Someone needs to tell them that the ballon dor is no longer voted by captains and coaches, it’s purely voted by journalists now since FIFA left its association with them.
@Xavi GeorgioI actually care about ballon dor more than that corrupt piece of shit award "FIFA best player" if modric was the best player last year then this is fucked up.... Because we saw what Ronaldo did, We saw what messi even did.. Fuck the world cup compare everything for their overall l performance
Comparing Modric with iniesta is the biggest crime a football fan can do. Iniesta was the part of two of greatest team in the history of football. Won World Cup,champions league,euro.Iniesta is the only player to win MOM in World Cup final,champions league final,euro final.Modric is a great player but after this World Cup Modric became highly overrated.
@@MarkanVaran7 OMG how old are you kid??? Do know anything about football man said modric is the top 5 midfielder of all time. LAMOO I can name at least 10 better midfielder than modric.
Like Andres Iniesta before him, Modric cannot be judged solely on goals, assists and other dry statistics; watching him glide across the pitch and making his side tick is a work of art that needs no numerical support.
He is right tho. Almost every player vote for their friends and peers. Some journalist are biased and very few actually watches all the leagues. Because let be honest If these awards were fair no way Modric would have won it.
kunal verma it's a pity they don't vote for each other it's called respect, they don't respect each other... It's a pity ..I don't care about balon dor means nothing.
So you wanna say that Modric is not even in a a category with Scholes or Pirlo... cmon dude, Modric has 3 UCL in 4 years as the main figure in the RM midfield. Zidane and Iniesta are a class above I agree, but Scholes? Dude holy shit lmao
@@WizardofChrist Well my opinion is that Modric is better but they both stand in the category of one of the best midfielders in this century so far. Looking at the achievements Scholes is nowhere near that
How shouldn't it be a question when they both have the same number of Champions League titles, they both were integral parts of teams that went to a world cup final and they practically cancelled each other out during Classico's.....it's a perfectly fair comparison to make!
Iniesta is far ahead of Modric. Iniesta is better in passing, shooting, controlling and dribbling. In his prime he was unplayable. And the whole modric thing is a marketing campaign. Croatia's whole team deserves the credit but people are only seeing Modric's contribution. Even Perisic, Rakitic and Mandzukic were amazing, Dejan Lovren was good for god's sake. Modric for Ballon d'Or is just a hype created by media. If you're thinking of a Madrid player Varane deserves it more than Modric.
The stats that he boosted against Huesca, Haiti, PSV etc.? Where was he in the World Cup? Where was he in the UCL KO Stage? The best team he played well against in 2018 was Chelsea and they ended up finishing 5th in the league...
stats doesnt decide ballon dor its performances. dont put in a motm perfeormance againts huesca and psv then dissapear in important matches against Croatia and roma
@@jordda7057 those are the only two games this season. Where the hell was Ronaldo when it matterd in the CL Final. He had so much luck that game 1. Salahs injury 2. Karius awful keeping 3. Bales Superb performance. Not to mention where the f did Ronaldo go against Iran and Uruguay? Where the f did Ronaldo go for half of the la liga campaign. Where the f did Ronaldo goal against Juve 2nd leg, Bayern 1st and 2nd leg, Lpool final, United Group stage at old Trafford and can possibly say the same at Turin because he basically did nothing till his goal and missed open sitters. But you still think he should have won and Messi disappeared when it matterd.
mithaq ali Yes Ronaldo has the better stats, and he did it vs Big teams not shit teams in La Liga and Copa del rey. Also carrying Madrid to a Champions League. Not even a comparison Ronaldo is miles ahead. Wait till Messi has a good UCL season then come back. We will see if he manages to get past the quarter finals this season.
because while he was one of best players in his teams he was never the best. He played for Spain and there were better players in his own team, just like in Barcelona, he always played next to superstars who were actually always better than him. While Modric played for Croatia and still managed to grab best player of world cup award
@@gokulkanna9180 and Modric best of WC 2018 and in world lol. Modric had 2 good players. Fine, but Iniesta had only best next to him. Both in Barca and Spain he had 20 good players now few like Modric
I see arguments in comments like "Iniesta won World cup, Euro.." but you forgot that Luka is from Croatia, country with 4 milion people with no football infrastructure and one Croatian WC final is more worthy than Spain, Brazil or Italy multiple titles...Modrić is not better than Iniesta, but when someone told that Luka is overrated its stupid. He is 33 and he is still most important player in Croatia and most important midfilder in Real, yes this year he is not in the same shape, but he will be again. Conclusion is that number of Spain trophys cant be an argument that Iniesta (or anyone else) is better player
10000% LUKA MODRIC!!! vif you talking about longevity and consistency, Modric is now 35 and is STILL ballin in la liga and champions leage. As for iniesta, he left to a farmers league called J league as his retirement home. Modric winning trophies while Iniesta eating sushi lol
His manager was/is on a total different level, and that's it. Modric is better than Iniesta has ever been. Prime Modric and Guardiola would have been a match made in heaven...
Osman Ghoni and why exactly? Yes I know the amazing year he had in La Liga, but he was nowhere to be seen when Barcelona needed him the most against Roma he did nothing but walk around with his head down and he had an awful World Cup let's be serious here Messi won't win the Ballon D'Or this year again.
Lol no, he sucked in the ucl and didnt really do much at the world cup either, you dont get it for la liga performances and ronaldo also had a better goal ratio in 2018
Yeah, you're right, to be honest, Messi was the best player in the world since 2009, no debate about that. but it would be kind of harsh on the other players to just give it him year after year. so it's ok if Messi doesn't win he is the best!
Iniesta is far ahead of Modric. Iniesta is better in passing, shooting, controlling and dribbling. In his prime he was unplayable. And the whole modric thing is a marketing campaign. Croatia's whole team deserves the credit but people are only seeing Modric's contribution. Even Perisic, Rakitic and Mandzukic were amazing, Dejan Lovren was good for god's sake. Modric for Ballon d'Or is just a hype created by media. If you're thinking of a Madrid player Varane deserves it more than Modric.
