Is Luka Modric One Of The Top 10 Midfielders In The Football History?
Luka Modric has won Champions League 5 times With Real Madrid. Modric is the Only One Who Has Stolen The Show from Ronaldo & Messi- duel for the Ballon D'or in 2018. He has been picked by many football experts as one of the best midfielders in the football history. here is some of the reasons by many other players and ex- players. agree? Let us know what you think by leave us a comment down blow 💭
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If he was Italian, Spanish or French, people would be saying he's the best of all time.
English*
english
He is the GOAT midfielder end of debate
@@joshuakithyoma9575 Definitely among GOATS. Magician.
I think he is only behind Xavi and Iniesta, so he is third all time.
He is not one of the top ten, He is the best midfielder ever to set foot on a pitch
I will say top 5, top 3 or top1 CM. Not lm, rm, cdm or cam because i can talk about Beckham, Zidane, Maradona, Pelé, Vieira, Cruyff, Makelele, Figo, Gullit, Kaká, Platini, Nedvéd and more and more amazing players, but I'm not going to start discusion. They were great and Modrić is great. It's debatable. BUT when we are Talking about nominal cm Modrić is in TOP 3(for me top 1). I think my opinion is subjective. I'm Modrić fan and he is one of my favourite players. I remind you that I'm Barcelona fan. So please don't hate. *I'm from Poland and my English isn't very good so i can make some mistakes* 😉🤟
@@debilnaddebilami135 Beckham was a world class talent but not a true world class legend of the game.
Xavi was a better midfielder than modric. They had alot of similarities but xavi could control a game much better
@@eamano8474 hell nah
@@eamano8474 Xavi never played any other formation aside possessive football but modric has adopted to both possessive, counter attacking and defensive football?
Luka Modric is one of the old school footballers that they work extremely hard all the time, no hype on social media.
Elite mentality and he's even improved as a player despite some difficult injuries too
That's well said.. 😊❤️
Unlike your clubs' greatest player
@@lightsamael7242 I bet you had to rub both of your brain cells together to come up with that one, are they ok?
@@arsenalfanrichi hahahahaha that was funny🤣😂
Carlo Ancelotti put Modrić in his all time 11 That was 3 years ago Enough Said
Zidane too in 2014
Whenever people talk about Modric, Xavi and Iniesta are often heard right away..They were great together and boss the midfield..but they needed each other to get where they were unlike Modric
Yeah, not like Modric has had Xabi Alonso, Toni Kroos and Casemiro on his way to greatness. They're all great, there isn't always a goat, sometimes people should just be recognized. Nobody can question Modeic being an all time great, if you asked him, that would probably be enough, whether he is better than Xavi, Iniesta, Pirlo, Scholes, Zidane, Laudrup, Neeskens, Seedorf is arbitrary and conjecture
Stupid assumption just because they played together. It isnt like modric has played with the likes of fred and mctominay his entire career
Neither Xavi, nor Iniesta played anywhere near as well as Modric is playing now at his age.
@@derbigpr500 yeah but xavi iniesta were a lot better from the beginning of their career to early 30s
@@arsenalfanrichi Modrić had Rakitić in the national team, too. The most underrated middfielder ever. Underrated in Croatia because of Modrić, underrated in Barcelona because of Iniesta & Busquets. Yes Modrić had great players around him in Real and the national team. But still he is part of the top 3 middfields i ever watched (since the 80s). Watch Spain Croatia 2012 at the Euro in Gdansk. Modrić/ Rakitić vs Xavi/Iniesta/Busquets. That match was Modrić's ticket to Real.
Luka is just different. There is no other midfield player as complete in the history of football. He's not an attacking mid but can create or score if needed. He's not a DMC but he can track back, mark and take the ball away if needed. He's not a regista but he can send pinpoint passes if needed and ALWAYS sends the ball forward. He's not a Box to Box but can run the entire field in the 95th at 36 years old if needed. Zidane, Iniesta, Xavi and Pirlo are better than he is at their specialty but Luka can do it all at a close enough level and run the tempo of a game better than any of them. He's just special.
I would say the most complete. 👍
Great description, couldn’t have done it better.
Best 🎩
He run in 118 min. like kid in 18!
@@pauk5294 haha are you nuts? There many more complete who are way better than him.
Luka Modric is most complete midfielder in history His ball control is just perfect.
Bravo Zdravko
MVP
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fwhahaha
thank you for saying what I've always thought
I have never seen such a complete midfielder ever. Great in defense, great in scoring, great in assist, great pace and workrate, great dribbling, great everything. Who was like that ever? I mean Xavi and Iniesta were good, but not good in defense, not great pace and physiques but they worked well in that setup. Modric is just different, watching him is like watching a beautiful ballet
I have. His name was Johan Cruyff. Saw him live in 1976 in Zagreb, Croatia, on a stadium where Modric came to powers. How cool is that? 😊
And modric needs both kroos and rakitc in his carrier
Kevin De Bruyne, also complete midfielder: Passing, defending, vista, dribbling, pace, everything.
