Modric shows what motivated Croatia last night for victory over England
(8 years ago)Luka Modric has accused English journalists and experts of disrespecting Croatia's players. He acknowledged that his teammates had used their criticisms to be motivated for victory over England in the semifinals of the World Cup. Modric was impressed after Croatia managed to go to the finals after much time. [...]
Modric was impressed after Croatia managed long to go to the World Final, which was held in Moscow.
Real Madrid's midfielder was tough on English media, some of which had predicted a slight victory for the Gareth Southgate side.
“People were talking... English journalists, television experts”, he told ITV, the Periscope broadcast.
They underestimated Croatia tonight and that was a big mistake. All these words we received, we read and said: Well, today we'll see who's tired. They should be more humble and more respectful toward their opposers. We again showed that we were not tired. We dominated the game mentally and physically, Modric said.
We should have finished this game before the extra time. This is an amazing achievement for us this is a dream come true after so long. We are in the finals and this is the greatest success in Croatia's history. We should be proud. ”
Croatia last night defeated England 2-1 and managed to reach the grand finale of Russia 2018./Periscopi/