In a weekend that Real Madrid supporters will want to forget as quickly as possible, Spanish newspaper Marca released the All-Time XI for Los Blancos. And guess who made the list?
None other than Croatia’s very own Luka Modrić.
Voted on by Marca readers, Modrić was named to the all-time team among the likes of current teammates Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos. Past legends include striker Raul, current manager Zinedine Zidane (also named to the list as manager), Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos and legendary Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas, to name a few.
Surprisingly, Hungarian striker Ferenc Puskas did not make the list. Puskas scored 156 goals in 180 games for Real Madrid from 1958-1966.
Modrić has helped Real Madrid to three Champions League titles in the past four seasons and is considered the best center midfielder in the game. After being considered one of the biggest busts in Real Madrid history during his first season, Modrić is now approaching legendary status in the Spanish capital; if he hasn’t reached it yet.
^^^^ Shut up Ziva.This is what you always did .Stop squirming around and man up.
Why would be people be on Ziva’s ass for just quoting what Marca had written?
Pretty sure Ziva said he was playing like a bust.
@slavonac
@soul champ
ziva never said modric was a bust, he said that the media thinks he is a bust.
Sretan Bozic!
Good health and happiness to all.
Modric is definitely Legendary Status with Real. No question.
Čestit Božić
Zee please keep religion out of this. We are all yugos here, including you. No God. Only Tito
@svima. Sretan Bozic! Sve naj bolje!
@ Slavonac
Ziva Istina would not allow himself the liberation of acknowledgement that he indeed called Luka a “bust.”
For years he would pretend he didn’t quite say bust.
I would add the toxic locker room to the mix of his early struggles.
@ Zidane
You may need to play Luka further up the pitch like we NOW finally do with Vateni.
You also need to drop your man Benzema as you can’t have two over the hill strikers together up top trying to beat the likes of PSG.
Also create the La Liga crew:
Benzema
Kroos
Young talent
Champions league crew:
Modrić
Bale
Isco
Asencio
Kovačić should play both in different roles.
And he had to play under that bum Mourinho.
I know how much u hate Guardiola but I feel the same way about Jose. I cringed whenever rumours of Jose wanting him at Chelsea or United surfaced.
Ziva Istina called Modric a bust in his first year. That comment comes with inexperience. Modric missed the entire pre season preparations, which means a helluva lot. He missed crucial meetings, set plays, formation and strategy discussions and practices plus exhibition games….anyone that expects a player to walk in to Real Madrid and shine while missing key preparations is nuts!
How should we feel about Benzema, Ronaldo, Bale….damn those guys have had the luxury of playing there for years now, they’ve gone through all preparations and they’re sucking balls really bad this year!
Ya he is a special player. That’s for sure. I’ve read somewhere Fernando Redondo has croatian blood as well. Boy he was good too! Every croat will be talking about luka for a generation at least.