@@TheLusianPopayes, but to be fair, that really wasn't his prime. What helped Modric is that he peaked late. People barely remember his Tottenham days when he was good, not great
I always hate when people say “did van dijk play against players like Torres, Rooney and drogba” stop acting like he hasn’t played against Messi, ronaldo, Kane, aguero, benzema and many other great strikers.
VVD is great don’t get me wrong but just due to the fact Terry and vidic even Rio played at the highest level for fucking donkey years. There longevity is what makes them better. Can dijk has had the best prime for sure but he couldn’t do it for the years the rest did I think he’s probably the 5 th best defender in the prem. maybe just of the top of my head.
@@drex5160it was a season where they played without a coach (he was in hospital getting treated for cancer and sadly died at the end) and barcelona were in very bad shape as a team with multiple injuries, but in spain without Messi they won a triple (2 euros and 1 world cup back to back) and beat many teams were with golden generation, teams like Germany, Netherlands etc and spain had a golden generation as well, you can't bring a bad seasons in conversation when their good seasons and achievements are bigger than their bad add to that their quality and class that above many good players in their position
@@rubenpacheco2917 and that's a bad thing? Does that lower him down? What's the problem if he's a system player? When he got old/left Barcelona the system crumbled in both of the team and national team, Iniesta is better player but Xavi is the more important player for the team and the engine that controls it and that really was obvious when Xavi left, plus nearly every great player is a system player either he's the main engine of the team or you build the team around him to bring the best out of him or combination of the two. You talking like it was a Bad thing lol
@@imcroat8062 not really.. iniesta & Modric aren’t system players, they work anywhere & in anything. So when the system didn’t work, what did Xavi do? You say it isn’t a bad thing but when that system didn’t work, he didn’t work, & disappeared. When Spain lost the system he was terrible when he was called up & he just retired from the national team.
Spot on. Ozil should be compared to David Silva, fodens and etc. players who are CAM. Or play wide but pinch in and use skills and passing over speed and stretching the field
Yes you can it's just that modicum is a former tottenham player and ozil is a former arsenal player but the uncomfortable truth for you assna fans is modric is 10× the player.
The amount of disrespect Van Dijk gets cause he plays for Liverpool and not Barca or Real. The guy makes defending look easy. Has no weakness to his game. Got the pace and power, can pass both short and long, reads the game really well.
The older generation will never give it up to the newer one. They’re acting like Modric doesn’t sit at the same table as Xavi and Iniesta. He even said it in the video that he’s from a “different generation” as if it’s a knock on his abilities. If Modric had a team as good as the 2010 Spain team he would’ve won a WC in 2018. He was magic on that pitch.
@@azizalfa752 those older gen defender used to get away with murder on the pitch. They wouldnt survive today's game with var and all. Plus Van Dijk is an Absolute package. He has everything to his game that a defender needs plus more. Rarely we will see him out of position or make a mistake. Looks calm af on the ball and got speed and strength. Rarely loses aerial duels,, absolute monster of s defender and his record speaks for itself. Reads the game exceptionally well.
@@billyblanco2540 i see you point and somewhat agree but spain won 2 euros and 1 world cup because of Iniesta and Xavi not the other way around. They used to kill the game and keep the ball and dominate midfield like crazy. Technically barca won spain 2 euros and 1 world cup.
evra is right, when ozil was at arsenal and madrid he had games where he showed magic, but he had so many games where he was invisible and unmotivated consistency is the most important.
Modrić is like the opposite of that. You can’t make as many highlights of his skills and moments of magic, but he has consistently been one of the best in his position since 2013. I can’t remember a single instance where his form dropped for a significant period of time.
@@LjuboCupic1912 Actually, if you know ball, you can easily do so - it's just that they are not as flashy. What Modric does is make football simple. That's the hardest thing in a game.
@@maherzain434 yes but prime doesnt consist of few high end performances but the overall of the peak. And his overall was the way it was. Uneven. I bet youd pick for your goat team Ramos too. And yes he was great but he is a holder of the record of red cards. Not something youd like from your player. You want consistency.
@@user-sm8nm9vk1u stone is weight In British English. He meant that Xavi n Iniesta made Anderson lose a lot of weight after a game, because they had him running around, chasing for the ball
The problem is modric prime is attached to kroos and big team, he was average till 29 years old and bench by xavi alonso and sami kedira, ozil was good in every team and any combination of player and stats is not even close, i would pick modric because he play with more heart than ozil in big games but kroos is madrid best midfield this modric push came after the world cup, watching game and stats kroos is a better midfielder
@@Akeem-uk6pl what i mean is he was not good enough to play a regular role, kroos was a golden boy, world cup winner with the germany youth team and the big team, champion league winner and every single throphie and was already one of the best midfielder in the world when he came to madrid, modric at the same time was strugling to be a regular player. Xavi and iniesta came together is not the same situation. Some how we got kroos and won 3 champion league and didnt happen the 2 year before with modric??? And i was pro modric, most of my friends madrid fan rather xavi alonso and he was already bad defending but better general. I am not re-writing history. Modric had from 18 to 29 average career
1. Modric at Real Madrid: 10th Champions league semifinals in 12 years, could win a record-breaking 6th Champions League for himself in few weeks 2. Modric at Tottenham: dominated strongest Chelsea ever, Ferguson‘s United (Fergie: „we had to change tactics at half-time, Modric was causing us so mich trouble“). Also, elevated Spurs from the relegation team to a Champions League team, winning against Inter etc 3. Modric with Croatia: 2nd & 3rd place at world cup; versus peak Spain in Euros neutralized Xavi & Iniesta throughout the match and setup a counter-attack assist which Rakitic didn’t convert in a one-on-one with Casillas in the last moments for match-winning 1:0 - no other player ever would be able to do that to peak Xavi & Iniesta and Spain full of historical legends in every position in that best-of-all-times national team.
