Croatia midfielder Luka Modric he spoke like this, as reported by ASthe debut match at the European Championships for his national team which will be against Spain: “It is one of the favorites in this tournament, a very talented team. In the past the basis was Barcelona and Real Madrid, but now it is different. “The coach is giving more opportunities to other players who have played very well this year. It will be a difficult duel and I hope we do our best, tomorrow we can achieve a great result.” .
Differences between this Spain and 2012. “I don’t like comparing different generations of players, to be honest. Spain, which won the European Championships twice and a World Cup, was one of the best in the history of football. This Spanish generation is strong, it has a mix of young people and players more experienced, used to playing this type of tournaments, Spain is very fast, especially on the flanks and I have a positive opinion of it.”
A slightly different Croatia. “The greatest strength of our team is unity, I won’t get tired of repeating it. We still have many players who played in Qatar and other younger ones who have shown that they deserve to be here and that they can make a difference. They have the right to be here, like us when we joined the national team. We are happy that Perisic is training well.”
22 years older than Yamal. “When I hear these things I feel very old. It’s not so much the years that count, but rather what you demonstrate on the pitch. This year Lamine Yamal has done incredible things and everyone sees in him Spain’s great danger. “He has enormous potential and a great career ahead of him.”
