‘UNPLAYABLE!’ ‘A PRIVILEGE TO WATCH!’ 😍 Pouring praise on Luka Modric | ESPN FC
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- čas přidán 11. 06. 2024
- ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens and Nedum Onuoha are blown away by the levels Luka Modric continues to reach at the age of 37.
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The greatest midfielder of all time based on longevity, adaptability, attitude and sheer talent.
Truly. The best LM 10 in the world too.
@@FountainOfYoot the only LM10 in the world currently since Messi is LM30 but Modric is absolute class.
Yes, doing the things he does at 37 is incredible.
True that 🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷
With ball he can do anything the other greats can...but he edges it without the ball with his work rate, pressing, teamwork, blocking, interceptions etc ....and then there is his mentality, the best ever!
Modric is like Zidane. He can run game on his own. No wonder as Modric was coached by Zidane
It’s a shame that for most of Zidane’s tenure at Real Madrid, Redondo was either injured or he left the club. Watching a midfield trio of Zidane, Redondo and Makelele could’ve been what Modric-Casemiro-Kroos is today, very unlucky.
Zidane loves him
As a Croatian, I can't describe the pride when I watch Modrić play. He is simply operating on another level. 🇭🇷🔥
Greatest midfielder ever.
Is Modric the best athleth in your history? Because in football i think he is one of the best midfielders ever. Hugs from Brazil brother.
As an American, I can’t describe the pride when I watch Modrić play . He is simply operating on another level.
Well Modric in his age is still genius player and much more. He is also a leader and team player. He has so much influence on his team, Real or Croatia.
@@brenorodrigues9754 Yes, he is without doubt the best sportsman in the history of Croatia. We've had great footballers, basketball players, skiers and tennis players but Luka is simply astonishing. He won 5 Champions Leagues and captained our national team to 2 World Cup semifinals and a final. Everybody agrees that he's the best.
He's in the discussion for best midfielder of all time, it's just a different category altogether.
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With ball he can do anything the other greats can...but he edges it without the ball with his work rate, pressing, teamwork, blocking, interceptions etc ....and then there is his mentality, the best ever!
For sure he's up there with zidane and iniesta amongst the best ever number 8's of all time.
Theres no such thing but he is already in the one of the best ever category
Modric is the kind of player that his contribution to the game cannot be measured by statistics alone. His vision, anticipation, little things here and there,setting the tempo, supporting the man with the ball make his game a masterclass for midfielders. His craftsmanship separates him on the pitch
He is like a butterfly on the ball. Pure natural talent.
👍👍👍👍
The thing what separates Modric is his footballing brain. It’s on another level then almost everyone else. He almost always makes the right descision look so easy when in reality it’s rather difficult.
Its very hard in professional football, he is one of a kind.
GOAT midfielder
To think Modric was voted the worst transfer in Real Madrid history to what he has become today is mind blowing
Yes 😆
It was the worst transfer of the season in La Liga in the season that he arrived at Madrid. It was probably because he was injured for most of that season and couldn't get any momentum going.
This is not truth
It was for the 2012/13 season.
Wait what? He wasnt voted the worst transfer in madrid history. In 2013 dec/jan after the first half of his first season. There was a poll made by a "barcelona based nagazine" called sport. In the he was voted as the worst signing of the SEASON. Basically barca fans voted him as the writer signing of the worst. And in the second half of the ge was unplayable.
THE GREATEST MIDFIELDER OF ALL TIME 🇭🇷✌️❤️
Modric has solidified himself as the greatest midfielder of all time🇭🇷
Regardless of people who disagree, he is at least in top 5 central midfielders alongside Didi, Xavi, Boszik and Zidane. I remember this World Cup, I warned a lot of my Canadian friends that Croatia is gonna be a threat to them, and they didn’t believe it. They thought Canada would destroy Croatia and after the game they couldn’t believe what happened. It’s a shame Rakitic and Rebic didn’t play because they could’ve done a lot more damage.
