn’t mean he can’t, when barca lost the ball its not like the defenders would get it and hand to him, most of the balls barca won back were in the mid field. I believe modric is a great player and I also think he is so versatile that he would fit in barca so well similarly I think Iniesta would still do great at a team like Madrid but I don’t believe iniesta is as versatile as, but in my opinion he was a better player, more magical and better prime. But I understand if someone picks modric but if you are gonna judge players especially midfielders you should start watching the older games.
Modric carried Croatia is the biggest lie, he was influential but Croatia squad consisted talented players playing in the Europe top clubs. Rakitic Mandzikic Brozovic Lovren Vida Strnic Kovacic Vrsalko Rebic were all playing in Europe top footballing clubs
You must be a joke , can you compare this list of players to the ones possessed by Spain, Germany, France, Portugal, Brazil , Argentina, Italy , Netherlands or Belgium ?
Is that even a debate?Iniesta is an all time great when it comes to the midfield role.Only Zidane n Xavi who who was a midfielder maestro is the player that I can think of that can rival Iniesta.Actually I struggle to separate the 2 I.e(Iniesta&Xavi) Xavi was more technically gifted while iniesta had the elegance with his skill set n dribbling ability plus produced more of the clutch moments that I don't need to mention here.
Iniesta was better dribbler and faster and a better attacking mid and winger, Xavi was a better pure cm, the best pure cm. Hes the best in possession football and can also create goals and make killer passes, and he has the best vision ever/better in scanning/ awareness and better in possession. Assist ucl final 2009, assist ucl final 2011, assist euro final 2008, 2 assist euros final 2012, assist World Cup semi final. . Deadly combination. Chameleon eyes
Iniesta never had more clutch moments that Xavi. What Xavi did in 6-2 El classico, 09,11 CL finals, 5-0 el classico and match after match in hog tournament cant be rivalled by not a single player
Dude,in those 5-0,6-2 results u are mentioning,Iniesta was an integral part of it.Iniesta n Xavi both supplemented each other n the reason why they are widely considered to be the greatest midfield duo ever.But iniesta was clutch I.e 2009 UCL final man of the match,2015 UCL final man of the match,2012 euro final man of the match again.2010 wcup final scored the winning goal n man of the match.2017 El classic 4-0 win against madrid scored a brace n man of the match to the point he was given a standing ovation by Madrid fans.Only him,Maradona n Ronaldinho are the only Barca players to ever been given an ovation by Madrid fans.Was also the best player of the tournament recipient (golden ball) in Euro 2012.I can go on n on.If that's not been clutch then I don't know which world u are leaving in.Again not taking anything away from Xavi,he was a maestro n definitely one of the greatest CM's ever in history.
Not to forget that iconic winning goal against Chelsea in that controversial 2009 UCL semi final tie.Iniesta was the epitome of what a clutch player is.
In my opinion sometimes somethings can't be judged by stats and achievements if you just compare between Morata and Harry Kane in terms of trophies and titles Morata is better but if you watch the game of Kane and Morata or in both of their prime you can decide coz i lobe can more than morata..
Iniesta announced his retirement today. TH-cam algorithm at it again. Iniesta > Modric. Who played at a higher level later in their careers is irrelevant. Iniesta had won everything that needed to be won by 2010.
Not even gonna watch this dumbass comparison they’ve played against each other in classicos just watch them insista allways destroyed Madrid even when modric was playing
Guardiola and a lot of high performing footballers all recognised Iniesta as one of the best, if not THE best midfielder. Tbh I think Iniesta should be compared with likes of Ozil instead, both had fantastic vision, passing and dribbling ability etc. Ozil screwed himself over in his career, but they both good.
@jonnybarron1518 Yes Hyphen Deco He's a better player In my opinion. But they are, of course, both great players. Think that Deco Is severely and grossly underrated For the player he actually was Insanely good player.
2 different players> Modric has better overall career and wayyyy longer. Iniesta was insanely talented but for a much smaller career. Overall Modric is better.
@@markp5651 Modric never had that influence like Iniesta. Iniesta was teams best in Euro 12, top 3 in WC 10 and Euro 08,CL 11...and great in many la liga.
