LFarewells hurt, especially if the person leaving leaves a void that is impossible to fill, as Casemiro. In the movies these trances are overcome with ice cream and a pack of tissues, in Real Madrid with Modric’s umpteenth exhibition. In Balados el croata, no longer “the best bodyguard in the world”, as he defined Case in its farewell letter in MARK, embroider football.
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It is not something new for him, but it does add merit that the absence of Casemiro with that of Kroos, the other pillar of a CMK on which the glorious recent history of the club has been sustained. Escorted in Vigo by Tchouamni and with Camavinga in parallel, Luka leading in key passes (3) or crosses (2, like Mendy and Vinicius). In addition, he delivered with surgical precision, with a 95.6% success rate. in his 45 passes, and won three duels.
But he excelled at two tricks available to very few magicians. Justifying his dorsal, On the 10th, a great goal came out of nowhere in the 41st minute. He received Alaba in three quarters of the field from the left, controlled to prepare the ground, drove, dribbled, feinted and directed the ball to Marchesn’s left squad, one more spectator. It was 1-2, at the most opportune moment so that the break would not raise any doubts.
And at 56′ he unclenched his jaws again. He built with Carvajal and pitched on his own, with one run and a long delivery to the measure of Vinicius, who reciprocated by dressing up as Ronaldo for 1-3. The carioca liked his partner so much that he reacted like a fan more, bowing to Modric.
Later, in 77′, he took the gift. Way of the bench with the fulfilled duty, Balados surprised him by standing up and giving him a standing ovation. that underlines the category of the stands and the player, a character that both locals and strangers like. “It’s a very nice thing, it makes me very happy”, said the protagonist. “He is a fantastic leader for us, he has played very well, he scored the most important goal because he got ahead of us and from then on the game was a little easier”, Ancelotti summed up.
Modric: target 2024
At the verge of 37 years, that are already appearing in September, Modric’s quality and physique do not emit signs of expiration. In May I renewed until 2023… and, although it is August, with the level that it maintains The crazy thing would be not to think that he will meet his goal of extending his contract until 2024. His is a legend without end.
