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In the 114th minute, the fourth official raised the substitution card. Modric took off the captain’s armband on his left arm and handed it to his teammates. After a brief “handover” with Ivanushets, he walked heavily to the bench and stayed. To give the world a lonely back-“2008, 2012, 2016, 2021, the end of an era, the farewell of a legend”, a Croatian fan outlined the European Cup career of “Magic Flute” in a few words, although The ending is not perfect, but the whole process is gorgeous enough.
In this game against Spain, Modric led the 4-3-3 formation to debut. By his side, Dalic still equipped him with two personal “bodyguards”-Kovacic and Brozovic; but he is the most A good helper Perisic, but because he was infected with the new crown virus, he had to put up his exemption card: “Ivan (Perisic) was shocked by this. He was born for the big scene and it is difficult to find his replacement “Dalich’s words are not the voice of Magic Flute.
After the game began, Spain continued to paralyze Croatia’s nerves by passing on. Although Modric still ran across the field, he was helpless with the ball faster than the others and was always restrained by Pedri and Busquets. In all, this is the 64th appearance of the Magic Flute in this season (club + national team), but even if the physical load is close to the limit, he is almost 36 years old and still sets an example to deal with Busquets and others.
After accidentally taking the lead due to the mistake of the opponent’s goalkeeper, Modric also led the “Grid Corps” to a wave of offensive climax: in the 25th minute, Modric sent a precise pass at the front of the penalty area, Vlasic Carrying Eric Garcia to form a shooting angle, it is a pity that Vlasic has no speed advantage. He is blocked by his opponent with a stride and can only hurriedly hit the near side net.
Failing to take advantage of the momentum to expand the score, Modric and his teammates paid a heavy price. After that, the “Grid Corps” dropped 3 goals and was on the verge of collapse. Obviously, Modric was not satisfied with the team’s performance during this period: “After lucky to get a 1-0 lead, their performance was even better, at least for the first 60 minutes. We retreated too deep. , Let them play, until we reverse the situation, we will create more opportunities.”
What is valuable is that Modric did not give up, nor did the teammates around him. In the 85th minute, Modric crossed to the right side of the penalty area. Budimir and Orsic formed a double ghost shot, and the latter broke the net with a close shot. In the second minute of injury time, Orr Hikira sent a precise cross to the left, and it was also Pashalic who came off the bench to equalize the score!
In an instant, Modric hugged his teammates and celebrated with the fans in the stands. After the game, he reviewed the team’s magical tie: “We know that as long as we score 1 goal and rewrite the score to 3 to 2, we will be completely awakened. During this time period, we played better and were more proactive. “Unfortunately, Olsic and Kramaric did not seize the opportunity in overtime, so that Spain, which was given a respite, made a comeback and eventually killed the game.
Modric felt very sorry for this ending: “As soon as the overtime started, we had a chance to overtake the score, but we did not grasp the two chances to score. It is a pity that Spain’s performance is still better. , We want to congratulate them.”
After the game, Modric went straight to the stands and took his eldest son Ivano and his eldest daughter Emma into his arms. After experiencing an extremely cruel game, he found solace from his family. Obviously, Modric’s European Cup career has come to an end, and he is also undecided as to whether he will play in the World Cup next year: “From a physical and psychological level, this is a tough game. The 2022 World Cup in Qatar? I. Now we need to take a good rest before thinking about other things.”
For such an opponent, Luis Rubiales, President of the Spanish Football Association, also gave a very high evaluation: “When you face a team like Croatia, you can’t have any slack, because they have a player… Modric, he is no ordinary person.”Return to Sohu to see more
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