#3 The ‘best’ not at his best
The FIFA Best player winner Luka Modric looks out of sorts. Having delivered a memorable performance at the World Cup, Modric came with fresh vigour, but that has not translated into results.
He did not start on a couple of occasions, and was replaced in almost every game, barring a few. He was not named in the starting XI in the loss to CSKA, and eventually came on as a substitute.
So far, the best player in the world and the Golden Ball winner has not been able to weave that magic which he so regularly and effortlessly did for the Los Blancos in the past.
Edited by Musab Abid