Modric winning the Ballond'or i don't wanna comment on that. But one thing I do wanna say is he's still no way near Iniesta. Don't get me wrong he's still among the best midfielders playing in Europe right now. But come on don't compare him with Don Andres. He is among the GOAT's of Football no question. #Peace 🙏😊
Tanveer Singh Sandhu no where near Iniesta?! Bruh shut up. Lol. He definitely surpassed him. Modric is more of a complete midfielder who can attack and defend. Iniesta is great is an attacking third. Good at creating space and great individually. But modric is better.
@@davidisabuuniqueone4815 lol i respect opinions and all but modric better than iniesta? Have u seen Iniesta with the ball at his feet? That gut literally epitomises what is good about spanish football
I am a Real Madrid fan and if you ask me who has been the better midfielder b/w Iniesta and Modric, it has to be Iniesta. Modric is great, too good tbh and has been the Best Midfielder of last 3-4 years but when you consider their whole career, Iniesta has an edge over Modric.
Iniesta went to Japan farmer league when he was 33/34. Modric won the balon dor @33 and is STILL BALLIN TO THIS DAY. He is 35 now! How old is iniesta now and where is he playing?
@@dt7406 lol this was before he won the Ballon D'Or Iniesta that time had 2 Euros, WC and many many trophies, and obviously he is an all time legend When both players will retire Modric would have overtaken Iniesta in terms of ability, performances, longevity But Iniesta is still more succesful which also matters when you compare players
Listen Modric is the best midfielder currently, but let us never get carried away and compare him to Andreas Iniesta. Iniesta is arguably one of the best midfielders we have ever seen, he is top 5 of all time.
Both players are amazing. But Luka has been playing for weaker sides or underdogs most of his career,until he arrived in Madrid of course. He makes players around him better and many of his teammates in Croatia,Real or Spurs say that he’s one of the best. Inesta is an artist but he played for great teams with similar style whole his career and it was a little easier for him. For me it’s Modric.
agree, Modric also plays defensive, attacking and central midfilder, and even played wing. He can play everything and covers the whole field, because he can defend, dribble, dictate tempo, cross and pass. Iniesta while being better in attack because of his finishing and dribbling, he is not really that great at defensive role. But Modric is much much better defensively, and is just little bit behind in dribbling. He is much more complete and thus better.
I'm a big fan of Modric....but it's clear, Modric isn't even close to Iniesta... Iniesta was a Genius, no one actually came close to him in his prime. You don't see many players like him that get a standing ovation even by rival fans...but for Iniesta it was a regular sight. It just shows how good he was 👏 This should not even be a debate
these ESPN guys aren't serious at all. Messi also once regarded CR7 as being better than him. coz Cr7 dominated more than one league. that's gr8 sportsmanship and Messi has displayed it time and time again. Cr7 has returned the favour on a handful of occasions
You wanna talk about "team effort" ? or Single performance? Because if we take it too sierous, we know that Messi was #1 by far better player than anyone else when it comes to dribbling/scoring/free-kicking/top scoring la liga... and everything.. that's a fact.. But if you want to talk about team effort? yes Ronaldo because he won the champion's league thats it.
Yeah I think they are both amazing, both in their own way. I think it's funny how people say 'yeah obviously this guy is better overall than that guy', even these pundits. Like if it's that simple. I mean really? It just shows how superficial our world is. They are not the same players, haven't played for the same clubs and have their entirely different strengths and weaknesses. It's more like rock-paper-scissors. If these so called experts (pundits) answer such a complex question with such a simple answer as: yeah that guy is better, that just says enough for me about these so-called experts. And these people in the comments below who have very clear preference, well it's no more than a personal preference. A taste. Let's be honest here, it's not because you're a fan, that you can make a well educated guess on who is better. Who are you really? Sit down kid.
Modrić over Iniesta defitnetly. Iniesta relied on Xavi, when Xavi left iniesta was 31-32, and treated like he is 40, Luka is now 33 and Like it or not a main candidate for ballon dor #facts
@@gourmondal5812 dude modric was over him 5 years ago Modric still performing on the top level Anfield giving him standing ovation and chanting his name as an opponent at 37 is not enough for you? Calling me a kid? I'm calling you a third world highlights barca fanboy
How is there even a discussion... there should be a discussion between Zidane and Iniesta, that's the real deal. Iniesta is the only player in football history to have won motm in a euro, a cl and a world cup final
1st I'm a Luka Modric fan but I'm going to write a comment as a soccer fan. 1. I'll say Iniesta beat Modric, but what if Modric had the same leverage(having the best squad in history n having his peak at an early age) as Iniesta?would we even asking the question? 2. It not a mistake giving Luka the award, just bcoz CR7 n Messi did not live up to their standards doesn't mean we can't give the award to a guy who has been consistent...
And what did Modric do. Disappear all of September, October, November is all I know. Had a superb June and July but was he even known as a top 10 contender before then? No obviously not
Messi is the best player every year anyway. Iniesta > Modric any day. In 2006 Italy played the most attacking style ever. Think about this. Lippi used 4 attackers (Gilardino, Del Piero, Totti and Iaquinta) in a semi- final vs Germany....in Dortmund of all stadiums.
Modric is better than Inesta. he was not born with a silver spoon in la masija,but in last 6 years he is playing in spain,he was better at least 5 years. And dont forget that they are almost the same age. Modric just lasts,he in a genius on the pitch.
Iniesta and modric at their best I go with luka but interms of longevity i go with iniesta simply because he won more cause he was surrounded by good teammates in a great team
Iniesta is great yes but high level modric my God. Refer on the ucl 2017 final , modric can easily take over a clutch game than iniesta. Afterall is my opinion and im entitled to it so back off.