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After Zidane if anyone has kept the attacking midfielders name high...it's Iniesta.
inesta and its not a debate!
100 percent
what color is his ballondor
Yes but its was always a debate
@@MachoManEditz what color is Iniestas ballondor
+1
They were both very similar. It's annoying when people fabricate that Paul Scholes was doing this at United because he 100% wasn't 🤦♂
lol fr
I want also to smoke Man utd weed, i think after dat i will start to see things in their perspective.
I'm a Croat who loves Barcelona, so I'm not biased in favour of either one necessarily and I choose Iniesta.
Same
Iniesta, next question.
The fact that they didn't talk about defence is so biased
Prime Iniesta. Only AFTER Iniesta and Xavi past their prime Croos or Mdric even got a chance to show something of their caliber. before that when they went head to head Xavi , Iniesta basically stomped them hard every time. not just them Alonso , Khediera all got stomped.
Modric can be someone's favourite player but he was not a better player than Iniesta
Iniesta is the god of midfielders
Iniesta is way ahead with no questions asked, you might try to argue for Xavi and Madric but you will loose for sure.
Long pass: Modric
Short pass: Iniesta
Set pieces: Modric
Dribbling: Iniesta
Goals: Iniesta
Assists: Iniesta
Play making: Iniesta
Defense: Modric
Durability: Modric
Versatility: Modric
Stamina: Modric
I will say Modric. He is close to Iniesta in goals and assists despite playing a more defensive role.
Are you crazy modric was always a box to box midfielder
@@Arman06120 what are you taking about
What about vision? Long shots? Shot power? Plus Iniesta could play as a centre mid, attacking mid, left/right mid, and even as a left winger. While Modric would never work as anything other than a central midfielder. These two players are only comparable when it comes down to career achievements, because individually Iniesta absolutely clears Modric and it's not even close, especially in their prime where Iniesta was truly almost as good as Messi
@@nikoloznasaridze6328vision goes under play making and assists.
shot power and long shot is modric. what about crossing, slide tackling, trivelas, penalties, counter attacks, leadership, speed, strength? those are all Modric lol but that would be too much unneccesary detail.
modric can play center mid, attacking mid, left and right mid, he can even play cdm and even lb or rb. he did so many times at Tottenham and a few times at Madrid. thats a ridiculous statement.
Inidividual honors are not the most important thing. Besides Modric has the Balon d Or and many man of the matches for modrid and croatia.
He led a decent Croatia far into world cups. Iniesta had the best team the world has ever seen
Modric trump Iniesta in terms of achievement, shots, power, longevity, stamina, leadership, long passes, and defensive capabilities. Iniesta is more creative for sure. What Modric achieved with Croatia is something a small footballing nation will very rarely acheieves whereas Spain will always be a footballing power. Three peat with Madrid and Ballon D'or is what makes him the greatest midfielder of the century (Half of Zidane's career was before 2000). Although Iniesta is not far apart. You can make good arguments for him also. Respect and love for both.
Modric has always been my favorite player even before he won his Ballon D’ Or {on my birthday as well 😊} and he’s been so consistent for so long and he’s still going strong… not taking anything away from Iniesta but Modric is my pick 🤍
Iniesta have dribbling ,Messi style, modric not
@@mem5860 Modric can still dribble tho… they’re 2 different players so you can’t compare the two since they have different play styles and their own specialities… Modric has incredible vision and a more relaxed way of playing… it’s about it which you prefer…
@@itsport8829 iniesta has vision and is extremely relax, surrounded by people and is so calm
@@itsport8829 he don't dribble like iniesta
@@mem5860 if you’ve seen them play then I’d say Modric is wayyy more relaxed on the ball than Iniesta… both are one of the best midfielders of all time… again trying to compare them will go nowhere seeing as they BOTH have different play styles that are crucial to their own teams… in cases like these again it’s about WHO YOU prefer…
I am a Croatian...
Iniesta is better...
Hallelujah They’re both Good Players
Iniesta has 4 UCLs! not 3!