The reason why Modric is number one for me is because of longevity and consistency.Xavi,Iniesta,Zidane and others weren't playing High Intensity Championships League games at age 37.
pirlo was
@@footballchannel8430 Pirlo didn't do high intensity, different type of football. Another legend and maestro as well though
@@RedMan-yx2pz did they win a balón d'or and carry their team to a world cup final?
@@RedMan-yx2pz 🤣 lol
@@RedMan-yx2pz no
I'm a Barca fan, just the facts, but at almost 37 years old, but to play, forward, midfield, help in defense, at the top level the whole game plus extra time, sorry Xavi, Iniesta, ZZ, nobody ever before him, for me the best midfielder player all time
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What a joke.
@@Al-ji4gd What Ivan wrote, is not a Joke, it is the whole Truth!
@@patrickblasco8559 Nah, he's just a fanboy.
Yes 👍
Zidane Xavi Iniesta Gerrard , all great middfielders, But No one has 3peat in CL. That’s dinasty. Luka has 5 Champions Leagues. In Luka’s age those guys were done and looked for MLS or even worse China and Quatar, Luka just won La Liga and CL as RM number 10 and signed a new contract. Xavi Iniesta Zidane, maybe seedorf or pirlo, can be compared. There are a lot of good players but Luka is greatness, like Bird Magic Jordan, That’s something else.
great point
Yes
You are obviously under 20 … you don’t mention a single player before 1990. Beckenbauer, Matthaus, Charlton. To you all that matters is CL’s. The WC was for a long time the most pre-eminent competition. Have some respect for your football history
@@davidche6734 modric is a WC finalist with croatia
Prde kokoš, ali si u pravu;-)
Luka is The goat of midlane. Haters gonna hate. If he was french, no one would even ask this question
exactly, french english italian german or brazilian argentinian hed already be best ever. but because he doesnt come from a strong footballing country that somehow hinders him which is BS. he took a unkown croatia to the finals, that in itself is a massive massive win.
@@JsBlazIN "he took a unkown croatia" say again
top 10 for sure a legend
@@JsBlazIN yeah rakatic manzukic rebic kovacic subasic vida brozovic were average players right??
@@gourmondal5812 For the most part, yes. And I'm Croatian. 90% cannot compare to players playing in the same positions on other teams that year (France, Germany, England...)
lol top 10 he is top 5 easy and easily top 3
For me he us GMOAT and most insane player Ive ever seen that consistency no one had in the world
@@say1looz modric has been good for 7 years. Wys
@@say1looz iniesta and xavi are better
1. Iniesta 2. Xavi 3. Zidane 4. Lampard 5. Gerrard 6. Modric 7. Kaka 8. Pirlo
@@foa0695 modric is better than lampard and gerrard imo
For me he is the greatest midfielder of all time. It’s my opinion, and that’s it. He will forever remain the ONLY player that has won Balon D’or during Messi & Ronaldo’s reign. But regardless of trophies. The playing style that he has developed in Real Madrid will forever be a part of history. He is a number 10, but he is also an 8 and a 6 if need be. It will take a very very long time for new midfielders to get close to his level, both mentally and physically. Man’s 37 and still smashing it, playing almost every game in the calendar. Unreal.
it makes sense the other way round: messi ans dos antos aveiro only won the golden balls bwcause of hype marketing, modrić won it because of football quality.
How the hell are we gonna replace this guy when he leaves, absolute class.
Modric is my favorite together with Zidane. Both are No.1 for me. 🥇
Now he has 5 champions league titles! He was the central piece for every single one of them. Beat that!
Yeah ... forget about the previous 4, where real's team had insane players or the last ucl run where courtois saved a ton of goals and benzema literally pulled some goals out of thin air ... modric was and still is a very important player, but not to be confused with carrying a team to victory
Modric was never a top 3 player on any of those teams
So iniesta Xavi have 4 with Also a WC I think this one is harder to beat
@@adityapandey5509 The fact that spain reign supreme for 6years straight, having no rival whatsoever, speaks volume about how good xavi and iniesta were ... they wrote history, they redesigned the game, gave new definitions to the word dominant, not just once, but years in a row
@@adityapandey5509 and 2 European championships
Top 10? How about top 5? What else do you want this man to do exactly? He literally took Croatia to the World Cup final in 2018 on top of five UCL and countless other trophies!
well he ain't scholseh isn't he 🤣
Not top 5. Top 10 is a good debate
@@RedMan-yx2pz the only midfielders better than him in history are iniesta, xavi, and zidane. He's better than platini, matthaus, seedorf, pirlo etc. Im curious, what more should he do to be considered top 5?
