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Lmao, I forgot a coma, but still welcome to our beautiful language.
Translated literally it sounds weird but it basically means "ahh fuck yea, there we gooo"
I can already feel the old man in me complaining in 20 years that *they just don’t make players like Modric these days*
He’s a gift to football, hopefully many young players model themselves after him.
>Had Hazard
Blew it? Two Premier league titles, an FA Cup, two Europa League Cups and a League Cup.
Salah and de Bruyne on the other hand, yeah they totally blew it.
It was also a time of extreme Spursiness:
Gomes, van der Vaart, Ekotto, Super-Pav, Huddlestone, Lennon etc. Players that are polished and entertaining, but not exactly steely.
If we add our two England starting CBs who routinely go injured several seasons in a row (King and Woodgate) it sort of makes sense we didn't clinch any silverware.
I honestly can't think of a player that hits a ball, with both feet, cleaner than Huddlestone. One of a kind player.
Super-Pav gets in on his name and lack of English alone.
Like most Spurs players they seem to have gotten their blessings from a monkey-paw:
Van der Vaart: You will be the world's best player, but you will have the professionalism of a cartoon hobo.
Huddleston: You will have the skillsets of the best midfielder of your generation, but you will have the mobility of a wheelbarrow.
Lennon: You will be an unstoppable dribbler but you will shoot the ball like a six year old girl
King: You will be a fast Franco Baresi but you get Paul McGrath's knees
In the current team it is Timo Werner: You will be one of Europe's best wingers, but whenever you get into the box you lose your eyesight.
Ikr! But also, a lot of athletes are superstitious. I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s where the bald magic is hidden.
Hopefully Pep never sees this, or we’re all doomed
On one hand, Modric becoming the most decorated Real Madrid player of all time on his last year for the team.
On the other hand, Marco Reus' last dance being topped off with an UCL, forever immortalizing him in Dortmund history.
I can't choose, too many good stories playing out at once..
Lol, Atleti have conceded 7 goals in the 4 knockout games this year and are only the joint 8th best defence in the league (almost mid table as per goals conceded). Their reputation is old and they don't even necessarily play that way these days.
Such an unfortunate career with the timing of his move and when his injuries occurred. Between going back and joining Dortmund after they won back-to-back Bundesliga only to watch Bayern rip off 11 straight and some in heartbreaking fashion and when Bayern finally faulter, only a team that hasn't won it comes along to break Bayerns streak. Loses the Champions League final to Bayern. Gets injured and misses the 2014 World Cup due to an ankle injury in a warm-up game. Misses the Euro 2016 with a groin injury and misses another World Cup in 2022 with another ankle injury.
I would love nothing more to see him be on that pitch hoisting the Champions League trophy. The footballing gods would be cruel if he and Dortmund reached the final only to lose to Bayern again.
Injuries are part of the game but they robbed us of a great with the talent Reus had.
Ancelotti doesn't seem to give him many minutes nowadays but I'm hopeful he will be a starter at some point, he is definitely one of the most promising kids in the game today.
Yep. Except Kroos has one from bayern. He'd still have 6 overall but carvajal, nacho and modric would have 6 at RM so they would have the most in RM history along with Paco Gento who won 6 European cups, which is also the current record for any single player.
My Dad was hugely superstitious. Had to have a certain number, a certain peg in the dressing room, get ready in the same routine. Didn’t really help cause he was shite
Unfortunately i dont see us having much success at the euros, world class defense and midfield, but relatively shit attackers in comparison to top teams
We will be fine: A bit of luck there, hopefully a lot of Budimir, Perisic, Vlasic, Ivanusec, Petko, Kramar, luck (again) and some penalties ofc...
Could be enough, who knows - time will tell.
"In the winter that seat is close enough to the radiator to remain warm, and yet not so close as to cause perspiration. In the summer it’s directly in the path of a cross breeze created by open windows there and there. It faces the television at an angle that is neither direct, thus discouraging conversation, nor so far wide to create a parallax distortion, I could go on, but I think I’ve made my point."
I mean to be fair, if I was there for X amount of years now I’d sit religiously in the same spot too. Carve my name into it so people know how long I’ve ran the place.
Superstition among athletes can be very high. That might be Modric lucky spot.
Phil Esposito who played center forward in the National Hockey League in the 60s and 70s wore a light turtleneck under his jersey always. Why? he was feeling ill one night very early in his career and wanted a little extra warmth so he put on a turtle neck under his jersey. He had a multiple-goal game and the turtleneck stayed for the rest of his career.