Lol the first part of this video is fucking spot on. NONE of my real footy fans talk about Ballon Dor. We don’t give a shit. There are a bunch of great players and we just appreciate them all without comparing. Only the little children care about the awards.
How can a person who literally poaches goals be the best? A mean watch him play game after game does ronaldo have that magic? Does he make u say wow? Are you in aweeee watching him? A aint either a get 10 times more joy watching david silva , point a make is he doesent do anything that other strikers are doing maybe u could argue hes the best goalscorer but even thats debateable 🙄
ballon dor is for 2018 calendar year messi this year: onze dor, laliga bestplayer, laliga bestforward, pichichi,goldenshoe, soon world best playmaker, laliga topassist, wc topassist,copa delrey topassist. most freekicks, most out of box goals, higher rating, more goals,assists, chance created, key pass, dribble, motm than ronaldo renaldo: ucl best forward, uefa goal of season, ucl topscorer. but you say ronaldo deserve ballon dor?????
vee poom no one ever won a ballon d'or without making to the semifinals of UEFA champions league. Poor performance against Roma and in WC so no one is taking about Messi. These things counts most
I am agree that it is the biggest crime in modern football and the prestige of ballon d,or going to down if Modric will claim it. It is likely to rape the contributions of messi, ronaldo, and griezmann last season.
Anyone else think it is hypocritical that someone so far up Pep's colon such as Alej, can berate Gab for enjoying the fact that Italy has started playing "Good" football and not the conservative football of the early 2000's that won them trophies, when he constantly says how horrible Mourinho's way of playing is and how it is outdated, when he too won plenty of trophies in the same fashion?
Yeah, to be honest, Messi was the best player in the world since 2009, no debate about that. but it would be kind of harsh on the other players to just give it him year after year. so it's ok if Messi doesn't win he is the best! as Mr sunshine just said, people just vote for their friends.... both ballon d'or and Fifa player of the year are useless.
Younes ZH “No debate about that” according to who? Players, journalists and coaches have voted Ronaldo for 5 ballon dors just the same as Messi and even more in terms of FIFA the best awards. Ronaldo rivals Messi and in my opinion and others, is actually the goat. Messi has only ever been successful at one club and never at international level. He hasn’t been close to Ronaldo since 2015 when he last decided to perform in the ucl knockouts. Even then it’s been 5 years since messi scored/performed in a ucl quarter final and Barca have went out in the last 3 of those.
@@samgeee2968 Oh god, here comes a Juventus Fan in favor of Ronaldo. I'm Shocked. I understand that You're too biased so there's no sense dor me to try and convince you.
Younes ZH I agree with sam (I still think messi is the goat and I’m a Barca fan) but you simply can’t say he’s been better than Ronaldo every year unless you were deluded. He hasn’t been the same since 2015 in big competitions like the ucl and Ronaldo has managed to outshine him on the big stage.
Yes it would b a crime modric don't deserve shit he did nothing y didn't xavi r inesta got it in 2010 they give it to Messi so give Ronaldo it this year he earned it
Ali Umer Mbappe had an amazing year he'll definitely win it at some point of his career once he leaves PSG for Real Madrid but this year either Varane, Modric or Ronaldo will win the Ballon D'Or.
2 games wow! Now he deserves it how pathetic. His hattrick was fake he scored a pen, an awful shot that DDG slipped, and To be fair a great WC but he did not have a ballandor winning year
@@ripbelge1335 Not a Messi fan I just really think he is the best in the world. My favorite player is Aubameyang and team is Arsenal trust me I am not a fan of him like that
There is no player in a history of football that did what modric did. He lead such a small country to the top, and they are still in top. There were a lot of great players from small countries but nobody have done it. For english people, just imagine wales with Bale playing wc final. Beating teams like argentina, england, spain....well, modric did that and even more because croatia is way more poorer country than wales
@@thecommenter6548 ofcourse he was not alone, but croatia without modric is not so good, not even close... Spain without iniesta was still a powerhouse team
+lawmaker22 who disagreed about that even iniesta. won a WC and. scored the winning goal.I just said modric is not better than iniesta in gameplay and that is a fact you have to accept
Different type of midfielder, Xavi was a controller, Iniesta and Modric both are creators though Modric also has the ability to control the game as well
scored the winning goal in a world cup final, has won two European championships, has won many champions leagues, has won many la liga, why is this even a question sure Luka is a great midfielder but come on
Just won one match mvp? Modric won the whole tournament MVP. Wc Golden Ball. Ucl Player of the season. Midfielder of the season 2times. He will become ucl midfielder of the season again this season 21/22 ucl. He won Fifa The best, etc etc. He won everything. More than Iniesta
he do have insane games against those teams though, and you just assume my man...imagine messi playing for city. You will be crying with another excuse
Do nothing in the Prem he already proved himself Against their sides. Always beats up Arsenal. Single handedly beat up Chelsea twice this season. Always plays well Against city even got a hattrick one of the last times they've met so far. Has not played United in awhile but beat them up in both CL finals which was in the teams prime. Oh yeah and really destroyed Tottenham this season he'll do it in 2 weeks time again. So would not do well in England I would take that back if I were you
Someone needs to tell them that the ballon dor is no longer voted by captains and coaches, it’s purely voted by journalists now since FIFA left its association with them.
Xavi Georgio actually people rarely care bout fifa awards ballon d’or is way ahead..
Xavi Georgio no one was talking about The best 1 month before It was awarded. Ballon d’or is what players are fighting for
Makes it completely unfair because Ronaldo and Messi should be there
Xavi Georgio Balon D’or is far more important. FIFA best player award isn’t important as much.
