London, England.- Croatian midfielder Luka Modric believes that England, his team’s rival on Sunday in their European Championship debut, have an advantage that is not fair to be able to play their three group stage matches at home in London.Asked by the BBC if he considers that advantage unfair, Modric nodded: “I think so.”
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Everyone would say that teams that play at home and with an audience have a slight advantage. It’s a shame we can’t have a lot of Croatian fans because we always feel their presence when they’re there. But that is the way things are. We need to be focused and not be affected by the environment,” he said.
Read more: European Cup: How much money does the team that wins this European tournament take? Luka Modric is confident that his team, the reigning world runners-up, can impose their style of play even though he expects a “very complicated” duel in his European Championship debut against England.
We expect England to play very aggressively, with a lot of power, from the start. We expect a very complicated match. It will be up to us to give everything, do what we can and we will see how the game goes,” he added.
“We have prepared very well. We have worked very well in the last seven days and we are prepared (…) Playing for the national team is a great honor and a must. The European Championship is a beautiful competition and we know that expectations are important, our people expect a lot from us and we are impatient, we want to show our true face,” he said.
Luka Modric during a training session with the Croatia national team/EFE
In addition, the Croatia captain was asked about the alleged arrogance with which England have taken the clash against them, believing themselves superior.
The arrogance does not come from the players or the national team, but from the commentators, the journalists or the people around the team. I’m not reading a lot of those media right now,” Modric said.
The Croatian was also asked about Mason Mount, his nemesis in England and whom he faced in the Champions League semi-finals with Real Madrid. Mount and Modric exchanged shirts at the end of the match at Stamford Bridge and had a little conversation on the pitch.” It was the typical conversation after a game. Mason has shown during the season that he is a very talented player, with a lot of potential and a great future ahead of him. If he keeps working like this he’s going to be a great player and an important part of the English national team,” he said. Read more: European Cup: Belgium’s DT says there were tears in the dressing room for EriksenCroacia and England will have their debut this Sunday at the European Championships where both teams are placed in group D alongside Czech Republic and Scotland.
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