Luka Modric hits out at England after World Cup win
Luka Modric has accused English journalists and pundits of showing a lack of respect to Croatia and conceded his teammates had used the criticism to motivate them to a win against England in their World Cup semi-final.
Modric impressed as Croatia came from behind to win in Moscow but the Real Madrid midfielder was unhappy with sections of the English media, some of whom had predicted an easy win for England.
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“People were talking … English journalists, pundits from television,” he told ITV. “They underestimated Croatia tonight and that was a huge mistake. All these words from them we take, we were reading and we were saying: ‘OK, today we will see who will be tired.’ They should be more humble and respect their opponents more...