Speaking on Chris Cowlin’s YouTube channel, Michael Dawson has been discussing some of his former Tottenham teammates and he chatted about Luka Modric.
Modric, of course, burst onto the world scene in a Tottenham shirt, playing some exceptional football for the north London outfit before eventually securing a move to Real Madrid where he’s cemented himself as a legend.
Modric, at the age of 36, is still one of the world’s premier midfielders, and Dawson is in awe of the Croatian and the career he’s had.
However, while Dawson respects Modric’s career decisions, he admits that he was absolutely devastated when he initially left Spurs.
What’s been said?
Dawson spoke about Modric.
“To still be going at 36? Exceptional. I was sad to see him leave, you sit here now as an ambassador of this club. He’s fulfilled everything, he’s played for Real Madrid, won the Champions League and everything over there. As fans it can be hard to see, but as a player, I was devastated to see him go, he left us vulnerable because we lost an incredible player, and I can only speak highly of him,” Dawson said.
The missing piece
Modric leaving Spurs feels like a lifetime ago, but just imagine if he’d stayed at the club.
Tottenham could genuinely have been a European force with Modric in that midfield instead of someone like Victor Wanyama, Moussa Sissoko or Eric Dier.
Imagine if Modric had been paired with a prime Mousa Dembele at Spurs, that pairing would have ran every single game it started together, and while it’s hypothetical, it’s hard to believe that Spurs wouldn’t have won a major honour with Modric in that team.
Unfortunately, the bright lights of Madrid are too alluring for any player to turn down and Modric has carved out a career he probably couldn’t have even dreamed of.
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