@Xavi GeorgioI actually care about ballon dor more than that corrupt piece of shit award "FIFA best player" if modric was the best player last year then this is fucked up.... Because we saw what Ronaldo did, We saw what messi even did.. Fuck the world cup compare everything for their overall l performance
Messi did voted for ronaldo for uefa player of the year. But ronaldo didn't
Because ronaldo know who deserves uefa
@Mac messi deserved it, not cr
Messi is too humble a guy.
@@toshniwalshubham there is no award's for humble
Even messi thinks Ronaldo deserves it but messi fans just won't admit it.
Comparing Modric with iniesta is the biggest crime a football fan can do. Iniesta was the part of two of greatest team in the history of football. Won World Cup,champions league,euro.Iniesta is the only player to win MOM in World Cup final,champions league final,euro final.Modric is a great player but after this World Cup Modric became highly overrated.
Modric is in top 5 midfielders of all time. He's hardly overrated.
@@MarkanVaran7 OMG how old are you kid??? Do know anything about football man said modric is the top 5 midfielder of all time. LAMOO I can name at least 10 better midfielder than modric.
@@jehirul2362 I'm 21 and you?
@@MarkanVaran7 I'm 65.
@@jehirul2362 65 year old writing "LAMOOOO" kinda a childish 65 year old huh?
I think the Dejan Lovren should win the balon d or. He has been the best striker all season !
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I agree
How old are you?
Like Andres Iniesta before him, Modric cannot be judged solely on goals, assists and other dry statistics; watching him glide across the pitch and making his side tick is a work of art that needs no numerical support.
Wait messi voted for ronaldo what this guy talkin about
FRIES KILLER when was this..
He is right tho. Almost every player vote for their friends and peers. Some journalist are biased and very few actually watches all the leagues. Because let be honest If these awards were fair no way Modric would have won it.
kunal verma it's a pity they don't vote for each other it's called respect, they don't respect each other... It's a pity ..I don't care about balon dor means nothing.
@@stevenclark6209 if u don't care why are you here
@@stevenclark6209 uefa poty
Modric deserves it imo the guy has been influential in Madrid's success and has always been the brains and driving force for his teams .
Prime Iniesta was one of the best midfielders. Its illegal to compare Iniesta to Modric. Iniesta is compared to Pirlo, Zidane, Scholes etc.
So you wanna say that Modric is not even in a a category with Scholes or Pirlo... cmon dude, Modric has 3 UCL in 4 years as the main figure in the RM midfield. Zidane and Iniesta are a class above I agree, but Scholes? Dude holy shit lmao
@@robipiaz scholes was def a class above.
@@JJRamos14 You gotta be joking.. In what way?
What about Toni kroos who was the Top Midfielder of RM till the WC.
@@WizardofChrist Well my opinion is that Modric is better but they both stand in the category of one of the best midfielders in this century so far. Looking at the achievements Scholes is nowhere near that
Messi did vote for Ronaldo tho, gab need to stop being so subjective on the show
@Zeus but ronaldo didnt... He never will too
He is a bit biased.
@@mutugi6815 More like Ronaldo is fearful Messi will win it so he doesn't even wanna think about voting for him.
True man never vote for his rival but if he did, its means his rival really deserves it..
@@pendeegaming4847 So Messi didn't deserve to be in the top 3? Messi voted for Ronaldo in the top 3, bro.
Its iniesta. Shouldn't even be a question.
How shouldn't it be a question when they both have the same number of Champions League titles, they both were integral parts of teams that went to a world cup final and they practically cancelled each other out during Classico's.....it's a perfectly fair comparison to make!
@@seanofthehead4455 If you know football you know its Iniesta. Theres a reason the entire panel agreed.
Well modric is not far off, but surely it is iniesta.
Iniesta is far ahead of Modric. Iniesta is better in passing, shooting, controlling and dribbling. In his prime he was unplayable. And the whole modric thing is a marketing campaign. Croatia's whole team deserves the credit but people are only seeing Modric's contribution. Even Perisic, Rakitic and Mandzukic were amazing, Dejan Lovren was good for god's sake. Modric for Ballon d'Or is just a hype created by media. If you're thinking of a Madrid player Varane deserves it more than Modric.
@@ankitraijain3041 modric didn't deserve the ballon dor in 2018,then cr7 should have won it .
I am a Real Madrid fan. But no doubt Its Iniesta. Not even a discussion. But Also Modric will finish with a great career.
How will he?
@Mariaa skill is skill, no matter where ur from
Depends on your born talent and your will to train,Modric luckily had both,just like many other great players.
Messi is the clear winner like wtf does anybody look at stats?
The stats that he boosted against Huesca, Haiti, PSV etc.? Where was he in the World Cup? Where was he in the UCL KO Stage? The best team he played well against in 2018 was Chelsea and they ended up finishing 5th in the league...
stats doesnt decide ballon dor its performances. dont put in a motm perfeormance againts huesca and psv then dissapear in important matches against Croatia and roma
@@jordda7057 those are the only two games this season. Where the hell was Ronaldo when it matterd in the CL Final. He had so much luck that game 1. Salahs injury 2. Karius awful keeping 3. Bales Superb performance. Not to mention where the f did Ronaldo go against Iran and Uruguay? Where the f did Ronaldo go for half of the la liga campaign. Where the f did Ronaldo goal against Juve 2nd leg, Bayern 1st and 2nd leg, Lpool final, United Group stage at old Trafford and can possibly say the same at Turin because he basically did nothing till his goal and missed open sitters. But you still think he should have won and Messi disappeared when it matterd.
mithaq ali Yes Ronaldo has the better stats, and he did it vs Big teams not shit teams in La Liga and Copa del rey. Also carrying Madrid to a Champions League. Not even a comparison Ronaldo is miles ahead. Wait till Messi has a good UCL season then come back. We will see if he manages to get past the quarter finals this season.