@@darioristic9643 you don’t have a mind of your own. Anyways Xavi and Iniesta won everything for their Country. Euros, WC. They dominated Real Madrid in their time in Spain as well. Xavi can control a whole game. Modric game play doesn’t even look half as elegant as Iniesta
Luka was always underrated,no matter who you compare him with,if he was English or Brazilian ,they wouldnt even have that talk. Modric is one of the best ever on that position. There is no compare to Ozil ,every player has his moments but that doesnt mean we should compare them and put all of them in same basket.
Modric is the one who brought glory to Madrid in the past years , he is the key to break whatever team , he is the one who start any dangerous attack , Ozil wasn't able to carry the team , Xavi and iniesta , are magic , deadly , but both of them the had a well made mechanism and drawn plan , and iniesta was magic but also like ozil can make magic and he was way more better than ozil , but not able to carry the game and breakdown the enemy , while modric as skills was less than iniesta but modric was able to break anyteam , go back and check all difficult wins , things were starting by a key pass from him , not only in madrid , but his value appears on Croatia national team as well , with him they become one of the most successful teams , no one can carry a game like modric
players will always say that their generation was the toughest😂😂😂 but in regards to strikers, i sincerely think this generation has the worst strikers.
@@mrboast2826 Madrid as well atm..and even when benzema was the man he wasn’t exactly a traditional #9 cause he learned to be a playmaker with CR7 (also another player who converted and half played #9)
Who need striker when football are team game...11 player can scored the goal ,there is no need to rely on one man to scored a goal...Unless you are bottom team ,you need to rely on one player to score you a goal
@@ams5757-s9p I’d agree 100% with iniesta the best of the lot. Xavi is a completely different player to the both of them though in what he does. Modric and iniesta are very similar in many ways and Modric easily the best midfielder of this generation
@@Shano_7why not. They both played in the EPL. Ozil almost broke the EPL assist record. Both are great players. Modric is less of an attacker but reliable and disciplined. Ozil was legendary, the man was talented like crazy. He topped the charts for his role in EPL, Laliga, Bundesliga and even internationally he still holds most assists.
@@NoorsUnpopularOpinions my god stop being so stupid. Ones a ballon d’or winner and so consistent and the other had a peak of about 3 years. They aren’t on the same level and not even close
@@hristiyanhristov2480Really He didnt deserve it ,missed Penaltys in the world Cup , Played Bad in the world Cup,Had one great Game and one was OK ..... Really wrong choice giving hım the ballon d or
@@Ossissindwestpolenhe was by far the best player in the 2018 World Cup, he and Rakitić dismantled midfields that on paper should’ve ran them over. The only players who were comparably good in that tournament were Griezmann and Hazaard. Let’s not also forget that he was a vital part of a team that won the UCL that year. Modrić’s Ballon d’Or was 100% earned.
Xavi & Iniesta combo was insane .. however, each person on their own, I wouldn’t put any of them above Modric .. if Modric was Spanish, he would have won the World Cup that Croatia lost in the final … .. Let’s not sleep on Modric ..
Thing is that Modric is only a year or so younger than Iniesta and his prime has lasted longer. He was great at Tottenham and then just leapt up another step at Madrid. I think he's in the same bracket as these 2 beasts and we'll only realise it when he retires
Ask yourself...Why is Modric still in the Madrid 1st team at his age...? Why did RM not consider letting him go..? Modric is a masterclass.. You cant compare any MF to Modric.. Then there's Toni Kroos aswell...
Kid even in ozil prime, he was not consistent He did very good in few games and was invisible ghost in many Watch football instead of reels and shorts and then you will understand it
@@mo4705Nah, he's right. Ozil just wasn't consistent. The worst part about Ozil was his lack of stamina. When he was at Real anyway, he couldn't finish a game. Would HAVE TO be subbed of at 70-80. That was the biggest reason he was sold, stamina and inconsistency.
Modric couldn’t even touch iniesta or xavi he’s just lucky not to face them one on one. Ozil is a very good player but if there was no Iniesta or xavi things could’ve been different
@@amerhodzic6036when lul, stop talking BS Modric never destroy prime Spain. That Spain team win 3 back to back trophies and you compare it with croatia? 😂 delulu kid 🤦
Xavi and Iniesta vs Modric Where is Modric now in the best FC in the world at the age of 39 Xavi 34 was playing for Al Sadd Iniesta 34 was playing for wissel Kobe We are talking about consistency and experience of different leagues Xavi and Iniesta played for Barca all their life,, Modric played for 5 different clubs 3 different leagues and country And each time challenge to adapt,, If you’re a football player you know what I mean,,
When Madrid sold Ozil, Ronaldo went crazy at the board if he stayed maybe it would be different. Ozil was a special special player but Arsenal didn’t build the team around him that was promised, if arsenal cut the shit at bought Suarez maybe the answer would be different and Ozil would retire at Madrid or arsenal in the hall of fame. As it stands though there is literally no comparison to Modric. Look at Modric achievements and his consistency and longevity… damn… he is a genuine legend of the game.