@@Total_football_enthusiast Canadians were undoubtedly the most arrogant and delusional team headed into the World Cup. To even remotely think they were going to "destroy" Croatia, a country that is in the upper tier of football nations only shows you that they did not understand who they were playing. Croatian football players are playing in the top teams across Europe and playing at high levels. A country of less than 4 million and a country that is barely 30years old to have done what they have done in the World Cup tournaments is amazing. Canada...stick to hockey.
@@patrickcpuc5 Yes you are right. When the group was drawn, many Canadians on Twitter were talking about how easy of a group it would be, how they would “destroy” Croatia and Morocco, especially after the game against Belgium they were over confident. Honestly, the disparity between Croatia’s technical ability compared to those MLS-caliber Canadians is too great, 3 of the goals were scored off extremely high level combinations, when you let that happen that’s how you know you’re not in the same league. However, because after the WC many Canadian players like Buchanan, Miller, Kone, Buchanan and Johnston are gonna get moves to Europe, Canadians are fairly confident they will be a contender at the Copa America. As an Argentinian supporter, I look forward to meeting them!
Any all time comment in any sport is so stupid
Maradona
I don't like to compare players across different generations and times but such is human nature. However, he is unarguably one of the best midfielders of all time, probably safely in the top 5. I think what makes him special is his love for the game, his dedicated work ethic, his quiet leadership, knowledge of the game and being a humble footballer. He will win a World Cup one day, but I think it will be as the Croatian Head Coach. I wish that he would come to the USMNT and coach us but I think that is a far fetched dream. Let's all just watch him play and enjoy seeing him outrun 18 year olds and making passes that defy physics. But at some point time will catch up to his body, so let enjoy it while it lasts.
I find it sad that USA is not in the top 5 football countries. Croatia is a new country, population of 3.5 millions, poor country, and still a football giant compared to USA. Mind-blowing.
Modric is the reason why odegaard is playing for arsenal😆
So true😂😂
Couldn't have put it any better
Absolutely perfect description of Modrics gamestyle.
We are lucky to watch him play. May God bless him.
Modric deserves a lot lot more respect and love! He gona always be the best midfielder of all time for me
Modric deserved his Ballon D’or in 2018
I love him but I disagree with you on this statement. Cr7 deserved it. I mean Salah was above Modric truly speaking
@@kablebites Modric deserved his Balon Dor. He was the best player in the Champions league and the best player of the world cup. And if not Modric, then Messi should have won. He was better than Ronaldo. You said Ronaldo, because he scored more goals than Ronaldo. But Messi scored more goals and more assists than Ronaldo 2018.
@@kablebites so where is Ronaldos silver medal then
@@kablebites CR was just a finisher that season,, the only exception thing he did was scoring in CL until Quarters. Modric won WC golden ball and was runner up WC,, he also won CL with RM.
@Anthrazit Modric only got the Ballon D'or because of the WC. And to be honest in UCL Ronaldo that season had the most man of the match games that season, then how did Modric deserve player of the year in UCL? I'll remind you again it's not like Ronaldo didn't also perform in the world Cup. His game against Spain was voted the best individual performance, he had his run until Cavani ended Portugal's run. Let's not forget that cr7 played the least games than Modric, Messi and Salah that season. And it's not the first time a player got robbed a Ballon dor, like Ribery, Ineasta and Lewandowski
Cr7: 53 goals
11 assists
54 games
Messi: 54 goals
14 assists
58 games
Salah. 52 goals
14 assists
58 games
Modric. 9 goals
11 assists
59 games
Think about the individual performances that season and look at what they achieved with their teams and tell me if I'm wrong to say cr7 was robbed when Salah was above par than Modric that season and based on performance Modric topped Messi that season too.
3rd best player of his generation incredible player 1 of the best midfield performances I've seen in years at anfield
Modric is an all time great no doubt but it helps when you are surrounded by stud players.