@@1997lordofdoom how did he have a bad CL run last season netting two against juve and three in 2 against Chelsea
If Modric can win the ballon dor why Iniesta didn’t win it ? He was superb 2008-12, won the World Cup and two Europe cup.
This is not right
because while he was one of best players in his teams he was never the best. He played for Spain and there were better players in his own team, just like in Barcelona, he always played next to superstars who were actually always better than him. While Modric played for Croatia and still managed to grab best player of world cup award
@@90kuky no,iniesta was the best player in 2012 euro.
even modric had rakitic,manzukic..
@@gokulkanna9180 and Modric best of WC 2018 and in world lol.
Modric had 2 good players. Fine, but Iniesta had only best next to him. Both in Barca and Spain he had 20 good players now few like Modric
@@gokulkanna9180 iniesta had prime David villa, xavi, casillas, Ramos, fabregas. What r u talking about? Modric only had manzukic and rakitic
Wtf comparing modric with iniesta😂😂😂. Modric is nowhere to the level of iniesta.
Samuel Sr modric 4 years ucl inuesta 20 years
@@Newcastleunited1969 what has modric only played for 4 years? Makes no sense modric had been playing for about 15 years lol
steven lafferty only been at Madrid for 5 years
@@Newcastleunited1969 what isit ur tranna say? Iniesta played at barca for 20 years and modric at madrid for 5 years ? What u getting at?
Man ale moreno is probably the most annoying guy at espn and that says a lot!
wallahi
I thought I was the only one who noticed. He reminds me of an annoying chipmunk 🐿
I see arguments in comments like "Iniesta won World cup, Euro.." but you forgot that Luka is from Croatia, country with 4 milion people with no football infrastructure and one Croatian WC final is more worthy than Spain, Brazil or Italy multiple titles...Modrić is not better than Iniesta, but when someone told that Luka is overrated its stupid. He is 33 and he is still most important player in Croatia and most important midfilder in Real, yes this year he is not in the same shape, but he will be again. Conclusion is that number of Spain trophys cant be an argument that Iniesta (or anyone else) is better player
Multiple titles? Iniesta scored in the final game winning goal in ET and won the teams FIRST WC not multiple
It's not even about the titles won. I've watched Iniesta play and I've watched Modric play. Iniesta is way ahead of Modric.
Modric and Iniesta equal for me.
Modric is one of the best midfielders of his generation. Iniesta is one of the greatest players of all time. Levels
I loved to see Iniesta starting in Bosnian leauge. LoL
Iniesta was a la croqueta merchant. Hope you've realised that since your comment
Why Am I Here?
*SERIOUSLY*
to look at the pathetic messi ronaldo arguments
10000% LUKA MODRIC!!! vif you talking about longevity and consistency, Modric is now 35 and is STILL ballin in la liga and champions leage. As for iniesta, he left to a farmers league called J league as his retirement home. Modric winning trophies while Iniesta eating sushi lol
Did modick win a world cup? Did modick win 2 trebles?
@@Ras0oi but he did win 3 ucl in a row. 4 in total.
He is the most overrated player ever, not top 10 best mids of all time by the way
You can't compare class with longevity...
@@insafmooppan6349 I can when modric has BOTH class and longetivity. Iniesta did not have both
modric is a great talent but iniesta is on a total different level, one of the greatest.
His manager was/is on a total different level, and that's it.
Modric is better than Iniesta has ever been.
Prime Modric and Guardiola would have been a match made in heaven...
Only Messi should win the ballon d or.
No
Osman Ghoni and why exactly? Yes I know the amazing year he had in La Liga, but he was nowhere to be seen when Barcelona needed him the most against Roma he did nothing but walk around with his head down and he had an awful World Cup let's be serious here Messi won't win the Ballon D'Or this year again.
😂 Messi reputation : give him credit for carrying Barka/Argentina. Make excuses for him when Barka/Argentina fail.
Lol no, he sucked in the ucl and didnt really do much at the world cup either, you dont get it for la liga performances and ronaldo also had a better goal ratio in 2018
Yeah, you're right, to be honest, Messi was the best player in the world since 2009, no debate about that. but it would be kind of harsh on the other players to just give it him year after year. so it's ok if Messi doesn't win he is the best!
Iniesta is far ahead of Modric. Iniesta is better in passing, shooting, controlling and dribbling. In his prime he was unplayable. And the whole modric thing is a marketing campaign. Croatia's whole team deserves the credit but people are only seeing Modric's contribution. Even Perisic, Rakitic and Mandzukic were amazing, Dejan Lovren was good for god's sake. Modric for Ballon d'Or is just a hype created by media. If you're thinking of a Madrid player Varane deserves it more than Modric.
Pep Guardiola once said of the award that because Laudrup never won it, it wasn’t worth all that much.
The individual awards in football are a joke...there can never be a fair way to decide who is the best of the best!
Modric winning the Ballond'or i don't wanna comment on that. But one thing I do wanna say is he's still no way near Iniesta. Don't get me wrong he's still among the best midfielders playing in Europe right now. But come on don't compare him with Don Andres. He is among the GOAT's of Football no question. #Peace 🙏😊
Tanveer Singh Sandhu no where near Iniesta?! Bruh shut up. Lol. He definitely surpassed him. Modric is more of a complete midfielder who can attack and defend. Iniesta is great is an attacking third. Good at creating space and great individually. But modric is better.
@@davidisabuuniqueone4815 Think before you speak. 🤫🤫
@@davidisabuuniqueone4815 lol i respect opinions and all but modric better than iniesta? Have u seen Iniesta with the ball at his feet? That gut literally epitomises what is good about spanish football
Modric is among the goats, easily.
@@davidisabuuniqueone4815 Shut up man.
Modric did shit all for Madrid sorry, when Messi came second in the World Cup they killed him
are you even watching fotball argentina should of won that final
If only Higuaín wasn’t trash Messi would be the goat unanimously
Iniesta is a legend. Modric surpassed him tho.
