MODRIC, INCREASINGLY ABSENT IN MADRID
Modric, sentenced? Ancelotti 'erases' the Croatian from Madrid's rotations
Published:1/10/2023 - 20:39h
Updated:1/10/2023 - 20:43h
Luka Modric has seen his playing time at Real Madrid noticeably reduced, to the point that he has gone from seeing action in several LaLiga matches to being sentenced to two consecutive benchings. This opens speculation about the Croatian's current status in the Merengue team
The actuality of Luka Modric in the Real Madrid does not seem to be the best. Already it was quite odd that a player of his hierarchy saw so few minutes in the start of the season 2023/2024 of LaLiga, accumulating only 206 minutes in the first six days of the local contest and 81' in Champions in front of the Union Berlin. Now, his situation has gone back even more curious after having been acting in the last two meetings with the cast merengue.
The Croatian midfield player was to title in the derbi against the Athletic of Madrid, in which the whites lost 3-1. For surprise of all, Carlo Ancelotti substituted it in the halftime to give him entry to Joselu, what has carried to signal to the native of Zadar like one of the 'culprits' of the defeat of the group vikingo in this duel. In this crossing, the ex of the Tottenham contributed: 27 effective passes of 31 that tried, three balloons in long, without shots to the arch and with seven possessions of the spherical stray.
After this, Luka Modric practically has been condemned to the ostracism in the victories against The Palms (2-0) and the Girona CF (0-3), what hints that has lost his condition of indisputable player and has been relegado to an atypical role for somebody of his hierarchy.
What thinks Carlo Ancelotti of the 'case Modric'?
In front of the cuestionamientos on the 'case Modric' in the previous of the party against the Real Sociedad the past 17 September, Carlo Ancelotti has answered the following: "I Have spoken with him because it is having to to hold more than the normal. When Luka renewed he was loved, afterwards has changed his paper, but when they go back these parties he will have prominence. I have given him more leadership to the youngsters. The staff has a lot of competition. I know what can contribute and goes it to do this year although it was with fewer minutes".
Besides, in the previous of the party against the UD The Palms, when being questioned again on the 'case Modric', the Italian has expressed the following: "That I do not dare to leave them in the bench to Modric and Kroos is not truth. They have not played a lot and when they have gone in they have contributed. If I have to answer to all the critical have to happen long here and think that is not necessary".
