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I It is not as if Croatia lacked other talented midfielders. Ivan Rakitic, of Barcelona, Mateo Kovacic, Modric Real's team-mate, and Marcelo Brozovic of Inter Milan will be in most teams in Europe, but if Jordan Henderson, Jesse Lingard and Dele Alli can mingle to disrupt the rhythm of Modric. to be a team effort – England will have reasons to be optimistic.
Davor Suker, president of the Croatian Football Federation and key member of the Croatian team who reached the semi-finals of 1998, hinted that the team was too dependent on Modric, but insisted that the player could easily assume his responsibilities.
"He is the leader, which is what we must have," Suker said. "Sometimes you have to have that kind of guy.In 1998, we had it with Zvonimir Boban, a huge name, a huge person, so you have to have these guys." At that time we had a lot of players in the best clubs in the world, and this is the case now, so we are happy.But Luka has been excellent in all areas of the midfield.It is good that he controls the games. "
Modric suggested that there was" maybe a little more pressure on England "but, while the Southgate team is one of the youngest of the tournament, it will be a last for many players from Croatia, probably Modric – now 32 – included.
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