I am a Real Madrid fan and if you ask me who has been the better midfielder b/w Iniesta and Modric, it has to be Iniesta. Modric is great, too good tbh and has been the Best Midfielder of last 3-4 years but when you consider their whole career, Iniesta has an edge over Modric.
Iniesta went to Japan farmer league when he was 33/34. Modric won the balon dor @33 and is STILL BALLIN TO THIS DAY. He is 35 now! How old is iniesta now and where is he playing?
@@dt7406 lol this was before he won the Ballon D'Or
Iniesta that time had 2 Euros, WC and many many trophies, and obviously he is an all time legend
When both players will retire Modric would have overtaken Iniesta in terms of ability, performances, longevity
But Iniesta is still more succesful which also matters when you compare players
@@dt7406 Iniesta completed football when he was 25, he’s done things players can only dream of. Gtfo
Listen Modric is the best midfielder currently, but let us never get carried away and compare him to Andreas Iniesta. Iniesta is arguably one of the best midfielders we have ever seen, he is top 5 of all time.
Both players are amazing. But Luka has been playing for weaker sides or underdogs most of his career,until he arrived in Madrid of course. He makes players around him better and many of his teammates in Croatia,Real or Spurs say that he’s one of the best.
Inesta is an artist but he played for great teams with similar style whole his career and it was a little easier for him.
For me it’s Modric.
Nice opinion.But believe it or leave it.....iniesta is a better mid fielder
I respect your stupid opinion
LMAO so you're basically saying modric is better because he played for spurs and croatia, that is funny
agree, Modric also plays defensive, attacking and central midfilder, and even played wing. He can play everything and covers the whole field, because he can defend, dribble, dictate tempo, cross and pass.
Iniesta while being better in attack because of his finishing and dribbling, he is not really that great at defensive role. But Modric is much much better defensively, and is just little bit behind in dribbling. He is much more complete and thus better.
Iniesta is far better
I'm a big fan of Modric....but it's clear, Modric isn't even close to Iniesta... Iniesta was a Genius, no one actually came close to him in his prime. You don't see many players like him that get a standing ovation even by rival fans...but for Iniesta it was a regular sight. It just shows how good he was 👏 This should not even be a debate
Iniesta is honestly the best Barcalona player I've ever seen second to Ronaldinho. Iniesta>Modric.
Xavi tho bro, i think it's close
@@mattm7426 I listed two players for barca you idiot. Learn to read. Messi is in my top 3 for barca.
@@danielmann316 Xavi was the boss
You are a Ronaldo fanboy, but it's okay.
@@danielfritz9471 barca fans disturb me deeply. You basically hate me for saying that iniesta is the better than modric...are you srs?😂
They gonna give modric it just because they don’t want to give ronaldo it
U r so correct
Modric winning Balon'dior will be a joke.
No
@@MarkanVaran7 yes would be. He played like dogshit for the last 3 months while messi kept scoring and scoring.
@@nhkk2893 no
@@nhkk2893 kept scoring against shit teams like psv haha
@@ripbelge1335 While Modric doesn't do anything at all, against shit teams.
Iniesta>modric...I like modric too but for Iniesta is best
don't compare the ballon dor winner to barca legend.
Luka Modric is the best midfielder of all time !!! Living legend
At their best….Don Andres.
Zidane Xavi Modric are ahead of him
Messi voted for Ronaldo for The Best award this season.
these ESPN guys aren't serious at all.
Messi also once regarded CR7 as being better than him. coz Cr7 dominated more than one league. that's gr8 sportsmanship and Messi has displayed it time and time again. Cr7 has returned the favour on a handful of occasions
Of course iniesta is better than modric he’s the best midfielder of all time
with zidane
@@rubenruiz9417 Xavi was better than both
@@gavins2702 LOL bigggest joke in 2021. Xavi is trash can’t even lace Toni kroos boots
Everyone knows that Ronaldo is the most deserving of the award this year - but that is exactly when they all start acting like it's not a big deal.
blazeovich .... stop it
Lol not. Messi is
@@kylechambers7807 preech it, Bruh.
Anybody else got something to add?
You wanna talk about "team effort" ? or Single performance? Because if we take it too sierous, we know that Messi was #1 by far better player than anyone else when it comes to dribbling/scoring/free-kicking/top scoring la liga... and everything.. that's a fact.. But if you want to talk about team effort? yes Ronaldo because he won the champion's league thats it.
cry,cry pundits ,you all can shine Luka"s shoes
This is really biggest crime in football history. It's really sad .. RIP fifa.
I have expected these guys being more serious. This is a joke! Didn't expect that from ESPN.
Iniesta all day he was the best.
The biggest crime in football was in 2013 when fifa rob franck ribery for the ballon d'or
2010 messi
Yeah I think they are both amazing, both in their own way. I think it's funny how people say 'yeah obviously this guy is better overall than that guy', even these pundits. Like if it's that simple. I mean really? It just shows how superficial our world is. They are not the same players, haven't played for the same clubs and have their entirely different strengths and weaknesses. It's more like rock-paper-scissors. If these so called experts (pundits) answer such a complex question with such a simple answer as: yeah that guy is better, that just says enough for me about these so-called experts. And these people in the comments below who have very clear preference, well it's no more than a personal preference. A taste. Let's be honest here, it's not because you're a fan, that you can make a well educated guess on who is better. Who are you really? Sit down kid.
Gab talking sense about Italy, yet Moreno talking nonsense again
Modrić over Iniesta defitnetly. Iniesta relied on Xavi, when Xavi left iniesta was 31-32, and treated like he is 40, Luka is now 33 and Like it or not a main candidate for ballon dor #facts
🤣🤣🤣😂😂 you such a fool
What did I say wrong?
