The England national team must be aware of Luka Modric’s movements

DBasia.news – Manchester United legend Gary Neville gave his support through an advice ahead of the England national team’s match against Croatia. According to Neville, the Three Lions players must be aware of the movement of Luka Modric.

England will meet their old enemy, Croatia, at Euro 2020. Previously, Croatia had buried England’s dream in the 2018 World Cup semifinals.

Neville believes that Croatia is still a dangerous opponent. If not alert, England has a great chance of failing to win points on Matchday 1 of Group D.

“They always have talented players. Obviously they defeated England in the semi-finals three years ago,” Neville told Sky Sports.

“There were disappointments, but they were better. As the game progressed, as it went towards the end, their midfield went up. It started to change the game and tired us out.”

“Forget the population of only 5 million people. They are a great group of players. They really want to do what’s best for the country.”

One of the players to watch out for is Luka Modric. According to Neville the 35 year old midfielder remains the brain of Croatia’s game.

“With Modric you have players who watch every game, every situation. He is calm at the right time and that’s a problem for England,” explained Neville.

“If the moment in the game had come in a draw with 10 minutes remaining, Modric would have been in and around the final third. He’s the one who’s going to give the ball away, who’s going to get the ball into the box. He’s going to take the free-kick. The players seemed to have changed the game and is hard to stop.”

“Modric is not only revered in his own country, but throughout Europe. He is a huge danger to England and needs to be suppressed,” stated Neville.