Luka Modric is an exceptional player by all standards.

These statistics simply prove that Luka Modrić is an exceptional player by all standards!

These statistics tell you that Modrić is the player in the top five leagues with the highest rate of progressive passes per game. What does that mean?

A progressive pass, sir, is a pass forward that places the ball close to the opponent’s goal.

For example, in the recent league match between Milan and Udinese, Modrić made 86 passes, 59 of which were forward, 11 of which brought his teammates closer to goal!

Not only that, but Modrić is also the third-most midfielder to create chances in Serie A so far, with nine chances, and fifth in the league overall!

Imagine that some Milan fans were objecting to Modrić’s signing because he’s 40 years old, and today they chant his name and say, “We haven’t seen such a brilliant midfielder on our team in years!”

And that’s Modric’s value: a player who’s 40 years old and still plays in Europe’s top three leagues, and is still one of the best midfielders in the world.

An unrepeatable legend.

Luka Modric is an exceptional player

Last season with Real Madrid, Modric was the fourth player to create the most scoring opportunities

in La Liga with 17 opportunities, even though he only played 17 games as a starter!

He had the second-highest average of 3.3 opportunities per game after Isco

All this while playing as a midfielder, meaning he is not a playmaker in the final third close to the goal, for example.

No, all this is done from areas behind and far from the goal. Modric and others like him

deserve all respect and appreciation.

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