@@knucklepuck7263 Iniesta and Xavi stopped playing their best at 34, Modric wins Champions League at 36, cmon.
@@wateo1782 modric was not consistently top 3 midfielders in the world until around 2014. He was world class I'm 08, but lost form a bit before joining madrid. Iniesta and xavi have consistency comparable to him. I understand if you think modric is better but imo he's around 3-5 best of all time.
After Zidane ,Modric is better than any midfielder I’ve ever watched him playing.No media hyped .Won ballon Dor
My opinion, Modric is better than Zidane, but it is just opinion. There are many many many legendary midfielders and arguments can be made for all of them.
@@arsenalfanrichi Modric is up there but Zidane is too elegant with the ball and a tricky player with no weak foot. Every lad tried to do Zidane moves after watching him play. He scores with both feet, scores freekicks, Volley king, Vision, pass, Ballon d'or 1998, World best player 1999,2000, & 2003.
@@JimmyCasserole u just proved messi is the goat.
@@chrisandersson6619 lmaoooooo wat are u smokin man? Why do u fanboys always feel the need to put either messi or cr7 in any football convo?
@@franckdorgeless3742 well first of all he has cr7 in his name. Secondly i find it funny how suddenly ronaldo fans praise anything that falls under the category of goals. Usually all ronaldo fans talk about is goals.
As for me Modric is a number one midfielder. Pure sang, complete 'team' player. Always pleasure to watch him in action.
If Zidane, Xavi and Iniesta were jedi, Luka is, simply - Yoda
Jose Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane. For all three, Modric was the piece that completed their midfield.
Thank God for Mourinho who insisted he gets to Madrid. :D
No he is not top ten! Luka is the Top, then comes the ten you talk about
He’s maybe top 10. Maybe
@@RedMan-yx2pz these people have recency bias
@@nihongotheo4808 He has 5 UCL and a ballon dor. What recency bias?
He plays Like all top 10
@@jonathandougherty8006 But top 10? Its really stretching it.
Ancelotti has managed the likes of Zidane, Kaka, Beckham, Pirlo, Seedorf, Gattuso, Lampard, Xabi Alonso, Ballack, Kroos -- and yet, he still included Modric in his all time XI. Enough said.
No, he didn't lol. He changes his opinion all the time.
@@Al-ji4gd Even if he did change his opinions,he did choose him in his best XI ever,so you are lying.
@@DoDo-lf2gw He didn't, though.
@@Al-ji4gd kzhead.info/sun/armoochsrYegnZs/bejne.html
@@Al-ji4gd actually, he did...
Zidane was my favourite player since he was in juventus but watching modric play with the ball i consider him as the best midfielder in all time
So humble, so great One and only Luka Modric
Bro modric is not humble people r using the word anywhere they want
Actually, due to his upbringing he is one of the most humble superstars you'll ever come across, name one occasion when he acted arrogantly, you won't find it, no scandals, no drinking, devoted father and husband, respectful to everyone, so yes, considering his stature more than humble
@@adityapandey5509 yeah only messi , the goat , the god , the only player to ever understand what a footballer is, is humble innit ? Bloody kids
@@adityapandey5509 He is a humble man and my favourite player
@@torcida1968 True ❤
Modric is more than just a midfielder. For me the clear number 1
There are players who are good in football, there are players who are great in football and then there are those players in football who are born every few decades... and that's Luka Modrić.
He is at the top with iniesta and Zidane.
my top 3 aswell, but i believe iniesta is above both of them. he was, for most of his career, simply unplayable(not a barca fan)
@@d10ufsbg87 at Modrícs Age Iniesta was already in Japan for 2 Years
@@d10ufsbg87 you're on crack
@@jones95jb when iniesta was 25 he had already completed football. And modric was then considered the biggest flop of real madrid
@@chrisandersson6619 doesn't change the fact that modric lasted longer and better than ineista
The real agony is there is no one near his calibre in the current Madrid midfield.. 😔 😔 He's just beautiful to watch, enjoy him while you can
Real really needs to invest in a solid midfield playmaker, the fact they let odegaard leave is questionable
We can easily say he is the best midfielder In football history ❤
For me Zidane, Modric and Iniesta. But Zidane and Modric are on top, best in their original way.
Iniesta was wayyyyy better
@@RedMan-yx2pz you are talking like iniesta is at least 10 years older than modric and was playing top level till he was 40 years old. LoL
@@ivanpuz3907 I thought we were talking about their careers not right now lol. Of course iniesta isn’t better right now he’s basically ready to retire
@@RedMan-yx2pz isn't iniesta only a year older?