I do think individually Modric's the best out of those since shines everywhere, and Xavi himself said that what they did between 2008-2012 wouldnt have been possible without Busquets
At Real Madrid Ozil had the highest number of assists for 3 seasons straight during Xavi & Iniesta and they were no ordinary numbers 25+ every season is no joke
Modric was amazing in spurs. As a chelsea fan, I wanted us to sign him because he reminded me so much of deco. Sadly, spurs just didn't have the talent.
Iniesta and Xavi progressed because tiki Taka was new and teams were struggling to defend them but what happened when the Germans figured them out? 2014 World Cup was awful so was 2018 for Spain. Barcelona went downhill after 2015. Modric is an engine, up and down and with class
Well Mourinho stopped them prior to that with his inter and when he arrived at Madrid, sure they talk about the 5-0 but don't remember Mourinho had the last laugh winning Liga and Pep left for Bayern...
Tiki Taka new? Lmfao Brother Pep grew up already deeply entrenched in the Tiki Taka ways, those tactics sprang up in the Catalan academies well before the mid 2000s lad 😂
Actually their downfall was alot to do with the dressing room broke down simply because of the rivalry of Mourinho Pep and Simeone. They didnt mix anymore and Barça players would sit only between themselves same for RM and Atletico. At club level RM Atleti were CL finalists in 2014 and the semis of 2015 was Barça RM which Barça ended up winning. Sevilla was absolutely dominating the Europa League aswell. There is a documemtary about this in Spanish where Pique Ramos Puyol Xavi Casillas Arbeloa Koke Diego Costa Villa ect talk about this. Alot of players hated each other and ruined that team for 2014 - 2018.
Kroos is the most underrated midfielder in the world. Gets constantly neglected in these comversations. Kroos could play in any team. He would've been a Barca legend if he played for them. For me, he was the best midfielder of his generation.
Evra lucky too be in one of the greatest Manchester United teams. Barely gets a mention with one of the greats. Yet debunks so many great player's. Crazy, how arrogant you can get in retirement.
They expect modric to do to them at Tottenham what Xavi and inesta did to them at Barcelona. Those guys grew up playing together and busquets is included. That midfield trio spent a lot of time together and are world class. But the unfair comparison shows you how good modric is
I would still take xavi, busquets and iniesta as a partnership over anyone else over fear of upsetting the balance. If you have those 3 players you will have 70% possession plus every single game and create many many chances
Yes modric is still playing, ozil never got to be consistent, before that he got discarded. Cmon, if ozil could continue, he would even be one among the legendary midfielders
Modric did it with midfields were He was the go to guy. He was the hustler and the playmaker, Xavi And Inestia, had each other every game both club and international. Ill take a single player making everyone better than 2 that cant play apart from each other
Ozil in his prime played with Bums at Arsenal Modric played with Bums at Spurs and went to Madrid.Ronaldo scored 65 goals with Ozil around Modric is also incredible but Ozil is a victim of circumstances Arsenal never even had a DM the entire time he was there.
Ozil was the reason Germany dominated and won the 2014 World Cup Madrid would have won those trophies with or without modric they own the referees that’s what I know for a fact
Modric is above both Xavi and Iniesta. Let’s be real now. The guy is 38 still playing at the highest level of competition and outperforming youngsters.
He’s right. Every time I look to old football teams they had the best players on every position. Today you don’t have one team with every position the best there is.
Its not about how long modric lasted in his prime Its about how good his prime was Modric has been in his prime for longer but xavi and iniesta are better in there prime
@@MohamedMohamed-tr2rzwho was player of the tournament 2014? Not ozil. And who was the best player 2018? Modric Your argument adds no weight to anything when football is a team sport
@@5za.ilol do you really think They wouldnt win with Özil? He literally had 20 assists in two consecutive seasons. People downplay Ozil’s accolades but when KDB does it its amazing
@@IsKaffeMochakdb is big game playe ozil wasnt even for arsenal he ghosted he so overatted he left as soon modric came lmao in dude could not keep up wotb madrid
For me, only one player i midfield can actually have an argument for being better than Modric. And that Iniesta. Everyone else is just not a conversation. In my unpopular opinion Modric is the greatest central midfield player of all time hands down
You can tell who never watched Xavi iniesta at their prime. I mean it was like 15 yer or ago or so now at least. They dominated the world, modric is fantastic, for me the best after those two. But truth is Madrid only started dominating after Barca decline
Imagine facung rooney ronaldo tevez Drogba Anelka Malouda Gervinhi VanPersie Walcot Kenwyne Jones and Ricardo fuller Hugo Rodallega and Charles Nzogbia Andrew Johnson and Bobby Zamora Defoe, Robbie Keane and berbatov Fellaini and Tim Cahill I don't thin VVD would survive week in week out in that Era. Strikers now prefer to stay away from defenders , always lookring to beat the line.
Modrić is the 🐐best midfielder of all times Croatian pride worldwide ❤😍🤜🤛🤙👊👍💪💪🥊🥊🤴😘🇭🇷🇭🇷always humble and respectful uvjek vjerni always loyal budi ponosan not bad for small cuntry
Modric's prime lasted so long that people don't realise it
modric was playing in the infamous england croatia 2-3 in late 2007....thats 17 years ago
@@TheLusianPopayes, but to be fair, that really wasn't his prime. What helped Modric is that he peaked late. People barely remember his Tottenham days when he was good, not great
@@TheLusianPopa XD modric was const to 17 years that's over he wasn't in that he started to be const from 2015 or 16 not 17 Years
It's a comparison of prime not career
But question is about who is better at their prime not overall
I always hate when people say “did van dijk play against players like Torres, Rooney and drogba” stop acting like he hasn’t played against Messi, ronaldo, Kane, aguero, benzema and many other great strikers.