Facts. But people just won’t admit or acknowledge because to them xavi and iniesta are gods
lol kid
@@gourmondal5812 dude modric was over him 5 years ago
Modric still performing on the top level
Anfield giving him standing ovation and chanting his name as an opponent at 37 is not enough for you?
Calling me a kid? I'm calling you a third world highlights barca fanboy
How is there even a discussion... there should be a discussion between Zidane and Iniesta, that's the real deal. Iniesta is the only player in football history to have won motm in a euro, a cl and a world cup final
Cry Modric is better than both of them lol
Modrić the BEST. 🎩
Modric, Varane , Mbappe ... the most ridiculous top 3 ever. Varane is top 30, Modric is top 15 and Mbappe is In the lower half of Top 10.
Asensio Benzema. Hazard
Kroos. Casemiro Modric
Marcelo Varane Ramos. Carvajal
I support Chelsea. Halt this foolishness at once
I beseech you to neglect this optimism surrounding H10 joining Los blancos. get Lewandowski instead. you need the goals
@@charmcity9099 If Madrid comes knocking, Hazard is leaving. I'd rather have Neymar , but I don't think psg want to sell him.
If modric wins it will lose all credibility
1st I'm a Luka Modric fan but I'm going to write a comment as a soccer fan.
1. I'll say Iniesta beat Modric, but what if Modric had the same leverage(having the best squad in history n having his peak at an early age) as Iniesta?would we even asking the question?
2. It not a mistake giving Luka the award, just bcoz CR7 n Messi did not live up to their standards doesn't mean we can't give the award to a guy who has been consistent...
And what did Modric do. Disappear all of September, October, November is all I know. Had a superb June and July but was he even known as a top 10 contender before then? No obviously not
Consistent lmao that is exactly why he has disappeared for Real this season
If you compare player by ballon d’or, it’s mean that Mondric is better than iniesta
Messi is the best player every year anyway.
Iniesta > Modric any day.
In 2006 Italy played the most attacking style ever. Think about this. Lippi used 4 attackers (Gilardino, Del Piero, Totti and Iaquinta) in a semi- final vs Germany....in Dortmund of all stadiums.
don't compare the ballon dor winner to the barca legend.
Modric is better than Inesta. he was not born with a silver spoon in la masija,but in last 6 years he is playing in spain,he was better at least 5 years. And dont forget that they are almost the same age. Modric just lasts,he in a genius on the pitch.
Players aren’t allowed to vote for the Balon D’or anymore. What the fuck? ESPN always lack information.
The award lost its Value long time ago
Iniesta and modric at their best I go with luka but interms of longevity i go with iniesta simply because he won more cause he was surrounded by good teammates in a great team
That's not how u talk about someone's individual quality 😬🙄🤦🏾♂️
You prefer the prime of modric over the prime of iniesta?
The world is lost
Iniesta is great yes but high level modric my God. Refer on the ucl 2017 final , modric can easily take over a clutch game than iniesta. Afterall is my opinion and im entitled to it so back off.
@@thabangmesilemoth7868 i back off if I want
Don't want to be contested? Don't comment. Simple
Iniesta>modric
Then now forever
@@thabangmesilemoth7868 lol no
Just like Samuel Eto said for Iniesta, for you my friend Uno dos tres cuatro Ballon d'Or are less.
Lol the first part of this video is fucking spot on. NONE of my real footy fans talk about Ballon Dor. We don’t give a shit. There are a bunch of great players and we just appreciate them all without comparing. Only the little children care about the awards.
How about actually answering the question about the ballon d'or ?
How can a person who literally poaches goals be the best? A mean watch him play game after game does ronaldo have that magic? Does he make u say wow? Are you in aweeee watching him? A aint either a get 10 times more joy watching david silva , point a make is he doesent do anything that other strikers are doing maybe u could argue hes the best goalscorer but even thats debateable 🙄
He already did all that. He already proves he has the stepovers the speed the dribbling the power shot.
Ballon Dor has got it right 8 times in the last 2 decades. That's all you need to know that the reward is shit
Lionel Messi is the most deserving man for ballon dor
Croatia have the best mitfilders at dis time last 5 to 6 years not just modrić
Oh who?
cristiano Ronaldo is clear winner .
LOL no he is not. so overrated
ballon dor is for 2018 calendar year
messi this year: onze dor, laliga bestplayer, laliga bestforward, pichichi,goldenshoe, soon world best playmaker, laliga topassist, wc topassist,copa delrey topassist. most freekicks, most out of box goals, higher rating, more goals,assists, chance created, key pass, dribble, motm than ronaldo
renaldo: ucl best forward, uefa goal of season, ucl topscorer.
but you say ronaldo deserve ballon dor?????
vee poom no one ever won a ballon d'or without making to the semifinals of UEFA champions league. Poor performance against Roma and in WC so no one is taking about Messi. These things counts most
vee poom Messi failure in World Cup Ronaldo not failure in World Cup
Daniel Urewuji scored 4goals dude
The fans,the players an dthe coaches should vote
Messi deserve because his consistency
Modric had great season too but Messi still on fire
Is the balon d'or for a player's career or the best player in a year?
Messi did vote for Ronaldo in the FIFA best award.....
I think ballon d'or should be based on fan voting!
How Messi would vote for a guy who couldn't dribble the ball 10ft 🤣
If this is individual award messi will win every year.
I am agree that it is the biggest crime in modern football and the prestige of ballon d,or going to down if Modric will claim it. It is likely to rape the contributions of messi, ronaldo, and griezmann last season.
griezmann is avarage at best
Gab messi did vote for ronaldo For best fifa award
Gabi always talks the most sense.
