A jubilant performance by Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. After 5 matches, exactly 1 month ended, Carlo Ancelotti’s teachers and students played a satisfying 4-0 victory like that. February is Girona and this morning saw an unlucky victim named Celta Vigo.
Real overwhelmed the away team in every aspect, from the scoreboard to the statistics. Los Blancos controlled the ball 69%, launching 13/24 shots on target. To show such a different class, Luka Modric is a big catalyst.
This is the season when Modric is rarely used by Ancelotti. Before welcoming Celta Vigo, Modric had only started 11/28 rounds in La Liga this season. The frequency of his appearances on the field decreased dramatically.
After the home win, the Croatian star only played 1,598 minutes, much lower than other key midfielders such as Federico Valverde (3,194 minutes), Jude Bellingham (2,736 minutes), and Toni Kroos (2,390 minutes). Even two stars who have been out of action for about 2 months this season, Aurelien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga, have more minutes than Modric.
The fact that Modric gradually retreated to the “backstage” at Real sparked rumors that he would leave the club this summer. But despite not being used often, the former Tottenham Hotspur player’s class still stands the test of time. On the rare day of starting in round 28, number 10 shined brightly. He is the conductor, the one who leads the team’s playing style, leaving behind a series of excellent regulation statisti
SofaScore shares that Modric touched the ball 119 times (most on the field), owned 8 key passes (most on the field), created 2 good opportunities (most on the field). The Croatian midfielder owns 86/91 accurate passes (the most on the field), successfully completing 5/5 long passes. He also won disputes 7/8 times, had 6 attempts to cut the ball (the most on the field), and left his mark with 4 tackle situations.
Remember, although Modric did not directly or indirectly contribute to any goals, he was the author of 2 corner crosses that helped Antonio Rudiger head in and then led to 2 goals for Real. . At the age of 38, Modric is still dancing, doing everything from supporting attack to defense. He played persistently and completed his mission during his 83 minutes on the field.
The performance against Celta Vigo showed that the conductor born in 1985 is still capable of keeping up with the top football environment. He is not out of time, not ready to retire as many people think, including Ancelotti. After the recent 4-0 thrashing, the Italian military leader must consider re-using number 10.
Real’s other midfielders are excellent, but in terms of flexibility, sophistication and expertise in playing football, the nearly 40-year-old Modric is clearly on a different level. Modric deserves to be given more opportunities in the context that the final chapter of his career at Real is about to close.
