Real Madrid legend Gareth Bale once again called Luka Modric a fine wine in a recent interview. Bale was talking to Laureus Sport recently, where he was asked about his teammate at both Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid, and, as always, he only had fantastic things to say about the Croatian legend.
He talked about how he's ageing like fine wine and how he viewed him as a football player and a teammate. He said, "I always say to Luka that he's a fine wine. He gets better with age. I played the most games of my career with Luka, and to see what an incredible player he is in training and to take that into games is incredible. To still be doing that at the age he is is pretty special.
"He's obviously not a big guy, but the way he moves across the pitch and controls and manipulates the ball is incredible. I think everybody who plays with and against him really appreciates what he can do."
Gareth Bale knows all about Luka Modric's greatness
Bale could not be more right than he is right now. Modrić is one of the greatest players in the history of football and is up there with the best midfielders to have ever played the game. He is not the tallest or the strongest player in the world, but he has always been incredible at winning duels, manipulating the ball, and controlling the tempo of the game perfectly. He is very close to being the perfect player, and people are now realising how good he was in his prime and how good he has been since.
Modric is now 41 years old, and he's still going strong. He is playing at an incredibly high level, and it makes no sense. It actually makes no sense at all to see a 41-year-old play the way he is playing right now. He is still playing valuable minutes from the start against Milan in the Serie and as well as in Europe, showing the quality that he has always had.
He may not be the best version of himself that he was when he was in his prime, but for a 41-year-old, I don't think there is any player who was or is as good at football at this age as Modrić is right now. It is absolutely brilliant to watch him play.
Even though fans don't really know how long they're going to be able to watch him play, they should absolutely take it all in and appreciate every single moment. Bale would know this more than most because he has played with Modrić at two different clubs. He knows what it is like to be in awe of him, even more than the fans who watch him play, because of the level of football that he has shown both in training and on the pitch.
When the time comes for him to retire, he will be held in very high opinion as one of the greatest midfielders in the world, and possibly the greatest. Until then, fans must make sure they watch Modric play as much as they can so that they don't have any regrets when he hangs up the boots.
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