Half of these studs would back him up as best ever that they've played with
@High Fly Stereo I get it. My point was let's say he never left Tottenham. Would he be the all time great he is now?
@@kevinmatthew1050 dumb comparison, if messi was chinese and played in china would he still be the best ever?
@@krejziks3398 probably not lol
luka is legend and his management of game is on different level
He Is Our Own We As Madridistas Love Him And Cherish Him And He Fits In The 5 Best Midfielders Of All Time And His Name Is Luka Modric Aka Atom Ant
Luka Modric is not just one the best CM in the history of football, he is true world class promoter of the game called football . Football world needs Luka Modric
The greatest of all time
It really hit me when he said - 'Liverpool midfield is ageing, it doesn't necessarily mean you can't dominate the football'. Clearly summarise the likes of Modric and Karim.
Aged doesn't always mean dead weight, it could also mean 'Experience on the pitch'
And that's what I love about Madrid. They never shy on moving on from their best players(they moved on from Ronaldo when they thought it's time) but they also value sustainable experience.
Kind of like Milan back in the days :)
@@markmusic5303 Whooah! This is like getting out the machine gun against one Kalashnikov...😁 Absolutely agree though...It was a great example of legends making a 'legend'
@@markmusic5303 Writing this as Modric once again display a great show against Barcelona and Madrid wins 4-0
@@vivaansharma5383 he is rediculous in this age. Phenomenum.
He’s like watching poetry in motion. In our era we have been extremely fortunate to see some of these greats.
Every era had legends. I have also seen Seria A league in the 90s. It was more packed with stars than Premiership ever was.
There is another player with such longevity and that is Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Guess from where Zlatan's mom Jurka is? Not very far from Modric birth place, maybe some 30km in Zadar region, Dalmatia, Croatia.
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Zlatan at modric’ age was at los Ángels and zlatan retired top class football at age 34 let’s not twist history now
Maybe I should go spouse hunting in this region 🤔
Modric is our pride 🇭🇷❤️💪
Everyone will always be using KDB to compare to Modric.
Technically they’re very similar but difference between the 2 is Modric brought Croatia to the WC semis, while KDB couldn’t do much in a better Belgium squad.
Modric is one of the rare players that actually improve with age.
Final 2018 g.
The thing is not everyone is a true world class player. Liverpool has a decent midfield but none of them are truly world class like Modric. Same with United they didn’t have a true world class midfielder till Casemiro joined. The media today hypes up anyone as world class after a few decent games smh.
an all tine great midfielder
Modric is the best mid of all time … no cap . You dont compare outliers with normies
You always love those comeback stories. I remover when he was called the worst Transfer for RM… and look at him now, even Vini Jr, we all remember how bad he was and nobody understood why he got so many chances … and look at him now. Ceballos the next one…. Revived his career this season …. It’s amazing to see, unfortunately Hazard couldn’t do it
I think guti should come out and apologise to luka modric for saying modric don't deserve another contract renewal am very disappointed of him
Modric is a true football romantic. Someone that loves the game like few ever do. What he achieves and continues to do at now 38 is absolutely mind blowing. He just claimed a record I thought never would be touched. The oldest player to ever suite up for Real in a match, topping Puskas’ long held record. What a treasure he is to the game. What a LEGEND.
Modrić is like Dončić and Jokić at basketball. The maestro.
West Balkan greatness.
power of ić
Dražen Petrović.🇭🇷🙏🎩
football is orders of magnitude more difficult to play, to dictate, to dominate than is basketball, or any other sport. No other game is as competitive as football, not only the skills but also the competition to succeed. All due respect to basketball which is a great sport, but really no comparison. Being a maestro in football is infinitely more difficult to do.
I mean Iniesta Said He puts Modric Top 3 Midfields ever.
Imagine Modric, Iniesta and Xavi.
Man… they would have owned football
Xavi +Inesta =MODRIĆ
Plus DM Casemiro or Makelele, any teams' midfield would be outclassed
Xavi?