Game was change though
Playing style now is different from 20 years ago
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Im sorry, Modrić or Iniesta. One’s a legend, one’s a fraud
inista_won world cup 2010 in SA. He is a man who run attacking opponent teams
but he single handedly won only 1 trophy for spain i.e.,in 2012 the euro.
we care less about the ballon d`or now because it isnt like the mvp system in the nba
Anyone else think it is hypocritical that someone so far up Pep's colon such as Alej, can berate Gab for enjoying the fact that Italy has started playing "Good" football and not the conservative football of the early 2000's that won them trophies, when he constantly says how horrible Mourinho's way of playing is and how it is outdated, when he too won plenty of trophies in the same fashion?
Moreno finds a way of digging into Gab, always. It's the most childish thing I've seen
Yeah, to be honest, Messi was the best player in the world since 2009, no debate about that. but it would be kind of harsh on the other players to just give it him year after year. so it's ok if Messi doesn't win he is the best! as Mr sunshine just said, people just vote for their friends.... both ballon d'or and Fifa player of the year are useless.
Younes ZH “No debate about that” according to who? Players, journalists and coaches have voted Ronaldo for 5 ballon dors just the same as Messi and even more in terms of FIFA the best awards. Ronaldo rivals Messi and in my opinion and others, is actually the goat. Messi has only ever been successful at one club and never at international level. He hasn’t been close to Ronaldo since 2015 when he last decided to perform in the ucl knockouts. Even then it’s been 5 years since messi scored/performed in a ucl quarter final and Barca have went out in the last 3 of those.
@@samgeee2968 Oh god, here comes a Juventus Fan in favor of Ronaldo. I'm Shocked. I understand that You're too biased so there's no sense dor me to try and convince you.
Younes ZH I agree with sam (I still think messi is the goat and I’m a Barca fan) but you simply can’t say he’s been better than Ronaldo every year unless you were deluded. He hasn’t been the same since 2015 in big competitions like the ucl and Ronaldo has managed to outshine him on the big stage.
Ronaldo has definitely had a better season in 2018
No he wasn't
Why are these people in all post-match analysis on You Tube ? Don't we have pundits?
Yes it would b a crime modric don't deserve shit he did nothing y didn't xavi r inesta got it in 2010 they give it to Messi so give Ronaldo it this year he earned it
My favorites are Varane, Modric, and Ronaldo one of them will definitely win it.
Mbappe?
Ali Umer Mbappe had an amazing year he'll definitely win it at some point of his career once he leaves PSG for Real Madrid but this year either Varane, Modric or Ronaldo will win the Ballon D'Or.
Madrid fan Spptted
Varane didn't do anything extraordinary last season. He was good ? yes ... but not exceptional and lets not forget he was part of two strong teams.
Why would Mbappe want to go to a declining club like Real Madrid?
Cristiano will win for scoring a treble against spain and scoring goals rm and Juventus and winning ucl for rm
2 games wow! Now he deserves it how pathetic. His hattrick was fake he scored a pen, an awful shot that DDG slipped, and To be fair a great WC but he did not have a ballandor winning year
@@Happythecat17 messi fan spotted
@@ripbelge1335 Not a Messi fan I just really think he is the best in the world. My favorite player is Aubameyang and team is Arsenal trust me I am not a fan of him like that
You guys are way off. A lot of people care
Let's just wait for Dec 3 😊
There is no player in a history of football that did what modric did. He lead such a small country to the top, and they are still in top. There were a lot of great players from small countries but nobody have done it. For english people, just imagine wales with Bale playing wc final. Beating teams like argentina, england, spain....well, modric did that and even more because croatia is way more poorer country than wales
is he better than iniesta cause he was clearly not. alone in the WC
@@thecommenter6548 ofcourse he was not alone, but croatia without modric is not so good, not even close... Spain without iniesta was still a powerhouse team
+lawmaker22 am talking about gameplay dude modric is not even close
@@thecommenter6548 i disagree, modric is in top 10 midfielders in last 30 years for sure
+lawmaker22 who disagreed about that even iniesta. won a WC and. scored the winning goal.I just said modric is not better than iniesta in gameplay and that is a fact you have to accept
These guys have no respect for the people who watch their show....
God damn, the small talk here is cringe AF
Why never mention xavi
Different type of midfielder, Xavi was a controller, Iniesta and Modric both are creators though Modric also has the ability to control the game as well
Moreno is so annoying, all his veiled digs at Gab are just jealousy at how Gab is respected in the football community
I agree with marcotti it seems fans from outside Europe tend to be the people that like balon dor ..
Dude for ur kind information balon d'or is voted by journalist not by fans or captains of national team. So no need to spread wrong messages
scored the winning goal in a world cup final, has won two European championships, has won many champions leagues, has won many la liga, why is this even a question sure Luka is a great midfielder but come on
Just won one match mvp? Modric won the whole tournament MVP. Wc Golden Ball. Ucl Player of the season. Midfielder of the season 2times. He will become ucl midfielder of the season again this season 21/22 ucl. He won Fifa The best, etc etc. He won everything. More than Iniesta
Everything in football evolves around MESSI and he wins in all aspects!!!
Real Madrid have done nothing without Ronaldo, modric included
what should have real done without ronaldo? is the season over? if i remember corectly last season they were minus 17 in nacional legaue,right?
I’m sure cr7 cares about Ballon D’or
Ronaldo ia way better than Messi,i dont see Messi doing nothing if he plays in the Premier league
he do have insane games against those teams though, and you just assume my man...imagine messi playing for city. You will be crying with another excuse
@@batisani574 Messi will win them a treble , they are perfect... just missing a player who can provide them 40-50 goals and 15-20 assists per season
Do nothing in the Prem he already proved himself Against their sides. Always beats up Arsenal. Single handedly beat up Chelsea twice this season. Always plays well Against city even got a hattrick one of the last times they've met so far. Has not played United in awhile but beat them up in both CL finals which was in the teams prime. Oh yeah and really destroyed Tottenham this season he'll do it in 2 weeks time again. So would not do well in England I would take that back if I were you