@@themadridstand yes but most player don’t play for as long as modric has. What I’m saying is that iniesta was way better when he played
Top 10 lmao Only argument you can make is between spots 1. To 3.
nop, in terms of attacking midfield we have , Zidane n1, then you can chose who is 2 by youself... the other 4 are, iniesta modric platini cruyf, so modric in a top 5 for me would be fair.. and i dont think we can chose between these players .. they are too close, but i agree with u, top 10 was a joke
Cruyff wasn’t a midfielder
@@jonbon6843 he was an attacking midfield, pure number 10, then he switched to 9 , but he was switching all the time..
@@FOOTSHOTS1 yes but u wouldn't classify him as a midfielder overall
@@FOOTSHOTS1 If Cruyff was a midfielder than Maradona was a midfielder as well for sure. And he is the greatest then. And personally I believe that the other 3 spots as far as top 5s go are filled by Xavi, Iniesta and Platini. Zidane wasn't the best. Performances like the quarter final against Brazil in 2006 are the only reason why he even should be featured in a top 10. He was inconsistent. And Xavi and Iniesta were better than Modric. Together definetely, but I also think individually. Casemiro and Kroos also play a part in why he is so great for Real. Regardless he is probably the 2nd best midfielder in the world next to KDB. And that at 37!! Truly remarkable
Top 10 ? You're taking the piss. He is amongst the greatest if not the greatest
Look, I'm a Croat myself, but sometimes it's hard to give someone the title of THE BEST EVER in his position. Why? If you look the history in only last 50 years they would have been at least 30-40 big names central middle fields who all gave their own things to the game. There are so many flavours of the CM position players that its hard to even compare.
@@unwokeneuropean3590 I'm not a croat but modric is definitely top 5 for me. People will naturally place players higher after they retire. Modrić's resume as a midfielder is better than any of the 'goat' midfielders. You don't even have to talk about his technique, defending and influence. I'm a madrid fan, I watch his games everyweek. He's not far behind xavi and iniesta. But when he retires, people will regard him even higher.
Well he wasn’t better than iniesta and Xavi that’s a fact and you could make an argument for scholes also being better
@@RedMan-yx2pz you are wrong!! He's way above Xavi and Iniesta. Better in every segment of the game. Much higher game IQ.
@@danijelx5806 then why couldn’t he win the World Cup? Or European championship?
Being a starter in a champion league final at 36 settles this question.
No doubt...he took Croatia nearly to two finals in world cup.... Best ever midfielder
to be fair, croatia have a world class team and were favorites with france in 2018 and 2022, so it was expected.
He is very underrated.. the way he controls the game is 2nd to none
He’s an top player. Truly special because many talented players don’t train too hard. Many hard working players lack talent but work down to their bones. Modric is a pure talent-that also works like no other.
He has so many similarities with another greatness: Johan Cruijff! Their movements, dribbels, overview and especially their touch with the outside of the foot is never seen.
Yes 👍
If I were from France, I would say that Zidane is the best midfielder ever, if I were from Spain, then it would be a fantastic Iniesta or Xavi, but as a Croat, Modric is the best of all time for me.
I'm German and I say Modríc best #8 and Zidane best #10
@@jones95jb Yeah, Zidane was completely other position than Modrić
I think so too. Nevertheless Modríc is just a joy for the world. Best I've ever seen.
@@jones95jb what about Schweinsteiger, the leader and unofficial captian of the 2014 squad?
Well I’m not from any of them and iniesta is the best ever
Best midfielder of all time
Best midfielder ever
modric is not only the greatest midfielder who ever sat his foot on a pitch, he is a virtuoso like mozart
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If barcelona supporters believe the ballondor is given to the best players perfectly,they have to agree Luka modric is better than xavi,iniesta,and all those legendary central midfielders in their club history
Denmark - Croatia 0:1 , 10 June 2022. First half total domination of excellent Danish team . Second half a little troll ( as Danish media called him after game but not with bad intent ) named Luka Modric ( only 36 years old) came in and the game completely changed. No answers from Danish side for little troll magic. Watch the game it if you can to see why is Modric definetely in top 10 in history. Just wish that he played with Iniesta and Xavi because I believe that opposition team would not know what a possession of a ball is.