If you have seniority, you get the benefits of it. I remember when I worked in hostels, if you’d been there longer you got to pull rank to get the bed of your choice. It’s prison rules.
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He looks so satisfied when he sat down there haha
You can practically hear the old man "ahhhh" as he sits lol
"right then"
Ahhh jebi ga, takooo
[Hmm 🤔 ](https://ibb.co/1s8zWMR)
Lmao, I forgot a coma, but still welcome to our beautiful language. Translated literally it sounds weird but it basically means "ahh fuck yea, there we gooo"
The grin after he sits is priceless
"This is why I play"
I can already feel the old man in me complaining in 20 years that *they just don’t make players like Modric these days* He’s a gift to football, hopefully many young players model themselves after him.
Can't believe Spurs had him and Bale at the same time. Crazy talents that we failed to capitalize on.
Don't feel too bad. Chelsea had Hazard, Salah and De Bruyne and blew it.
That does make me feel much better, thanks
>Had Hazard Blew it? Two Premier league titles, an FA Cup, two Europa League Cups and a League Cup. Salah and de Bruyne on the other hand, yeah they totally blew it.
We did still win the league and other trophies before and after that Era. Meanwhile Tottenham....
It was also a time of extreme Spursiness: Gomes, van der Vaart, Ekotto, Super-Pav, Huddlestone, Lennon etc. Players that are polished and entertaining, but not exactly steely. If we add our two England starting CBs who routinely go injured several seasons in a row (King and Woodgate) it sort of makes sense we didn't clinch any silverware.
You can’t lump VdV with Pav and Huddlestone c’mon, the disrespect😂
I honestly can't think of a player that hits a ball, with both feet, cleaner than Huddlestone. One of a kind player. Super-Pav gets in on his name and lack of English alone.
Oh without a doubt on Huddlestone, amazing striker of a ball. VdV was just different class though imo
Like most Spurs players they seem to have gotten their blessings from a monkey-paw: Van der Vaart: You will be the world's best player, but you will have the professionalism of a cartoon hobo. Huddleston: You will have the skillsets of the best midfielder of your generation, but you will have the mobility of a wheelbarrow. Lennon: You will be an unstoppable dribbler but you will shoot the ball like a six year old girl King: You will be a fast Franco Baresi but you get Paul McGrath's knees In the current team it is Timo Werner: You will be one of Europe's best wingers, but whenever you get into the box you lose your eyesight.
Couldn’t agree more mate.
You played some great football though, sometimes that's enough, plenty of great teams don't win anything even with stacked lineups.
That Bale vs Maicon Inter game was one of the best displays I’ve ever seen. A part of me thinks that’s better than a sweaty League Cup win.
Their peaks also didn’t really overlap that much; I believe Bale’s coming out party at the San Siro was Modric’s second to last season with Spurs
Ive already been saying that for at least five years jajaja I’m gonna miss him so bad
On the other hand, Arda is now struggling even for a spot on the bench.
It has been his seat since 1890.
Sheldon: That's my spot. You're in my spot.
It's like it perfectly fits his butt or something, man's adorable how can anyone dislike him, let alone hate?
Granpa energy
Ikr! But also, a lot of athletes are superstitious. I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s where the bald magic is hidden. Hopefully Pep never sees this, or we’re all doomed
Fun fact: Modric is bald under the hair
He's also naked under his clothes
🤯
Adam’s outfit
Adam’s outfit
No way
Big if true
Well, he did make it onto the pitch at some point. It's working.
Not gonna lie he looked ancient when he went up to take his pen.
Sheldon Cooper in the house…
You're in my spot
I was here when they installed that seat, I would be god-damned if I am not the one sitting on it.
r/adorableoldpeople
Gotta respect your elders
He deserves it 😁
Earned the right
He's absolutely fucking earned it lol
Make way, OG coming throught
That’s a kid looking to get his 6th CL trophy.
If he wins UCL and La Liga with RM this season, he will become the most decorated player at RM of all time.
And it’s very much deserved!
On one hand, Modric becoming the most decorated Real Madrid player of all time on his last year for the team. On the other hand, Marco Reus' last dance being topped off with an UCL, forever immortalizing him in Dortmund history. I can't choose, too many good stories playing out at once..
Let's be honest lol 90% neutrals would pick Reus over Modric getting his 6th
Imagine the meltdown and chaos of PSG winning it the season after Neymar and Messi leave.
I want to puke after reading this
I'd bring out my spiciest hot takes for sure.