Well VVD ain't better than Dias so
@@fifty-five6929 it’s not even close vvd is 10x better than Dias.
He means in the EPL. Torres and Drogba were EPL
But he means that you can't compare van Dijk easily with ballers from a different gen cause they never played each other
VVD is great don’t get me wrong but just due to the fact Terry and vidic even Rio played at the highest level for fucking donkey years. There longevity is what makes them better. Can dijk has had the best prime for sure but he couldn’t do it for the years the rest did I think he’s probably the 5 th best defender in the prem. maybe just of the top of my head.
Iniesta and Xavi was like a cheat code in the game...
The one season without Messi in 2013, they had possession for possession's sake and got schooled 7-0 on aggregate by Bayern.
@@drex5160it was a season where they played without a coach (he was in hospital getting treated for cancer and sadly died at the end) and barcelona were in very bad shape as a team with multiple injuries, but in spain without Messi they won a triple (2 euros and 1 world cup back to back) and beat many teams were with golden generation, teams like Germany, Netherlands etc and spain had a golden generation as well, you can't bring a bad seasons in conversation when their good seasons and achievements are bigger than their bad add to that their quality and class that above many good players in their position
People aren’t going to talk about how Xavi wasn’t good at Barca & wanted to leave before pep got there? He’s literally a system player
@@rubenpacheco2917 and that's a bad thing? Does that lower him down? What's the problem if he's a system player? When he got old/left Barcelona the system crumbled in both of the team and national team, Iniesta is better player but Xavi is the more important player for the team and the engine that controls it and that really was obvious when Xavi left, plus nearly every great player is a system player either he's the main engine of the team or you build the team around him to bring the best out of him or combination of the two.
You talking like it was a Bad thing lol
@@imcroat8062 not really.. iniesta & Modric aren’t system players, they work anywhere & in anything. So when the system didn’t work, what did Xavi do? You say it isn’t a bad thing but when that system didn’t work, he didn’t work, & disappeared. When Spain lost the system he was terrible when he was called up & he just retired from the national team.
Can't compare ozil with modric. Two completely different players. Ozil best position was behind the striker. Modric is a box to box midfielder.
Spot on. Ozil should be compared to David Silva, fodens and etc. players who are CAM. Or play wide but pinch in and use skills and passing over speed and stretching the field
Modric regularly played attacking midfield at Tottenham and was still world class. It was only at Madrid where he played central midfield
@@sakhilemakama716Would you really pick Tottenham Modric over Özil at Real Madrid?
@@kevin084lifeask cr7 what he thinks about cam ozil. Cam ozil was a wizard. RM ozil was the best cam alive
Yes you can it's just that modicum is a former tottenham player and ozil is a former arsenal player but the uncomfortable truth for you assna fans is modric is 10× the player.
The amount of disrespect Van Dijk gets cause he plays for Liverpool and not Barca or Real. The guy makes defending look easy. Has no weakness to his game. Got the pace and power, can pass both short and long, reads the game really well.
Yeah. It's the ease of his defending that gets me.
The older generation will never give it up to the newer one. They’re acting like Modric doesn’t sit at the same table as Xavi and Iniesta. He even said it in the video that he’s from a “different generation” as if it’s a knock on his abilities. If Modric had a team as good as the 2010 Spain team he would’ve won a WC in 2018. He was magic on that pitch.
The Old Defender would eat van dijk
@@azizalfa752 those older gen defender used to get away with murder on the pitch. They wouldnt survive today's game with var and all. Plus Van Dijk is an Absolute package. He has everything to his game that a defender needs plus more. Rarely we will see him out of position or make a mistake. Looks calm af on the ball and got speed and strength. Rarely loses aerial duels,, absolute monster of s defender and his record speaks for itself. Reads the game exceptionally well.
@@billyblanco2540 i see you point and somewhat agree but spain won 2 euros and 1 world cup because of Iniesta and Xavi not the other way around. They used to kill the game and keep the ball and dominate midfield like crazy. Technically barca won spain 2 euros and 1 world cup.
Ineista and Xavi made every single team in Europe look like a joke
Not Chelsea tho
@@ionnicoara6657Really bro , UCL final 2011 ,but it was rigged , so you can say that.
Bayern in 2013?
@@kartikschannel5297 2009 barca beat them 4-1
@@twumclancy4952 4-0, 1-1 in 2009. Bayern demolished barca 7-0 in 2013.
evra is right, when ozil was at arsenal and madrid he had games where he showed magic, but he had so many games where he was invisible and unmotivated
consistency is the most important.
Modrić is like the opposite of that. You can’t make as many highlights of his skills and moments of magic, but he has consistently been one of the best in his position since 2013. I can’t remember a single instance where his form dropped for a significant period of time.
@@LjuboCupic1912 yep
@@LjuboCupic1912 Actually, if you know ball, you can easily do so - it's just that they are not as flashy. What Modric does is make football simple. That's the hardest thing in a game.
The question was In his PRIME
@@maherzain434 yes but prime doesnt consist of few high end performances but the overall of the peak.
And his overall was the way it was. Uneven.
