Let thank sink in.
Is Kovačić the most decorated club player in history who has done the least amount of work to get there? Quite possibly. I’m not trying to bash the guy so all you Kova lovers can settle down, but facts are facts. I’m happy for the guy but how many of these accolades has he helped achieve himself?
Real Madrid:
-2017 La Liga champions
-3x Champions League winner (2016-2018)
-2x Club World Cup (2016-2017)
Let’s be honest here. Kovačić earned six major trophies in Spain while riding the bench behind Modrić for his entire tenure. Again, good for him, but he did absolutely nothing to push Real Madrid forward for any of these titles.
Chelsea:
– Champions League winner (2021)
– Europa League winner (2019)
– Club World Cup (2021)
Ok, this is where Kovačić earned the trophies in his cabinet for the first time. It’s too bad Chelsea absolutely spiraled out of control once Tuchel was let go. Who knows how many more trophies Kova could have won in West London under the right circumstances.
Manchester City:
– Club World Cup (2023)
– UEFA Super Cup (2023)
Kovačić has only been at City for five months and already has two titles in his trophy case. Not being at the club last year, he didn’t do anything to put City in either scenario. City would have won the Super Cup and Club World Cup; with or without him.
All in all, Kova has eight club titles he has done absolutely nothing to warrant. But good for him. The man surrounds himself by winners. We just need that to translate on the pitch for the repka when Modrić leaves. That’s all I care about.
It’s an exaggeration to say “he did absolutely nothing” about those trophies at Madrid. He was a backup, yes. But when he did play, he played as well as anyone on that team and contributed to a very strong attack whenever he was on the pitch. They won nearly all the games he played in and lost a few when he didn’t play. More than anything, Kova’s club career has suffered because of turnover in management at each stop of the way. Hopefully he’ll get to stick with the same manager for a few years in a row now that he’s with Guardiola in Manchester.
For sure he’s been free loading a bunch of trophies but hey he is very serviceable and ya he plays like a bust at times but there is an upside
I have more hope for the young ones coming up but still like some have mentioned he hasn’t really had a chance to run the midfield
Maybe he will bust for sure then or take the reigns
If he and dalic leave when luka does then we will know for sure that their riding Luka’s greatness was real 😉
I still have hope kovacic can step up on another level
I think his biggest thing has been health and consistency
When he is good he can be not too far off from world class
When he isn’t he disappears
At his rate and now at man city he may challenge for most trophies ever 😉
Kovacic being a bust is a joke. He is not modric but everyone will be a bust if that’s where we set the bar. He doesn’t deliver a lot in the final third but a lot of players don’t. Most importantly though, he has been an integral part of the key to Croatias play style during the greatest 5 year run in Croatian football history and the greatest 5 year run croatia will ever have. I don’t label that a bust
We didn’t say he was a bust.
Just that he’s playing like a bust.
I don’t have to say much, Kova should trademark “riding pine, lifting trophies”. Look up his stats they speak for themselves.
So per Croatian sports reporting, Kovacic officially a bust?
Yes.
However, we still have to see what Kova does when Modrić leaves and he has the entire to himself. And who knows when that’ll be
I feel sorry for anyone who comes after Modric, but ironically, I felt sorry for Modric, because he came after Suker, even though, they did not play the same position, his scoring ability was often ridiculed, as though they did.
As a Croatian fan, I always have faith in the players that they will evolve and wish them the best, if they are not troublemakers and do their best, that is all I can ask.
I was leery of Petkovic, but he exceeded my expectations at the World Cup.
Bila Lasica is gonna lose his shite
Sta cu mu ja