First of, I'm biased.
Second, Modric for me.
Why? He's more complete. He can blast past people, he has the acceleration and speed to go with vision, positioning and passing.
It doesn't mean he's a better player than Xavi, maybe Xavi's passing was so superior that Modric's superior acceleration doesn't matter, if you get what I'm saying.
Anyway, if someone thinks Xavi or Iniesta were better than Modric, I'm not gonna get my panties in a bunch.
The three are the best midfielders of the last 20 years, it's a toss up IMO, and Modric's legacy keeps growing with each CL Real win.
They are fantastic footballers and people even comparing them means Modric's having a brilliant career.
And it is comparison worthy, since Modric is (largely accepted) as the world's best midfielder for the last 4 years.
Third.
The biggest advantage Xavi (and Iniesta) have over someone like Modric is their international career. Modric (or anyone else not Spanish for that matter) didn't have the luxury of playing with one another (Xavi and Iniesta), Busquets, Ramos, Villa, etc... To win all those international titles.
The one time Modric had a legit chance to win a title, Matt Taylor went out and broke Eduardo da Silva, effectively killing Croatia's chances in the 2008 EURO.
Fourth.
Xavi grew up with Barca and was always part of a superstar team (it doesn't take anything from the fact that he helped make them great, he earned it, just saying he had conditions for success from the get-go).
Modric spent a lot of his career at Dinamo and then Tottenham (no offense to Spurs, but they're not exactly Real/Barca level, and certainly weren't then, even with Modric and Bale).
TLDR;
I'm biased. Modric for me. If anyone thinks Xavi, I got no problem with that. Dude was fantastic.
Second, Modric for me.
Why? He's more complete. He can blast past people, he has the acceleration and speed to go with vision, positioning and passing.
It doesn't mean he's a better player than Xavi, maybe Xavi's passing was so superior that Modric's superior acceleration doesn't matter, if you get what I'm saying.
Anyway, if someone thinks Xavi or Iniesta were better than Modric, I'm not gonna get my panties in a bunch.
The three are the best midfielders of the last 20 years, it's a toss up IMO, and Modric's legacy keeps growing with each CL Real win.
They are fantastic footballers and people even comparing them means Modric's having a brilliant career.
And it is comparison worthy, since Modric is (largely accepted) as the world's best midfielder for the last 4 years.
Third.
The biggest advantage Xavi (and Iniesta) have over someone like Modric is their international career. Modric (or anyone else not Spanish for that matter) didn't have the luxury of playing with one another (Xavi and Iniesta), Busquets, Ramos, Villa, etc... To win all those international titles.
The one time Modric had a legit chance to win a title, Matt Taylor went out and broke Eduardo da Silva, effectively killing Croatia's chances in the 2008 EURO.
Fourth.
Xavi grew up with Barca and was always part of a superstar team (it doesn't take anything from the fact that he helped make them great, he earned it, just saying he had conditions for success from the get-go).
Modric spent a lot of his career at Dinamo and then Tottenham (no offense to Spurs, but they're not exactly Real/Barca level, and certainly weren't then, even with Modric and Bale).
TLDR;
I'm biased. Modric for me. If anyone thinks Xavi, I got no problem with that. Dude was fantastic.