I bet youd pick for your goat team Ramos too. And yes he was great but he is a holder of the record of red cards. Not something youd like from your player. You want consistency.
They made Anderson lose 10 stone 😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
What is that mean ?
English is not my first language.
@@user-sm8nm9vk1u stone is weight In British English. He meant that Xavi n Iniesta made Anderson lose a lot of weight after a game, because they had him running around, chasing for the ball
@@eltondaniel1038Anderson who?
@@lienphalchung it was Henderson not Anderson
Modric' prima has been ongoing for so many years that I can't even remember what his best year was, that's how good that dude is
The problem is modric prime is attached to kroos and big team, he was average till 29 years old and bench by xavi alonso and sami kedira, ozil was good in every team and any combination of player and stats is not even close, i would pick modric because he play with more heart than ozil in big games but kroos is madrid best midfield this modric push came after the world cup, watching game and stats kroos is a better midfielder
@@gsuandre5579been saying this as well, people are deluded by media narratives
@@gsuandre5579you say this as if xavi name dont get mentioned with iniesta and vice versa 😂
@@Akeem-uk6pl what i mean is he was not good enough to play a regular role, kroos was a golden boy, world cup winner with the germany youth team and the big team, champion league winner and every single throphie and was already one of the best midfielder in the world when he came to madrid, modric at the same time was strugling to be a regular player. Xavi and iniesta came together is not the same situation. Some how we got kroos and won 3 champion league and didnt happen the 2 year before with modric??? And i was pro modric, most of my friends madrid fan rather xavi alonso and he was already bad defending but better general. I am not re-writing history. Modric had from 18 to 29 average career
@@gsuandre5579 and then he had a better career than all of them from 29 to 38 🤷🏾♂️
seems like it’s balanced out to me…
Torres,Rooney and Drogba was very feared in the premier league that time.
Liverpool Torres 🔥🔥🔥
I am a United fan, but I used to be afraid of United playing Liverpool, Prime El Nino was something else
1. Modric at Real Madrid: 10th Champions league semifinals in 12 years, could win a record-breaking 6th Champions League for himself in few weeks
2. Modric at Tottenham: dominated strongest Chelsea ever, Ferguson‘s United (Fergie: „we had to change tactics at half-time, Modric was causing us so mich trouble“). Also, elevated Spurs from the relegation team to a Champions League team, winning against Inter etc
3. Modric with Croatia: 2nd & 3rd place at world cup; versus peak Spain in Euros neutralized Xavi & Iniesta throughout the match and setup a counter-attack assist which Rakitic didn’t convert in a one-on-one with Casillas in the last moments for match-winning 1:0 - no other player ever would be able to do that to peak Xavi & Iniesta and Spain full of historical legends in every position in that best-of-all-times national team.
And Ballon D'Or
Great analysis! Was act gonna give it to Iniesta and Xavi but you made excellent points so im going with Modric aswell
@@darioristic9643 you don’t have a mind of your own. Anyways Xavi and Iniesta won everything for their Country. Euros, WC. They dominated Real Madrid in their time in Spain as well.
Xavi can control a whole game. Modric game play doesn’t even look half as elegant as Iniesta
@@mariok7877bruh win world cup for spain is easyier then 🇭🇷
@@mariok7877Xavi and Iniesta were done by the time they turned 32. Modric at 35 was wanted by all the major clubs but chose to stay.
Luka was always underrated,no matter who you compare him with,if he was English or Brazilian ,they wouldnt even have that talk. Modric is one of the best ever on that position. There is no compare to Ozil ,every player has his moments but that doesnt mean we should compare them and put all of them in same basket.
Modric is the one who brought glory to Madrid in the past years , he is the key to break whatever team , he is the one who start any dangerous attack , Ozil wasn't able to carry the team , Xavi and iniesta , are magic , deadly , but both of them the had a well made mechanism and drawn plan , and iniesta was magic but also like ozil can make magic and he was way more better than ozil , but not able to carry the game and breakdown the enemy , while modric as skills was less than iniesta but modric was able to break anyteam , go back and check all difficult wins , things were starting by a key pass from him , not only in madrid , but his value appears on Croatia national team as well , with him they become one of the most successful teams , no one can carry a game like modric
Prime? Ozil. Career, Modric by an absolute mile
Prime Ozil?come on
Modric any yard sticks
@@JD-tw1zcEven Ronaldo said Ozil was the best he’s ever played with so 🤫
The answer to this is on his best day. Özil no question. On any other day, Modric
@@ngezakokwe9263 Modric any day of the week. Prime, inconsistent, weak, fever, drunk… any day
Finally someone who doesn’t overrate Ozil.
players will always say that their generation was the toughest😂😂😂 but in regards to strikers, i sincerely think this generation has the worst strikers.
Suarez Lewa ???
@@pratyushnair6645 they aren't from the current generation. Their prime was in the 2010s .
Because striker never really needed in this era...Man city for 5-6 years play without any pure striker ....
@@mrboast2826 Madrid as well atm..and even when benzema was the man he wasn’t exactly a traditional #9 cause he learned to be a playmaker with CR7 (also another player who converted and half played #9)
Who need striker when football are team game...11 player can scored the goal ,there is no need to rely on one man to scored a goal...Unless you are bottom team ,you need to rely on one player to score you a goal
Is that even a question. Modric or ozil? People can’t actually be serious to disrespect Modric like that
Only iniesta is better than modric
Modric is over xavi all day
@@ams5757-s9p I’d agree 100% with iniesta the best of the lot. Xavi is a completely different player to the both of them though in what he does. Modric and iniesta are very similar in many ways and Modric easily the best midfielder of this generation
KDB is better than Modric and equal to Iniesta - disagree with this and you don't watch ball. @@ams5757-s9p
@@Shano_7why not. They both played in the EPL. Ozil almost broke the EPL assist record. Both are great players. Modric is less of an attacker but reliable and disciplined. Ozil was legendary, the man was talented like crazy. He topped the charts for his role in EPL, Laliga, Bundesliga and even internationally he still holds most assists.