+ Kovačić 2.pol
That would be totally unfair! You want Benzema up top with Messi and Ronaldo on the wings, too? The other team wouldn't even show up for the game
@@mhnmhn4198 and what about defence? Shall we have Maldini, Kahn and Beckenbaur in the team too 😂
The 🐐midfielder, no discussion
always admire his ' Humility ' ❤👑
I'm a Brazilian and all the world knows how we are about our players like Pelé it's above of Messi and whatnot, but talking about midfielders, Luka Modric is the best that ever played the game, he has everything, I saw him in the champions league running more than young players here in Brazil, he has everything like defense, drible and pass Luka is the best midfield that I ever saw play and I saw people like Zidane, Pirlo, Xavi, Iniesta, Seedorf and the list goes on, but no one had the longevity and hability that Luka Modric has.
to not mention sócrates as a brazilian is a crime. cheers from croatia.
Best CMs ever (my opinion): 1. Modric 2. Iniesta 3. Xavi Very close, Xavi and Iniesta won everything a footballer can win besides the Ballon d'Oro, but they also had one of the best international teams ever to help them win International trophies. Modric has won it all as a club player and nearly won the World Cup with Croatia.
This is fact! He is in same lvl as Zidane.... 1.Zidane/Modric
kid 1.iniesta 2.xavi 3.pirlo 4.modric if we include all mids then 1.zidane>=iniesta 2.xavi 3.zico 4.platini 5.gullit 6.matthaus 7.pirlo 8.didi 9.modric
@Roxxx top 5 cm definitely
to be fair, modrić also has had one of the best infernational teams evee to suppoet him. croatia were favorites in 2018 and 2022.
@@t-778 That is absolutely false.Croatia had a fantastic midfield,decent attack and pretty bad defense.They were not favorites in 2018 nor 2022,they just surprised everyone.If anyone had the best international team it was Xavi and Iniesta.
No hate to any great midfielder,but he is the most complete midfielder ever to play football.He can be a playmaker,can make great short passes in tight spaces,can make great long passes, dribbling,ball control,track back,defend,attack,score long range goals has unending stamina,almost won every individual and team trophy except the European golden boot(almost impossible to win it as a midfielder) and World cup(almost won it). Imo modric is the most complete central midfielder in history because zidane,xavi,iniesta were never a threat at defence against their opponents they were moreover ball carrying and play making CMs. And in case of Zidane he was an attacking midfielder so there is no comparison with him. Please don't be offended i am not insulting anyone i am just saying the facts.Huge love and respect to all the legendary midfielders.
Yeah as a complet midfielder, no doubt. Doesnt make him the best , messi is the most complete footballer ever, but Doesnt make him the goat. What xavi did in as a central midfielder Modric could never do.
@@okocha7914 I'm sorry but that's bogus. Xavi wouldn't be as effective if not in a tiki taka system. He also lacks pace, and physicality, and isn't a good defender. Also remember that he had Messi, Iniesta, and Busquets near him. Not denying that Real Madrid didn't have a stellar setup either, but Iniesta is considered one of the all-time greats. Busquets, by many, is considered one of the best DM's and Messi... well he's considered to be the G.O.A.T. Having this caliber around you hides your deficiencies and will naturally make you look better. He is still one of the all-time greats, but Luka literally does not have a weakness. He is a playmaker, can defend, has excellent passing skills, both long and short range, can make dangerous dribbles, is one of the most press resistant players of all time, and has a tremendous work rate. In addition to all of this, his longevity should not be overlooked. For taking such physical abuse over the years, he has held up and played at a world class level all these years. He is most definitely on Xavi's level. I think you should be asking the question if Xavi is on Modric's level because he has most definitely earned that.
@@okocha7914 Messi is far from being complete he lack of heading and power shots with his weak foot
@@santiagojimenezsilvero6195 yeah he is not complete goalscorer, but a complete player. Theres a difference.
Xavi +Inesta =MODRIĆ
I've been watching some game breakdowns and they always point out how Modric's defensive positioning is flawless by the fact that he can spot danger so quickly and fill the gaps
Dovoljno reci, Hrvat....🇭🇷❤️🇭🇷
I think he’s the complete midfielder ever .. well deserved ballon dor
Xavi and Iniesta were la masia products and were "coded" for very special style of football..and were playng together whole career and only god know how woud they do within other sistems, playstyles, in other leagues without eachother, not to mention very harsh and intensive pl..luka went from bottom croatian and bosnian savage league thru tottnam to the stars... Do i even need to mention Luka playn at world class lvl at 38 while xavi&ini shoved decrease of performance and stopped with serious football at 33 years...and then there is baloon dor... and 5 cl's... and at 2018 became first EVER to combine all 3 prestigius awards. Not leo nor cris managed to do it mostly coz they shared them every year but that dosent make luka's archivement smaller...respect to lampard,gerrard and other legends but their playmaking and controling the game (traits of real midfilder) was nowhere near luka's lvl...