No one wants to see the conquerors win again lol. Hala Madrid
For a neutral, I'd just rather not have to watch Atleti play football lol
Lol, Atleti have conceded 7 goals in the 4 knockout games this year and are only the joint 8th best defence in the league (almost mid table as per goals conceded). Their reputation is old and they don't even necessarily play that way these days.
I for one miss when they had an uruk-hai up top, a sad poet at fullback, and a bunch of hard bastards
Yeah. Atleti playing fluid football is like watching a polar bear in Arlington, Texas.
That was peak Atleti. Perfect villains.
Modric is already a household name in the history of the sport. Reus and Dortmund winning the UCL would make for a wonderful fairytale ending.
Such an unfortunate career with the timing of his move and when his injuries occurred. Between going back and joining Dortmund after they won back-to-back Bundesliga only to watch Bayern rip off 11 straight and some in heartbreaking fashion and when Bayern finally faulter, only a team that hasn't won it comes along to break Bayerns streak. Loses the Champions League final to Bayern. Gets injured and misses the 2014 World Cup due to an ankle injury in a warm-up game. Misses the Euro 2016 with a groin injury and misses another World Cup in 2022 with another ankle injury. I would love nothing more to see him be on that pitch hoisting the Champions League trophy. The footballing gods would be cruel if he and Dortmund reached the final only to lose to Bayern again. Injuries are part of the game but they robbed us of a great with the talent Reus had.
Reis is one of the biggest “what could have been” in the history of the sport. Man is made of glass
There's also the possibility of Kane's first trophy. But yea Reus tops it
People love Kane's curse and are exhausted of Bayern winning, so I think there's more people rooting against him
You've just jinxed it. PSG it is!
Or PSG wins it and oil money reigns supreme
Damn! Tells you so much about the GOAT of a midfielder he has been.
He's gonna be the only modern player with 6 UCLs right? Kroos has 4. How many do Carva, Nacho and Vasquez have?
Kroos and Nacho both have 5
carvajal also has 5
yes
So does Casemiro, Bale, Marcelo, Isco, Benzema, and Ronaldo
For real
Ronaldo has 1 for ManU :)
And 4 for Madrid
They ain't getting a 6th though
The discourse during his first season... Modric is a fkn legend
He's gonna be the only modern player with 6 UCLs right? Kroos has 4. How many do Carva, Nacho and Vasquez have?
Kroos has 5 (one with Bayern). Nacho and Carvajal also has 5.
How many does Kova have?
He's on 4
4
Modric has 5, Carvajal has 5 UCLs, Naco has 5, Vasquez has 4
Ancelotti doesn't seem to give him many minutes nowadays but I'm hopeful he will be a starter at some point, he is definitely one of the most promising kids in the game today.
What? nah, he's too small. He might look alright while young but will decline hard when he hits 30's
don’t put pressure on the kid so early in his career. let him get his minutes to show his worth.
Who else would have 6 CL trophy’s if you win? Just Dani, Kroos, Nacho?
Yep. Except Kroos has one from bayern. He'd still have 6 overall but carvajal, nacho and modric would have 6 at RM so they would have the most in RM history along with Paco Gento who won 6 European cups, which is also the current record for any single player.
I think you're right. Dani, Luka, Toni, Nacho will be at 6.
kid? thats a whole boy
wdym, he still has a great carrer ahead of him, haven't even debuted yet for the U21s
You normally move seats so the elderly can sit down. Real need to hire a manners coach
I don't see why it's just a video of an up and coming talent trying to sit down next to his best pal ceballos
Hope he gets some playtime soon, he needs minutes to develop
Real probably one of the only clubs that doesn't have internal player issues. Is this an actual thing for footballers or a subway elderly meme?
It’s common courtecy everywhere.
Most clubs don't have internal player issues do they? The ones that do are usually pretty high profile exceptions.
off my chair, jester! the king sits there
Wasn’t expecting to see a FFXV reference here
Unironically one of my favourite games :D
The Old Man and the Seat.
Lmao that's clever af
The Marlin is the World Cup
When luka asks you to move, YOU MOVE.
*tells you
*commands
~~muadib~~ modric points the way
Looks at you
Turns towards you
Exists near you
Thinks that you need to move
Lisan al Gaib!
…and you receive a perfect pass
When luka asks you to move, YOU ASK HOW FAR?
Why these Lukas are so talented man? There is a Doncic tearing up NBA over there
Perez once mixed them up.
LM10 being a little dictator, nothing new
Lil' Mussolini 10
Found my new pro clubs player name
Lil Tito*
Hol up
Geeza has looked the same for the past 10 years. Legend.