@@NoorsUnpopularOpinions my god stop being so stupid. Ones a ballon d’or winner and so consistent and the other had a peak of about 3 years. They aren’t on the same level and not even close
They make Anderson lose like 10 stones in one game 😂😂😂
He said Anderson the former Brazilian midfielder for Man Utd not Henderson
Put respect on Ozil's name
They did. Modric is easily ahead
Modric literally Golden ball winner, come on
@@hristiyanhristov2480 Shouldn't have won that golden ball and we all know it
@@hristiyanhristov2480Really He didnt deserve it ,missed Penaltys in the world Cup , Played Bad in the world Cup,Had one great Game and one was OK ..... Really wrong choice giving hım the ballon d or
@@Ossissindwestpolenhe was by far the best player in the 2018 World Cup, he and Rakitić dismantled midfields that on paper should’ve ran them over. The only players who were comparably good in that tournament were Griezmann and Hazaard. Let’s not also forget that he was a vital part of a team that won the UCL that year. Modrić’s Ballon d’Or was 100% earned.
That xavi iniesta and busquets as a pivot was abnormal 🤌
Özil is the most underrated player of all times
Nope! He gets just the right amount of praise...he could've done more in his career
Xavi & Iniesta combo was insane .. however, each person on their own, I wouldn’t put any of them above Modric .. if Modric was Spanish, he would have won the World Cup that Croatia lost in the final …
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Let’s not sleep on Modric ..
That Barca midfield is the last boss bro 😂
Thing is that Modric is only a year or so younger than Iniesta and his prime has lasted longer. He was great at Tottenham and then just leapt up another step at Madrid. I think he's in the same bracket as these 2 beasts and we'll only realise it when he retires
modric is better than those two over hype players
@@MrVinjexhis prime didn’t last longer
If my aunt had balls she’d be my uncle
Ask yourself...Why is Modric still in the Madrid 1st team at his age...?
Why did RM not consider letting him go..?
Modric is a masterclass..
You cant compare any MF to Modric..
Then there's Toni Kroos aswell...
We talk about in their prime
Who tf put consistent
We talk about their prime, their peak performance
Kid even in ozil prime, he was not consistent
He did very good in few games and was invisible ghost in many
Watch football instead of reels and shorts and then you will understand it
@@Slowmo_Aliens clearly u watch from reels.
@@mo4705Nah, he's right. Ozil just wasn't consistent. The worst part about Ozil was his lack of stamina. When he was at Real anyway, he couldn't finish a game. Would HAVE TO be subbed of at 70-80. That was the biggest reason he was sold, stamina and inconsistency.
People don't realize Modric was a key reason for Gareth Bale to go to Real Madrid. Since 2012 the man has been a Professional.
Modric couldn’t even touch iniesta or xavi he’s just lucky not to face them one on one. Ozil is a very good player but if there was no Iniesta or xavi things could’ve been different
He actually did face them one on one, Croatia vs Spain. He destroyed both Xavi and Iniesta together. Stop overrating those two.
@@amerhodzic6036when lul, stop talking BS Modric never destroy prime Spain. That Spain team win 3 back to back trophies and you compare it with croatia? 😂 delulu kid 🤦
Xavi and Iniesta vs Modric
Where is Modric now in the best FC in the world at the age of 39
Xavi 34 was playing for Al Sadd
Iniesta 34 was playing for wissel Kobe
We are talking about consistency and experience of different leagues
Xavi and Iniesta played for Barca all their life,, Modric played for 5 different clubs 3 different leagues and country
And each time challenge to adapt,,
If you’re a football player you know what I mean,,
MODRIC not just an amazing player, but a MEN OF MEN a leader in the pitch and outside of it.
Modric is one year younger than Iniesta, I wouldn't call it a different generation to be honest.
Evra's arsenal hate never reduces 😂
He was right about that Van Dijk comparison, they don’t face the same quality of strikers
Iniesta and xavi would kill in any generation
When Madrid sold Ozil, Ronaldo went crazy at the board if he stayed maybe it would be different. Ozil was a special special player but Arsenal didn’t build the team around him that was promised, if arsenal cut the shit at bought Suarez maybe the answer would be different and Ozil would retire at Madrid or arsenal in the hall of fame. As it stands though there is literally no comparison to Modric. Look at Modric achievements and his consistency and longevity… damn… he is a genuine legend of the game.
Ozil might not be the best, but he was the greatest magician on the field, and no one is near that level
You're probably 20
Such an opinionated statement, you can say that about anyone
Obviously you haven't watched Zidane...
I do think individually Modric's the best out of those since shines everywhere, and Xavi himself said that what they did between 2008-2012 wouldnt have been possible without Busquets
I think ozil only contributes further up the pitch. Modric does more in general. Even at his age he's still all over the pitch.
As a Turkish guy i agree! Ozil was not consistant, Modric always plays the same consistant. But clearly Ozil is more elegant when he plays good
In their primes? Modric? No way, that’s nuts. Ozil was a different category, unbelievable.