Croatian pride worldwide 💪❤🥊😘🇭🇷🇭🇷
People mention everyone else instead of Modric, but the thing is, no one defended as good as modric, on top of all the playmaking. Truly unique!
Modric is probably the best footballer I've seen. "best in history" is a subjective term because there's no way to know what a footballer "could/would/should" have done in another era and team, there's the arguably best within their time/context, but otherwise everything else is speculation
Bro where do you buy your smoke? i kinda like it 😂
If Modric had played in Barcelona, a high-pressing game in the opponent's half, in Barcelona's tika taki, because of his creative and motor skills, and deep dribbling ability and constant presence in the final third, he would probably be Barca's best assistant, the player with the most stolen balls , deep dribbling and maybe the second best scorer after Messi. In Real Madrid, Bale and Benzema gave return balls only to Ronaldo and Ronaldo to no one. and Real is a team of transition, and in that game he became the best player in the world in bringing the ball out at the highest speed and dribbling, and above all he is the best in the world for controlling the game in the first third of the field, in situations of complete pressure from the opponent. He is the Messi for playing under pressure in the opening period. In that segment, the world has never had such a player, he is the absolute ruler in the history of the first third of the game. Part of the field that is too demanding even for the biggest players. Because at that crucial moment he breaks the backbone of the opponent's pressure like no one else in the world- I will give an example, on one occasion Real Sociedad beat Real Madrid, on their own field in their half, for almost ten long minutes. It seemed that the goal was hanging in the air and that the Madrid giant would be broken, and then Modrić, under the greatest pressure of the opponent, broke through four Sociedad players and pulled off a counter attack, since then Sociedad disappeared from the field. Just imagine that you are the coach and that you are leading the game. If the defense gives you the ball badly, the midfield is bad and uncreative, and because of this you cannot control the attack or counterattack, and the attackers are cut off. What will you do if you have all the players in the world on the bench? They will probably introduce Modrić into the game, who will break through the opponent's lines like cheese and finally play the attackers. If there is a player in the world in the history of football who can do it like Modrić, then he is the best all round player in the history of football. The only regret that can remain is that he played his best years in the shadow of Ronaldo's egoism, which never played a return ball to Modric for a goal, thus limiting the endless limits of his talent.
Ronaldos EGO inflation has ultimately been COLLAPSED by the WC in Qatar... Anyone who KNOWS football knows Messi is on a different REALITY to Ronaldo(let alone any other of this generation)...i believe it was the most FORCED debate in history.. The PROOF of this is "expected goals" stats and "expected assists" and MESSI just blows every other player out the water(including Ronaldo who has exceptional stats). It was obvious to anyone who knows football the GOAL of that Madrid team was to put it on a PLATE for Ronaldo. Thats not to say he wasn't an exceptional player, he was WORLD CLASS and is it wasn't for Messi, Ronaldo would be in the GOAT conversation.. But I saw the likes of MOdric, Caseimero..(as someone who enjoys the TACTICS of a game).. I remember JUVE in the CL final trying to PRESS Caseimero (they assumed he would be the WEAK link)..and Caseimero was cool as a frickin cucumber 🥒🥒. His composure won Madrid the CL i.m.o.... Yes ROnaldo scored a fantastic goal, but Madrid dominated the possession and midfield. This was down to the likes of Modric and Caseimero who just kept WINNING and recirculating the ball, probing for weaknesses... Inevitably the likes of ROnaldo would do the business up front. Im glad Modric got the recognition he deserves..as well as Benzema
Time / history will be kind to Luka Modric!! Facts
1. Modric 2. Iniesta 3. zidane
I don’t think Iniesta survives a season in Juve at ZZ’s era, but that’s your opinion and I respect it.
Xavi better than all of them
@@okocha7914 : Your opinion. I won’t go by opinion. I will go by facts so I will use stats. But since Xavi stopped playing, it won’t be fair to compare the stats as well.
@@yaweli2968 what stats , i would like to know?
@@okocha7914 : I mean player stats. There is always a record of all registered soccer players.
modric is top 5, Love from Serbia to this magician🇷🇸
Lukito 1.
Dont insult the greatness Luka is top 2 Zidane and Modrić Level of their own Than Xavi Iniesta Than all those other guys
You're leaving a lot of Seriously good players out, mate. Players you haven't mentioned; Pirlo, Gerrard, Neeskens, Zico, Riquelme, Veron, Scholes, Albertini, Seedorf, Keane, Ball, Xabi Alonso, Makelele, Ballack, Matthaus, Dunga, Platini and many many many more. It's not as simple as "this list contains the 3 best players"
Modric ahead of Xavi and iniesta 😂😂
@@arsenalfanrichi c'mon really? Riquelme, Ballack, Dunga ?? ?? Great midfielders, but not that level. Than you have to mention Schweinsteiger Rakitić, Savičević, Rivaldo. Than we can talk about a top 100🤣🤣🤣
@@RedMan-yx2pz yes because these people never watched xavi and iniesta
How come you guys haven’t mentioned Zico?