This is just straight up disrespectful to Iniesta😭
I've been searching this stuff recently because I'm trying to figure out why so many people even think it's comparable. It's like comparing Benzema to Suarez.
Iniesta is clear
In club level modric is better
Could you do Lewandowski vs Suarez?
I feel like that one is more self explanatory
Iniesta is more of a cam modric is a cm but can attack and defend modric is better for me
Iniesta anyday
Modric
Iniesta all day long
Iniesta was better
Both of them work without focusing only onto themselves. So I like them both
For me It's Iniesta
This a hard debate prob iniesta even though modric is more complete
Modric goat of cm
You're too young to know what GOAT means
@@trevorstatham4451 being a good dribbler doesnt make you the best cm
@@eleanorshouldbehappyiniesta is better get over it
Lol I love idiots in the morning. Who tf talks about dribbling when talking about best CM, take a look at what chance created graphs says or goal expectation report of last 15 years or attack index report for last 20 years. And ask your mother to install youtube kids for you. you are on wrong app.
@@trevorstatham4451if is too young he is cant know modric before 5 years and more😂
Modric can do it both offensively and defensively. He can do anything on the pitch. To me he is the greatest midfielder of all time
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L ball knowledge
@@Arman06120 what’s L ?
@@cadesky6029he is trying to call you a loser. That's what L means. But you are correct. Modrić is better than Inesta
Wtf you on about iniesta was really good at ball retention. Brother if you watch football through reels or started watching after 2016 or something i understand your point. You won’t find a lot of reels of iniesta defending but if you watch the whole match you would understand barca is a possession based team , they defend with the ball so won’t find a Kotian of reels with inesta defending. Doesn’t mean he can’t, when barca lost the ball its not like the defenders would get it and hand to him, most of the balls barca won back were in the mid field. I believe modric is a great player and I also think he is so versatile that he would fit in barca so well similarly I think Iniesta would still do great at a team like Madrid but I don’t believe iniesta is as versatile as, but in my opinion he was a better player, more magical and better prime. But I understand if someone picks modric but if you are gonna judge players especially midfielders you should start watching the older games.
Iniesta is greatest
iniesta magic
Modric carried Croatia is the biggest lie, he was influential but Croatia squad consisted talented players playing in the Europe top clubs.
Rakitic
Mandzikic
Brozovic
Lovren
Vida
Strnic
Kovacic
Vrsalko
Rebic were all playing in Europe top footballing clubs
You must be a joke , can you compare this list of players to the ones possessed by Spain, Germany, France, Portugal, Brazil , Argentina, Italy , Netherlands or Belgium ?
Is that even a debate?Iniesta is an all time great when it comes to the midfield role.Only Zidane n Xavi who who was a midfielder maestro is the player that I can think of that can rival Iniesta.Actually I struggle to separate the 2 I.e(Iniesta&Xavi) Xavi was more technically gifted while iniesta had the elegance with his skill set n dribbling ability plus produced more of the clutch moments that I don't need to mention here.
Iniesta was better dribbler and faster and a better attacking mid and winger, Xavi was a better pure cm, the best pure cm. Hes the best in possession football and can also create goals and make killer passes, and he has the best vision ever/better in scanning/ awareness and better in possession. Assist ucl final 2009, assist ucl final 2011, assist euro final 2008, 2 assist euros final 2012, assist World Cup semi final. . Deadly combination. Chameleon eyes
Exactly, well put.
Iniesta never had more clutch moments that Xavi. What Xavi did in 6-2 El classico, 09,11 CL finals, 5-0 el classico and match after match in hog tournament cant be rivalled by not a single player
Dude,in those 5-0,6-2 results u are mentioning,Iniesta was an integral part of it.Iniesta n Xavi both supplemented each other n the reason why they are widely considered to be the greatest midfield duo ever.But iniesta was clutch I.e 2009 UCL final man of the match,2015 UCL final man of the match,2012 euro final man of the match again.2010 wcup final scored the winning goal n man of the match.2017 El classic 4-0 win against madrid scored a brace n man of the match to the point he was given a standing ovation by Madrid fans.Only him,Maradona n Ronaldinho are the only Barca players to ever been given an ovation by Madrid fans.Was also the best player of the tournament recipient (golden ball) in Euro 2012.I can go on n on.If that's not been clutch then I don't know which world u are leaving in.Again not taking anything away from Xavi,he was a maestro n definitely one of the greatest CM's ever in history.