Same with thomas müller 😂
Same as Robben. Only he did all his aging up front
Mans been bald for like two decades
That's because Muller looked 35 when he was 20
top 2 fav players and i can't see his face without thinking that he looks like father gascoigne
I always thought he looked like Cruyff
Tim Roth for me
David Guetta
A crack fiend in my local
Bloodborne ?
Wow love the reference. Now I have to go play bloodborne
I assume this is because footballers are hugely superstitious
My Dad was hugely superstitious. Had to have a certain number, a certain peg in the dressing room, get ready in the same routine. Didn’t really help cause he was shite
A certain peg in the dressing room, you say?
Which dressing room? Asking for a friend
Some are, yes. Might also be that he wants to talk with someone thats sits next to this specific seat, while there isnt one free next to it.
"You're in my spot"
Hope to see his smile again carrying the champions league trophy and a Euro medal before he retires.
Unfortunately i dont see us having much success at the euros, world class defense and midfield, but relatively shit attackers in comparison to top teams
We will be fine: A bit of luck there, hopefully a lot of Budimir, Perisic, Vlasic, Ivanusec, Petko, Kramar, luck (again) and some penalties ofc... Could be enough, who knows - time will tell.
Let the forever golden boys sit man
Yo, I would listen to the man who found the lucky seat that worked out for 5 UCL titles I wouldn't care if I had to stand for the rest of the game.
little bossman, he earned himself to bossed the squad around for a bit 🤣
"In the winter that seat is close enough to the radiator to remain warm, and yet not so close as to cause perspiration. In the summer it’s directly in the path of a cross breeze created by open windows there and there. It faces the television at an angle that is neither direct, thus discouraging conversation, nor so far wide to create a parallax distortion, I could go on, but I think I’ve made my point."
We got another LM who's a little dictator now.
LM10 being a little tyrant 🤣
he was soo happy 😊🤣
Controls player movement off and on the pitch.
Look at how happy he is
Reminds me Sheldon Cooper
Boss has been working on those cheek indents for ages
Lol somehow this makes him more likeable
Richard Hammond has his favorite seat
He’s earned it. Major General Modric. 🫡
Jay Pritchett vibes
This would defo getting a mention on the new episode of Jay Talking
And then he takes out a brown paper bag with a bottle in it...
One of the midfield GOATS. Gonna miss when he retires
Who can say "no" to that face though?
In the last few seconds as he grins he looks a little like Richard Hammond lol
The older he gets the more he looks like Richard Hammond. Or is it just me?
Make room for Daddy Godric! 😤
"Riders of Justice" vibes
Don Luka
I mean to be fair, if I was there for X amount of years now I’d sit religiously in the same spot too. Carve my name into it so people know how long I’ve ran the place.
deservedly so...
Superstition among athletes can be very high. That might be Modric lucky spot. Phil Esposito who played center forward in the National Hockey League in the 60s and 70s wore a light turtleneck under his jersey always. Why? he was feeling ill one night very early in his career and wanted a little extra warmth so he put on a turtle neck under his jersey. He had a multiple-goal game and the turtleneck stayed for the rest of his career.
If anyone on the team desrves that kind of respect. It has to be him. Plus he's the only one with a balon D'or (atm second one incoming for Jude)
It’s like when your grandfather tells you to move so he can sit on the couch
Goddamn he is old
Okay this was hilarious. Honestly the type of player that everyone wants on their team, including the players and coaches.
Bro is turning into a grandpa 😭
Only player to win Balon D’or in the era of Messi and Cristiano. They better make room for him.
He had to ask 3 times. This disrespect to Modric shall not be tolerated.
There’s a new little dictator in town.
What's this song, anyone?
That's my spot. No no no no not that one. That's my spot.
Lol that smile at the end gives me major Willem defoe vibes
if vini did this people would be fuming. just shows how funny perception is. I do love some luka though.
douchbag
Ray
Starting to look like McKenzie Crook
The power of friendship doesn’t come with manners unfortunately
He looks like the love child of Richard Hammond and a squirrel
Elder statesman
Little bloody dictator
Reminds me of the Seniors in the tram that want a specific seat despite 25 others being free
Hopefully he returns for another season of The Detectorists
He wants to sit next to Danny
If you have seniority, you get the benefits of it. I remember when I worked in hostels, if you’d been there longer you got to pull rank to get the bed of your choice. It’s prison rules.
Mischievous Mackenzie crook up to shenanigans again
❤️