Luka Modric Deserved the Individual Trophy

DBasia.news – Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic thought all the individual awards should be for Lionel Messi. If he doesn’t win, then Luka Modric deserves it.

Lionel Messi was eliminated from some individual awards in 2018. Messi was passed by Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric, and Mohamed Salah.

In fact, Lionel Messi is the frequent nominee of individual awards for each season. Moreover, he gained five Ballon d’Or.

Many people think Lionel Messi is less popular among the three other players. No wonder, Messi just performs brightly with Barcelona in domestic level.

The absence of Lionel Messi made Rakitic believed Luka Modric as the only winning candidate. The Croatia national team midfielder felt happy with Modric’s achievement.

“If there is an individual prize that Lionel Messi can’t win, then there’s no doubt that this season it should go to Luka Modric,” Rakitic told Marca.

“It wouldn’t surprise me if he were to win with many more votes. This has been his year and I am really happy for him.”

“If Messi isn’t the best, then it has to be Modric,” Rakitic continued.

Luka Modric’s achievement throughout 2018 is impressive. The 33-year-old midfielder won the Champions League with Real Madrid before leading the Croatia national team to the final round of 2018 World Cup.