@@nenadbulic7645 yes Xavi was top midfielder
Imagine Modric, Casemiro and Kroos! Wait!
Modrick Luca is D GOAT
I don't think last season was Benzema's best season, last season looked like his best because he finally had partners in attack & new young players he can work with & that can assist/help him. His 20/21 is probably his best, the kind of goals he scored... a mixture of Zidane & R9, he carried RM alone.
Modric drinks Unicorn blood. 🦄🦄
Modric Kroos Casemiro
Arguably the greatest midfield trio ever.
@@patrickcpuc5 facts
🎩🎩 Luka Modric
what an honor to watch modric play, he is the GOAT!
It's funny how people keep giving the excuse that Liverpool's midfield is aging when the two pillars of Real Madrid are 37 (modric) and 35 (benzema) respectively. Right now, those guys are undropable for Madrid.
Its because they havnt been gegen pressing for the last 6 yeard
@@junioradult6219 Madrid Doesn't need gegen pressing, we play counter attack. We press with the brains
A BEAUTIFUL SECOND HALF. 5 PAST POOL @ airfield. Cruyff did it with Ajax in season 66-67.
...he broke through the matrix...Luka - football shaman...
Its like everybody is playing checkers but Modric is playing chess, just another level how he runs games
His name is Luka he plays on the top floor, Kroos back too soon. Hala Madrid
And that guy juls said modric don't have senses of last year, know he is crying inside😂😂😂😂
Experience and wisdom can win over speed and strength...
Forza Reggina!! Grazie Jules 👍🏼
Modrić is hard to explain,he literally re-wrote what a midfielder is, we won't see a Modrić for a long time
Modric is so clear of them fraud Midniesta and Pavi and if you’re disagree you don’t know ball.
Facts
Never saw Xavi Iniesta but man the way Luka is playing he is literally the best midfielder in the world
I agree that Modric is clear but Iniesta and Xavi were never frauds!!
Facts but don’t disrespect other greats too
Liverpool midfield is old while the top guys like Luka are even older. It's both correct. The difference is that guys like Modric play with brain first, legs second while Klopp's heavy metal 'Pool midfield is legs and lungs first, brain and technique second. The wheels are just gone.
I remember when I visited my grandmother and my grandmother said, Son one day some people will waste their time reading your comment 🤔
My grandma said exact same thing !!!
Nowadays you can easily play till 35 if you live the right way. Even longer when you're special.
I think you re wrong.
Everyone is build different amd there are lot more factors which decide the longevity of a footballer
Post the whole podcast
Is it just me or does modric just give off messi vibes, the touches, agility, bursts of pace, vision. All soo Messi like
He is indeed like Messi playing deeper on field and its not only you. Saw comments like this alot. Imagine them both playing in same team... Im Croat and i would like to see that but probbly will never happen.
It’s funny as he was labeled as a flop his first season in Madrid… The rest is legendary
can't do it in the Prem tho
Benzema best player in the World 2021-2022
You guys have to adjust your microphones better. I’m having a hard time listening because it sounds very scruffy.
KING KONG MODRIC 👑
Why is everyone just talking about benzema and modric, the best player by a distance in that game was vini Jr , without him Madrid don't get back to the game , he won the free kick and also gave the assist to benzema for the fifth goal
Because they're playing as good as him even tho they are 2-3yrs from retirement.
Are you blind? People talk about Vini also... look how many video about Vini they post...
Nacho underrated. Bro changed the whole game. Alaba was out of position and injured- he was holding us back. See how Nacho changed it?
RMA with Alaba in 27 minutes -
*2 goals conceded, 1 scored*
RMA with Nacho in 63 minutes -
*0 goals conceded, 4 scored*
@@MYLOCAR that is true... but eyes are always on players with strong names, unfortunately
I agree but even tho he had the assist for the 5th goal, let's not forget who created/initiated that attack in the 1st place
Espn can't afford actual good football analysts 🤣
Most is the best midfielder in history. Shut it
Xavi , Iniesta, Zidane or modric
Modric and Kroos over anyother
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Up there with zidane and slightly better than iniesta imo
Iniesta is still playing football, same age. Modrics career has eclipsed his already. Even if I admire inieasta so much. To be playing at this level at his age is insane.