Cant believe people still debate over this. Being midfielder in madrid squad is the most crucial role right now. When you are almost 38 now and Perez still hasnt made a move to get you out of the squad alone gives you the answer of his value and greatness.
He has a very tragic and hard backstory. He needed to work extremely hard in order to become what he is right now, a football star. He's not only a great player with great skill, but also a great person with a great story.
1. Zidane 2. Modric 3. Iniesta Honorable mentions: Xavi, Seedorf, Pirlo, Nedved, Steven Gerrard. I'm putting De bruyne on hold until he actually wins something relevant.
You can’t put modric above iniesta
@@RedMan-yx2pz They're definitely head to head when it comes to individual and collective achievements. However Modric at 37 years of age still plays at top level but Iniesta is farming Japan league.
@@Haythem93465 but iniesta won the World Cup and European championships. Modric didnt. Iniestas internatiinal career was so much better. And he won more at the club level as well.
@@RedMan-yx2pz Iniesta had a better team you goofy.... Modric carried Croatia to a WC final damn near by HIMSELF lol...
@@pabloenrikay how did he nearly do it himself yet iniesta played a part in more goals than modric did in those respective world cups? Iniesta: winning goal in the final, created the winning goals in the round of 16 and quarterfinals matches. Won them the game in the group stage with a goal vs Chile. Modric: scored in the Argentina game and scored a penalty in another group stage game and had a corner kick assist in the quarter finals. And missed a penalty in that game and could’ve won it before it went to penalties. Besides that mandzukic, rebic, perisic, kramaric, rakitic scored and assisted all the goals so how the heck are u gonna say he brought them there by himself?
Being serious he is probably the best. Find any other midfielder as complete as him. Find a midfielder with the same dribling, control of the ball, so good going out of pressure, passing in long, passing in depth, defending and stealing ball as a specialist. All this crown with 5 champions and with bringing a crazy small Croatia to a Final of the World Cup. Combined with a never seen before longevity. Any other contender to the best midfielder is less complete and also with a far less longevity. He is still in the top 2 best player of Madrid champions of Europe being 36 years old
He is the guy who always lift the trophy.thats say a lot
He's easily Top 3 central midfielders of all time. His only crime is he was born in a small country named Croatia and not France, Spain or Germany. He is more complete than any other midfielder that has ever put foot on this sports.
Yes 👍👍
So proud that he played for my club. An amazing player, best CM I've seen.
He's number one. no question, the greatest all time
What i think he should be in top 3 at least! No other midfielders have won 5 ucl trophies 🙂 winning balloon dor in the era of ronaldo and messi is no joke!!
Modric easily make it into top 5. No doubt.
the best midfielder of all time. no further.
If you can find any midfielder better than luka with this numbers of honors and trophies in this decade, let me know .
Modric is the most complete midfielder
the best
HE IS THE GREATEST MIDFIELDER THAT HAS EVER PLAYED THIS GAME
I'm grateful to have witnessed him play ....top 3 midfield player in my books
Breath taker with a big difference hats off to modric the magic man
Godric i mean Modric is either number one or between number one to number three . his attack and defense skills are unmatched . his age and the way he plays at that age is unmatched . He is leader of top football club in the world for 7 years so again unmatched . five champions league wins . golden ball winner . i could go on but we all get the point.
Tssss,where was xavi and iniesta in his age? And Luka fight his way to the top he didnt have privilege to start in big clubs,but he fight his way up and he is always humble and his work shows why he had most individual awards more then any other middfielders in football history,thats why he is the G.O.A.T.
Retired cuz they won the world cup and European championships, which modric couldn’t do. Went missing in the biggest games
@@RedMan-yx2pz we are talking about individual awards,well none of them have a Balon D'Or ,so yeah..
@@marfra149 who gives a flying fuck about the balon dor lol. Before Messi and Ronaldo were racing to see who could win more nobody cared about the balon dor. Modric couldn’t win the World Cup and got a balon dor for losing the final and other players won the World Cup and didn’t win the balon dor and you are telling me I’m supposed to take the balon dor seriously?
@@RedMan-yx2pz They didn't carried their team to the glory of world cup and euros.The whole spain team was full of talents and world class players which includes - casillas,ramos, Puyol,pique,villa,busquets,xabi alonso, etc etc. While coming to modric's croatia, can u tell me name of a single player in that Croatian team who was even in top 5 in the world in their respective positions??. Just go and watch all those matches of croatia u will understand how big part modric was for that team to reach the world cup final. Xavi and iniesta were always surrounded by great players and they themselves were also great while in case of modric he never had great players in his national team. If he was playing for spain,french,italy or germany then i think there would not be a debate about who is the greatest midfielder of all time.
