Real Madrid legend Luka Modric, now 38 years old, is in the twilight of his rich career. And this is inevitably felt on its level on the meadow. While its last reference season is 2021-2022, it has been slightly below for several months now. And faced with the talented generation of Merengue in the midfield (Bellingham, Valverde, Camavinga, Tchouaméni), the 2018 Ballon d’Or necessarily plays less. Appearing 6 times since the start of the season, the former Tottenham player has remained on the bench for the last two days.
Asked about this sidelining, Carlo Ancelotti admitted that this situation was more temporary than anything else: “Nothing new. I don’t know how to explain it…it’s just a technical decision that happened in the last two games. That may change… but one day it could be Camavinga, another day Tchouaméni. It’s quite surprising that Modric doesn’t have the same role as in the past. He played the first Champions League match, the derby…and he didn’t play the last two because there is very strong competition. We have no problem with him and he has no problem with us. Sometimes I have to make costly decisions.»
