Luka Modric vs. Stoke City:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=6yZBNpxX3yw*****
Harry Redknapp paid tribute to Luka Modric after his display against
Stoke and insisted he gives the lads this simple instruction: "Get Luka
on the ball."
The midfielder made things tick again in a must-win match against the Potters at the Lane on Tuesday night.
He helped create the second and third goals as we stormed into a 3-0 by
the half-hour mark playing some of our best football of the season.
We ended up 3-1 winners and immediately jumped from 16th to 13th in the Premier League table.
"Luke showed that against a strong, physical team that not only is he a
great footballer, he has a massive heart," beamed Harry. "Not only does
he take a kick and a tackle, he wants the ball in tight areas and never
shirks receiving the ball - no matter how tight people are to him.
"We've got to keep giving him the ball because he's always available.
You get him on the ball and he makes things happen. You have to get
your best footballers on the ball, that is the name of the game. He's a
fantastic footballer.
"When I first came here I'd only seen him at Wembley (for Croatia v England) and I thought he was an Eyal Berkovic.
"He was a fantastic player for me at West Ham, but he as a slight boy,
not at all physical - great on the ball but when he wasn't on the ball
it was difficult.
"This fella is different altogether - he challenges for headers, makes
tackles, is hard to knock off the ball and is as brave as a lion. He
has a real go.
"He's a terrific all-round player. When I didn't know him I wondered if
he was strong enough for England but you look at him and not only does
he want the ball, he's brave, works and tackles and does his share. He
is a top, top player."
[uredio Lynx17 - 30. siječnja 2009. u 17:14]