@@heheboi1462 but was modric that much better than players like rakitic, perisic, mandzukic, subasic and then you can throw in players like vida, lovren, brozovic who played fantastic and if you look at the knockout stages modric really didn’t do that much offensively and made a lot of mistakes, for example was clueless during the pogba goal in the final, caused the foul trippier scored off of in the semifinal, missed a penalty against Denmark, was poor defensively on the cheryshev goal against Russia. He was really only good in the group stage
Top 5 easily. He control everything. Humble and always thinks about his team. Not bragging,not spoiled. He knows he’s God on the field. GOAT
Who else was this elite for such a long stretch of time? He’s still so good at 37.
People don't understand that Xavi and Iniesta will never have that charm and creativity of Luka Modric, just as reading the game and defending capabilities. They were good, because the moment they won everything with Barca and Spain, but not even close individually to Luka. They were good technicians and they are legendary duo but only in the shape of tiki taka and Guardiola's football agenda. I would rather watch Lampard and Gerard, they had more character no matter on trophies.
Well, let's just put it this way. Iniesta is just a year older and he's been playing in Japan for the last 5 seasons. A league that is quality wise similar to some European third divisions. I'm not denying his greatness but there's levels to this, and longevity is extremely important when it comes to these discussions.
@@brunobegic3841 watch Croatia Spain 2012 in Gdansk. Modrić/ Rakitić vs Xavi/Iniesta/Busquets/Xabi Alonso. That match was Modrić's ticket to Real
They were far better.
@@RedMan-yx2pz you wish
@@neueregel9599 they didn’t go missing in the World Cup final lol.
Press resistant and resilient midfielder I have ever seen.
In terms of trophies, longevity and achievement, its very difficult to dispute his name among the greatest.
One of the best central midfielders the world has ever seen. It’s impossible to say who is the best ever. But he is certainly right up there. His technique, composure, constant availability and most over his impeccable mind and instincts made him almost unplayable for years. And he is still doing it. Not in the same endless output like in his prime years. But he adapted beautifully to his age and still does what he does best: help his teammates
Modric is on the same level as Iniesta. In terms of longevity even better. Coming from a barca fan
Modric is the best ever!
if there’s a list of top 10 midfielders of all time and modric is on it, no one should be surprised
For me he is one of a kind🔥
Best 🎩
He is the best ever! ❤️🇭🇷
He is the best playmaker ever who work for a team. He the best distribution and asist ball, comtrol of games. He also scored a lot. He played in 37 years old in Real Madrid. Simple the best
Best playmaker? What did this guy ever do in the final third in big games?
@@RedMan-yx2pz maybe you dont understand thid game. Maybe you spend much time in playstation
@@evoimene5560 What did he do in the world cup final? Or the semifinal? Or the knockout stages in general in 2018? He was only good in the group stages. Rakitic, Mandzukic, Perisic were all more important.
@@RedMan-yx2pz barca fans are too hypocritical When their favourite player isn't assisting they claim to others that playmaking is more than that yada yada But when Modric is in question they get triggered
@@beastmaster-wt3qc saying iniesta and Xavi are better than modric isn’t just Barca fans. It’s most football fans since they likely destroyed their favorite football team at some point lol. I’ve only heard Madrid fans saying modric is better and the vast majority of them probably started watching football after Xavi and iniesta were already done lol. Nobody who say all of those players play is saying modric is better. None of them
Modric is one of the greatest midfielders in the history
The best investition of RM ever!!!
Absolutely, Legenda je!!!🇭🇷🇭🇷
HAHHA, one of the TOP 10 :D HE IS THE GOAT of midfield, my friend. THE GOAT !
Luka Modrić ♥️ is greatest !
I think he is one of the best midfeilders and I dont think ineasta or xavi are at his level.
Maybe try watching football sometime... actually watch the matches Xavi and Iniesta played against him. Barca generally had 70% possession decimated them multiple times.
@@ramasai1475 have they won the ballon'dor tho, modric won it when messi and ronaldo were playing really well. And xavi and ineasta were good thogether but alone they were nothing.
@@ahaansareen lmao, how can u say they alone were nothing? Did they underperform when they were alone? Modric did not deserve his d'or. Xavi and Iniesta played against Modric and Kroos (towards end of Xavi's career) - watch those matches and come back here.
@@ramasai1475 modric didn't deserve it? What tf r u talking about he won ucl and was the finalist in world cup that year with being the pillar of both teams, what more would you like him to do to deserve the golden ball .