Yes he is different category because he is attacking midfielder and Modrić is centre midfielder
Yes because modric has both the magic that ozil had and the work rate that ozil lacked
When was Ozil ever in his prime? At Arsenal? Come on
The longevity and the 6 Eurpoean Cups puts Modric in another stratosphere atp. I think his body of work makes him the greatest midfielder ever
To even compare modric to ozil is a sin
sure, Ozil better!
Özil is far better my Friend
Modric, Xavi and Iniesta were overall more reliable, more consistent but Özil's touch was of a different world man. Don't disrespect Özil like that.
At Real Madrid Ozil had the highest number of assists for 3 seasons straight during Xavi & Iniesta and they were no ordinary numbers 25+ every season is no joke
Modric is the player some people think Ozil was.
Ozil was at no time at the prime Modric level.
Modric is one of my all time favourites
Modric was amazing in spurs.
As a chelsea fan, I wanted us to sign him because he reminded me so much of deco.
Sadly, spurs just didn't have the talent.
Henderson catching strays 😂😂
He said anderson
Never undeserved though.
Evra sees futebol as the peak. The way he talks about them players. He breathes his memories, he glorifies who defeated him. Beautiful man
Modric does what he does perfectly, Ozul does what no one else can do.
Xavi, Iniesta & Busquets is the best midfield I’ve ever seen in my life and probably ever will ever see.
Iniesta and Xavi progressed because tiki Taka was new and teams were struggling to defend them but what happened when the Germans figured them out? 2014 World Cup was awful so was 2018 for Spain. Barcelona went downhill after 2015. Modric is an engine, up and down and with class
Well Mourinho stopped them prior to that with his inter and when he arrived at Madrid, sure they talk about the 5-0 but don't remember Mourinho had the last laugh winning Liga and Pep left for Bayern...
Tiki Taka new? Lmfao
Brother Pep grew up already deeply entrenched in the Tiki Taka ways, those tactics sprang up in the Catalan academies well before the mid 2000s lad 😂
@@MetapodUsedHarden9 boy 1 liga out of how many? So that’s 2 wins against gurdiola and how many wins against mourinho😂😮💨
@@WizardGrizzlyBear yes but pep revived it and made it better hence why they were unstoppable 😪
Actually their downfall was alot to do with the dressing room broke down simply because of the rivalry of Mourinho Pep and Simeone. They didnt mix anymore and Barça players would sit only between themselves same for RM and Atletico. At club level RM Atleti were CL finalists in 2014 and the semis of 2015 was Barça RM which Barça ended up winning. Sevilla was absolutely dominating the Europa League aswell. There is a documemtary about this in Spanish where Pique Ramos Puyol Xavi Casillas Arbeloa Koke Diego Costa Villa ect talk about this. Alot of players hated each other and ruined that team for 2014 - 2018.
crazy how much of leader evra really was, still now you can feel that rio gives respect
Talking about henderson while having mount , amrabat and mctominay in your fav team. Lol
I think cause Henderson is known for his pressing and grit, like Kante, so he'll be chasing their passes all game.
He never said henderson. He said anderson. 👍
You mean the team he played for and won numerous PL titles and the champions league?
Said Anderson
Hate is real. Anderson was a mufc player
Kroos is the most underrated midfielder in the world. Gets constantly neglected in these comversations. Kroos could play in any team. He would've been a Barca legend if he played for them. For me, he was the best midfielder of his generation.
Evra lucky too be in one of the greatest Manchester United teams. Barely gets a mention with one of the greats. Yet debunks so many great player's. Crazy, how arrogant you can get in retirement.
Evra is on point!! Ozil was a magician but inconsistent. Modric on the other hand has been in his prime for the last 10 years :D
Uncle pat always speaks the truth
They expect modric to do to them at Tottenham what Xavi and inesta did to them at Barcelona. Those guys grew up playing together and busquets is included. That midfield trio spent a lot of time together and are world class. But the unfair comparison shows you how good modric is
Modric easily
Prime is ozil
Ineista and Xavi......we are never going to see that again 💔
Modric is the best midfielder to live honestly no comparison and I’m an arsenal fan
I love Ozil, but overall Modric is ahead of him
I would still take xavi, busquets and iniesta as a partnership over anyone else over fear of upsetting the balance. If you have those 3 players you will have 70% possession plus every single game and create many many chances
U didn’t watch Xavi or Iniesta then
Yes modric is still playing, ozil never got to be consistent, before that he got discarded. Cmon, if ozil could continue, he would even be one among the legendary midfielders
Modric was great at Tottenham aswell, GREAT
He's too good for spurs
But he got even better from his 2nd season at Real and onwards
Modric did it with midfields were He was the go to guy. He was the hustler and the playmaker, Xavi And Inestia, had each other every game both club and international. Ill take a single player making everyone better than 2 that cant play apart from each other
It was they done to us innit?😂😂😂
Modric a little monster makes him even more dangerous
Modric is far better player than all of them, that is the truth
Lol
Comparing Modric to Iniesta?
C’mon, anyone who thinks Modric is at Iniesta’s level definitely hasn’t been watching the Spanish play.
Modric is Xavi, iniesta and busquets all in one 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️ he could do all their jobs his damn self
I choose Modric...