Nah... Zidane had way, way more goal contributions both as scoring and assisting to go along with his better dribbling skills.Modric is great midfielder and his "specialty" is his longetivity playing on that level but Zizu was and still is in the conversation of one the top players ever, a different level so to speak.
Iniesta was better than Modric !!
no need to compare the gods bro
@@HgHg-yp6ft Because of big games and World Cup.
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32 and playing a match every 3 or 4 days for years and players in other leagues starting to play really play by dec or jan when knock out stages starts
37
Modric the elder
Liverpool went to school
Can we agree whether "unplayable" means that somebody is so bad that they cannot be on the field, or they are so good that you cannot defend them?
Lol in this case he's really good.
It always means they are too good to play against, so the meaning is always positive, though the word somehow sounds negative :p
It always means the latter lad
@@langletprolet8378 Maybe in the UK, but most counter examples I see are about the NBA, so it can mean the opposite in the US.
I've got an acronym for you:
HGH
Camavinga was the real star in that game.
Honestly, Camavinga has a chance to become a top 3 player of the next generation. Him, Mbappe and Vinicius are my favourites for now, maybe Pedri and Haaland to round out the top 5.
Camavinga made some mistakes the first half , and looked nervous.
U mean nacho
@@freshbrinks8182 lmaoo yea right
He's almost as good as Zidane or Cruyff.
Luka best. 🎩
Why is this called the Gab and Juls show? How often are they actually on it together? So stupid
Where are the Premier League haters now? The best team in the league Real Madrid play in just got punked out by the 3rd best team in the "overrated" Premier League. Barca and Real wouldn't even be in the Top 4 if they were in the Prem right now. Even Newcastle would beat them. La Liga = farmers league.
United beat Arsenal and City the top two teams. EPL is superior but your logic doesn't make much sense,, considering factor that Barca is weak in Europe.
It was Barca, not Real.. and Barca are not as good as RM when RM are properly motivated even if Barca leads LaLiga! Besides ManU is arguably the best team in epl atm and it was a close game (In Europa League lol) with a Barca without Gavi and Pedri..
Haha Newcastle? Liverpool beat them 2-0 and Real Madrid had 5 goals before 70 mins was played and then took their foot of the pedal and just cruised it in while outplaying pool... There's no reason to talk trash about either league..
The previous season real madrid won against the top three epl teams to lift the european trophy… one team won against the best in france and england😂😂
and i can’t even count the number of times real has won against bayern… so add bundesliga to the list😂😂😂
also won against prime juventus… so add seria a to the list… and all this just in the last decade
It's easier to have longevity with a smaller body like Messi and Modric.
Why do you say that? Like... On what basis?
The most idiotic comment.
@@justaguywhoissleepdeprived6381 their joints carry lesser weight and face lesser tear over time.
True but still amazing considering the miles on them
Luka modric should retire.
Why though?? Because he keeps winning??
Your comment should retire
Are you Henderson in disguise?
At the age of 37, he plays better than half of them who are twice as old, and that is a fact...
@@FountainOfYoot i play better than modric
Modric is trash, i dont care what anyone says. So overrated.
Ight if you says he’s trash then who do you think is better then him?
Ok Trent!!
Lmao you clearly dont know ball then
@@ganzi1546 Real question is who isn't better than him?????
@@realmadridman2478 your a madrid fan so your opinion immediately doesnt count.
Modric is the last football romantic that we know... we should enjoy in this last period, what a priviliege!
Modric the elder
Goat grande croata
Dr. Modrić 🎩🎩🎩🎩
Goatrić
get the other vato out there your freaking ego is killing the vibe