Arsene Wenger is one of the football personalities whose influence goes beyond just the result aspect. Working in Arsenal he won the sympathy of a large part of football fans with attacking and combinatory football, and recently he moved to the offices and is currently the boss Fifa’s global development.
After visiting Fifa’s exhibition The Making of a Football Player in Zurich where one part is also dedicated to ours Luki Modriću and his journey from exile to Golden balls Wenger paid tribute to the Croatian master.
– I saw his statement here, he said that it was his dream to become a football player. But sometimes you have to wait a little longer for the fulfillment of your dreams, just like he had to, and that gives you motivation and passion. When everything doesn’t come to you right away, you have to learn to wait… It’s always impressive to watch him play and everyone who loves football has a lot of respect for him – he said. Frenchman about our football player.
Interestingly, Wenger was able to meet Modri in 2006 when they met Dinamo and Arsenal in the qualifiers for Champions League. The coach of the “gunners” at the time followed the “fire” captain, but also decided that he didn’t need him next to Cesc Fabregas. Later, Modrić passed into Tottenham a 2012. i u Real Madrid with whom he wrote football history by winning three Champions Leagues in a row and as many as six “early” trophies in 10 years.