And Odegaard is about to exceed Modric
People always gas up that Ozil goal 😂😂😂 it was against real Bulgarian farmers hahaha ligma balls
Ozil in his prime played with Bums at Arsenal Modric played with Bums at Spurs and went to Madrid.Ronaldo scored 65 goals with Ozil around Modric is also incredible but Ozil is a victim of circumstances Arsenal never even had a DM the entire time he was there.
So nowadays footballers are not ranked according to their stats!? Do people know that Ozil has highest G/A compared to all those they mentioned!?
Are you a kid??you mean Then maradona is not a great player
We are looking at stats.
5CL VS 0.
What you won is the most important stat.
@@MrShyghostIrrelevant cause ozil won the world cup lol
@@thecommenter9671 modric was
player of the tournament in wc and won the player of the year for it.
When ur argument backfires lol.
@@MrShyghost Modric would trade all that for the actual trophy...
Özil prime lasted for about 3 years while Modric have been in his prime for over 10 years
modric is the best midfielder of the last decade
Ozil was the reason Germany dominated and won the 2014 World Cup Madrid would have won those trophies with or without modric they own the referees that’s what I know for a fact
Modric is above both Xavi and Iniesta. Let’s be real now.
The guy is 38 still playing at the highest level of competition and outperforming youngsters.
Modric simply playing to this age with such talent he sits on top of all of them
We talk about prime and in prime Özil was the best middlefield player in history
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Found the 🦃
Zidane and Kaka were midfielders...u think twice buddy
Yaya Toure, Steven Gerard, Ballack, Seedorf, Pirlo!!!
Xavi and iniesta toyed him all the time what are you talking about😂
Even at Tottenham modric was great
Man was wizard playing out there
When we talk about skills and vision Ozil but on consistency Modric 100%
Skills also Modric, Modric really had it all
He’s right. Every time I look to old football teams they had the best players on every position. Today you don’t have one team with every position the best there is.
The disrespect towards modric is insane. 10x the player Ozil ever was
Who disrespected modric now?
@@vlsui66by even comparing the two that is disrespectful in my opinion
Ozil in his prime was too ridiculous
World cup winner with most assists😮💨
They were referring to their prime not career
Evra would make a great manager. He has good football knowledge.
2018. 34 year old Iniesta plays in Japan...and 33 year old Modric wins Ballon D'Or!!
25 year old Iniesta won the World Cup. 25 year old Modric was still in Spurs.
Its not about how long modric lasted in his prime
Its about how good his prime was
Modric has been in his prime for longer but xavi and iniesta are better in there prime
Modric Easily
Evra was so real. I love that part. Did he face didier drogba or Torres. Those guys were menace.
Ozil the WC winner >
Winning wc doesn't make him the best
@@Deadshot-ym6li It just adds weight to the argument
@@MohamedMohamed-tr2rzwho was player of the tournament 2014? Not ozil.
And who was the best player 2018? Modric
Your argument adds no weight to anything when football is a team sport
@@IramCoercere modricis overrated
Evra always fun when he talks. We need a podcast of Evra and Rio
Ozil in his prime was the greatest player to ever play
Hahahahahahaahahahaa
🤣🤣🤣🤣
No he was ghost every important match 😂 thaths why real got rid of him and won UCL
@@5za.ilol do you really think They wouldnt win with Özil? He literally had 20 assists in two consecutive seasons. People downplay Ozil’s accolades but when KDB does it its amazing
@@IsKaffeMochakdb is big game playe ozil wasnt even for arsenal he ghosted he so overatted he left as soon modric came lmao in dude could not keep up wotb madrid
By far the best explanations for their choices unlike others
Ozil by far, even KDB knows he cant match that vision, its literally only messi that can
Nostalgic merchant
Hahahaha
🤣🤣🤣
Xavi and Iniesta was properly one of the best midfield duos, are as individual players that's a different conversation.
Iniesta & Xavi are possession based MID... Modric is direct & defensive master class.. dude dethrone messi & CR7
1 Iniesta 2 xavi 3 modric
4 Ozil but love them all❤
For me, only one player i midfield can actually have an argument for being better than Modric. And that Iniesta. Everyone else is just not a conversation. In my unpopular opinion Modric is the greatest central midfield player of all time hands down
You can tell who never watched Xavi iniesta at their prime. I mean it was like 15 yer or ago or so now at least. They dominated the world, modric is fantastic, for me the best after those two. But truth is Madrid only started dominating after Barca decline
Imagine facung rooney ronaldo tevez
Drogba Anelka Malouda
Gervinhi VanPersie Walcot
Kenwyne Jones and Ricardo fuller
Hugo Rodallega and Charles Nzogbia
Andrew Johnson and Bobby Zamora
Defoe, Robbie Keane and berbatov
Fellaini and Tim Cahill
I don't thin VVD would survive week in week out in that Era. Strikers now prefer to stay away from defenders , always lookring to beat the line.
You clearly underestimate VVD. It's sound like the standard of premier league is getting lower.
@@headhunter7342 well yeah
VVD didnt face Drogba or Torres,But faced Benzema,Haaland,Suarez and many more great players and is without doubt the greatest Centre Back of his era
"They make Henderson lose 10 stone in one game" Yeah, especially now he is playing at a falling club like Ajax!
Modric is the best Medfielder in history, people will realize that eventually
Modrić is the 🐐best midfielder of all times Croatian pride worldwide ❤😍🤜🤛🤙👊👍💪💪🥊🥊🤴😘🇭🇷🇭🇷always humble and respectful uvjek vjerni always loyal budi ponosan not bad for small cuntry