French striker, Karim Benzema, has won the 2022 Ballon d’Or and now joins Real Madrid teammate, Luka Modrić, as the only players not named Ronaldo or Messi to win the award since 2008. It was well deserved with much of Benzema’s success coming from the foot of Modrić, setting him up in the Spanish capital. Benzema scored clutch goal after clutch goal to put Real Madrid on his back during a miraculous Champions League run where Los Blancos took out PSG (French champs), Chelsea (European champs) and Man City (English champs) before defeating Liverpool in the CL final.
But let’s give it up to our boy, Luka. 37 years old and still playing some of the best football of his career. Finishing 9th in Ballon d’Or voting is nothing to frown upon, especially after winning every piece of silverware in 2018; outside of the World Cup trophy.
At the same award show, 20 year-old defender, Joško Gvardiol, was ranked the #6 best U-21 player in the world. That’s pretty impressive for someone who plays defense in a sport where offense takes the spotlight. Gvardiol has a current market value of $66 million (TransferMarket) with rumors of Chelsea bidding $90 million at the summer transfer window deadline. He will be a hot commodity as summer 2023 rolls around.
Luka for sure should be in top 5,, im shocked lewandoski has not won, he should have imo, at least 2nd,
Mate1 you’re a fucking retard. You should be on the list above Modric like the other retards who don’t belong there.
Modric 9th is a joke. Everyone on the list besides RM players achieved nothing. Absolutely nothing.
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I disagree. I think a lot of the names on the list deserve to be there. Being ninth on the list is nothing to scoff at.
You are fucking retarded
EURO U 21 Draw. Romania, Spain, Ukraine and Croatia.
Not a bad group. Spain will be tough, however first two progress to the QF, so I guess we have a realistic chance of making it out of the group.
Watching Leipzig and Hamburg in German and cup, Gvardiol on the bench and Vusković starting for hamburger. I haven’t followed him at all and I remember someone hyping him up on here. Dude looks very slow and cumbersome, at fault for first and maybe even second goal.
I have watched Vuskovic a lot for Hajduk, HSV and our U21. Agree with your comments he is no Speedy Gonzales. People tend to believe Croatian Media when it comes to our up-and-coming players. The media is influenced greatly by the player Managers who more often than not feed them with false transfer news/interests so that their player is in the spotlight.
anyone here see that movie from 2006 called 300. well, if you google it and look at the photo, thats what I feel Gvardiol looks like!
Gvardiol pulls of the beard and short black hair look well (with the slight eyebrow shave too).
Hip-hop guys (like Drake and DJ Khaled) can only dream to pull of the look as well as Gvardiol does.
Gvardiol is very marketable, and it will help him in his career.
Hopefully he doesn’t get too caught up in these extra things, and continues to work hard on being the Cristiano Ronaldo of the centerback world.
Lol it actually does. Leonidas!!!!
More importantly, Greg Dulcic scored a touchdown.
https://www.croatiaweek.com/video-croatian-american-greg-dulcich-scores-touchdown-on-nfl-debut/
Picked him up for FF team .
https://www.dulcich.com/
Modric has been with 3 generations 2006 to 2012 and 2014 to present svaka cast i imagine the euros being his tournament
We finally have a enough depth to allow Luka Modrić to give us meaningful minutes for Euro ‘24 and still be competitive.
He literally has lead us through two generations. He also has inspired all the dijaspora nogometaši to choose HNS over other federations.
This World Cup he will inspire yet another generation of dečki around the world.
The Modrić effect has set up HNS for life.
Gvardiol is world class right now.
His stock will explode during this World Cup.
He needs to join a CL winner.
I am surprised that Real Madrid is not in the mix for his transfer?
He can play CB and LB if needed.
Luka can take him under his wing and he will receive the best training in world football.
We finally have a enough depth to allow Luka Modrić to give us meaningful minutes for Euro ‘24 and still be competitive.
He literally has lead us through two generations. He also has inspired all the dijaspora nogometaši to choose HNS over other federations.
This World Cup he will inspire yet another generation of dečki around the world.
The Modrić effect has set up HNS for life.
Gvardiol is world class right now.
His stock will explode during this World Cup.
He needs to join a CL winner.
I am surprised that Real Madrid is not in the mix for his transfer?
He can play CB and LB if needed.
Luka can take him under his wing and he will receive the best training in world football.
Golden Boy was so rigged. Nuno Mendes hasn’t been at a level of defender like what Gvardiol was last season, Joško should’ve been at least top 5 especially over Mendes.
Gavi is very undeserved, not saying he isn’t any good but Bellingham and Saka were much more important and impactful for both their clubs last season.
the time of Luka Modric is kinda wasted |
as the fucking Dalic is still pestering him!
so we need to help Modric – and become
N A T I O N A L – H E R O | kick Dalic – out
Luka gonna hang on till euro!!
Let him just play more limited mins in the easier qualifying games