Not to forget that iconic winning goal against Chelsea in that controversial 2009 UCL semi final tie.Iniesta was the epitome of what a clutch player is.
In my opinion sometimes somethings can't be judged by stats and achievements if you just compare between Morata and Harry Kane in terms of trophies and titles Morata is better but if you watch the game of Kane and Morata or in both of their prime you can decide coz i lobe can more than morata..
Imagine having Modric and Iniesta in that dominant Barça
Modric would sit on the bench
@@PM-ip7pi but still. Bring him in as an agitator in the second half
Iniesta announced his retirement today.
TH-cam algorithm at it again.
Iniesta > Modric. Who played at a higher level later in their careers is irrelevant. Iniesta had won everything that needed to be won by 2010.
iniesta wihtout wasting a fucking minute in this video.
Not even gonna watch this dumbass comparison they’ve played against each other in classicos just watch them insista allways destroyed Madrid even when modric was playing
You are insulting football inesta is far better. How can you compare a magician to a legendary wizard like inesta 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Spitting facts👏👏
Blud Got Carried By Xavi And Mesi
@@Mohbitbergfr
Modrić all day long.
Xavi >>> both
Guardiola and a lot of high performing footballers all recognised Iniesta as one of the best, if not THE best midfielder. Tbh I think Iniesta should be compared with likes of Ozil instead, both had fantastic vision, passing and dribbling ability etc. Ozil screwed himself over in his career, but they both good.
Modric is smarter iniesta is more atacong mind and pure class
Modric smarter? Iniesta dominated every midfield he faced only with his intelligence alone
iniesta not even close
Modric is imo the best midfielder ever.
Zidane is better than modric
Get a better opinion
Inesta can do everything modric can do. Modric can't do everything single thing Inesta can.
Iniesta club treble and national treble both.
Iniesta😔
Xavi
Between these 2 its Iniesta
But FOR ME the best midfielder is Gerrard (not a Liverpool fan) because he just had it all
Seedorf >>> won champs league with like 5 teams nd he could do nearly anything in the pitch 🤷🏿♂️
Modric consistency and longevity is insane
Iniesta💙❤️ The young ones will look to Modric because he won the Ballon D’or when it should’ve been Cr7.
Its modric, its close, but its modric
😂😂😂😂
You must be 12. Iniesta and it's not even close
@trevorstatham4451 I've been watching football for years than you've been alive mate
@@Mojjinho.i22your a 9 yr old
@@Mojjinho.i22iniesta was better. Modric had better longevity but Iniesta was wordclass earlier and at his peak he was better
@jordankatsaros296 nostalgia is blinding you, Iniesta was great but modric let's not act like modrics peak isn't comparable to iniesta's
Modric if you debate this go cry
Iniesta and moderate Were very, very good, Football players and Luka Modrić But the great Deco is better than the pair of them.
Deco better than iniesta ?
@@jonnybarron1518 Sim 100%
@jonnybarron1518 Yes Hyphen Deco He's a better player In my opinion. But they are, of course, both great players. Think that Deco Is severely and grossly underrated For the player he actually was Insanely good player.
2 different players> Modric has better overall career and wayyyy longer. Iniesta was insanely talented but for a much smaller career. Overall Modric is better.
Saying a whole lotta bullshit
@@onjah7189 there almost the same age right now. Think about that. Iniesta was done by 2015.
@@markp5651Iniesta peaked in 10-15 time, actually his peak was better than Modric peak which is in 17, 18 was hyped.
@user-bi5nw4vp6t iniesta peak was from 08-15. Modric peaked from 14-22. But he was world class from 09-13 still. Luka had almost double the career.
@@markp5651 Modric never had that influence like Iniesta. Iniesta was teams best in Euro 12, top 3 in WC 10 and Euro 08,CL 11...and great in many la liga.
Iniesta was better