Sentences with phrase «as luka»

For any aspiring youth team player forcing your way into the first - team is a daunting task, particularly if you happen to be a central midfielder with players such as Luka Modric and Toni Kroos standing in your way.

The 25 - year - old, Liverpool's top scorer in the league last season, exchanged passes with Robertson and as Luka Milivojvic got himself in a tangle and bundled the ball goalwards the Senegal international pounced to make it successive defeats for new Palace boss Frank de Boer.

Zidane, meanwhile, disregarded in February, is top dog in March, lauded in Spain for his tactical acumen against Unai Emery, and strength of character for picking a bench that included Gareth Bale and Isco, as well as Luka Modric and Toni Kroos, both available after injury.

When Tottenham have previously knocked on the door of the Premier League's elite, they have sold their best players, such as Luka Modric or Gareth Bale.

The 21 - year - old appears to have it all and could well be the ideal replacement for an aging star such as Luka Modric.

The 34 - year - old tactician is set to welcome Emmanuel Adebayor back to White Hart Lane this week but is prepared to sell England striker Jermain Defoe, as well as Luka Modric.

As Luka Doncic continues to put up historic numbers in Europe, top NCAA freshmen like Arizona center Deandre Ayton and Duke's Marvin Bagley III have lived up to every bit of recruiting hype they entered college with.

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They may well have been right, but, unfortunately, Luka Modric and Rafael van der Vaart were both sold that summer, as were Vedran Corluka, Niko Kranjcar and Steven Pienaar.

Luka Modric will turn 33 in September, and while the Croatian international continues to be a joy to watch at times with his ability to run a game in midfield and set the tempo for Los Blancos, he can't do it forever as it'll surely start to catch up with him.

And Spurs are heading a host of clubs keen on the 22 - year - old as they prepare for life after Luka Modric.

Manchester United are reportedly among the clubs eyeing a summer transfer swoop for Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric as he looks set to leave the Bernabeu.

The Russian midfielder has been strongly linked with interest from the North London club and is perhaps seen as a long term replacement for Luka Modric, who has perhaps not been ably replaced since his move to Real Madrid.

Arsenal look to have been more or less cleared to seal the transfer of Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric this summer as he has made up his mind to leave the club.

Real arguably have the edge given their history with Spurs as they have successfully negotiated the sales of Luka Modric and Gareth Bale in recent years.

Tottenham are arguably still to fill the void left by Luka Modric's departure to Real Madrid as neither Moussa Dembele and Clint Dempsey are like for like replacements for the Croatian, whereas Joao Moutinho is probably as close a type of player to the former White Hart Lane man as is available on the market.

Real Madrid went into the game without four key players as Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and Karim Benzema were all unavailable through injury while first choice left - back Marcelo was suspended.

Tottenham are ready to make a move for Chelsea midfielder Raul Meireles, 29, as a replacement for Real Madrid - bound Luka Modric.

Luka Modric — in direct contrast to twin sister Gail Platt — is generally known as the shy and retiring type.

New Tottenham manager Andre Villas - Boas wants Porto midfielder Joao Moutinho as a possible replacement for Luka Modric.

Gareth Bale and Benzema may be part of an initial bid in the new year but Luka Modric may be offered as well if the club's # 179m asking price was not met.

In truth, El Clasico best XI's have seen better times, but giants of the game such as Xavi and Neymar have recently departed Barca, while a number of current stars like Andres Iniesta, Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos no longer look at the peak of their powers.

Chelsea are thought to be interested in signing Luka Modric from Real Madrid as he looks set to have his place in the team taken by Paul Pogba, reports the Daily Express.

Cesar Azpilicueta stood out for Crooks as Chelsea defeated Leicester City in a hard - fought cup tie as the Spaniard continues to be a reliable and consistent force at the back for the Blues, and the line - up is completed with Crystal Palace pair James Tomkins and Luka Milivojevic.

Diario Gol claim Kane sees Alli as an ideal long - term replacement for Luka Modric in Madrid's midfield, with the Croatian another example of a former Spurs player poached by Los Blancos in recent times.

The second half was played as expected, with the Gunners saving energy and Palace trying hard to not conceded any more and embarrass themselves, but other than Wilshere and Xhaka going down and looking injured there was little to tell until Luka Milivojevic finally got one back with 12 minutes to go, but we were hardly worried.

Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Luka Modric have been ruled out of the clash through injury, while Marcelo is suspended, and as a result, the Italian is set to name a much changed side from the team that took to the pitch at the Estadio Vicente Calderon last Tuesday night.

The 25 - year - old has emerged, at # 15million, as a cheaper alternative to Tottenham's Luka Modric with the Blues on the hunt for a creative midfielder.

Real Madrid are reportedly eyeing up a move for Liverpool star Emre Can as a potential replacement for current key man Luka Modric.

U haven't even begun to touch on his unbelievably poor decision making, I shake my head every time I see carl jenkinson in a west ham shirt and when monreal looks like a helpless chicken at CB and when I see diaby chilling in reserves with his 60k a week, promising to return to action in a few weeks as always and i also shake my head when joel Campbell and lukas podolski remain on the bench when we need firepower and when ozil fails on the wing for the gazillionth time and when flamini dives in and flops around like a helpless seal and when arteta gets shoved around like a kid in a playground and when wilshere is put in a new position

However, as per The Sun, Juventus have demanded either Toni Kroos or Luka Modric be included in the offer if they are going to allow Dybala to leave — which was, predictably, turned down by Los Blancos.

Two superbly skillful midfield players, Real Madrid pairing Luka Modric and Toni Kroos have been a big part in the Spanish giants» success this season as Real have continued to blow teams away so far.

When the opposition has made moves to stop him, such as when Croatia pushed Luka Modric on top of him in the second half of their group - stage draw, his effectiveness has been seriously curtailed.

To be fair to White Hart Lane chairman Daniel Levy he isn't one to merely lie down and accept defeat, he deserves a great deal of respect for the way in which he doggedly retained the services of Luka Modric as well as garnering a world record fee before considering allowing Gareth Bale to join the Croat at Real Madrid, however the fact remains the north London side face a next to impossible task trying to keep hold of young forward Harry Kane.

Luka Modrić got his first minutes of 2015 against Schalke, and will likely feature as a second - half substitute again this weekend as he works back into match fitness.

In the second half ofOklahoma's 73 — 72 win over USC in Norman on Dec. 4, Trojans forward LeonardWashington hit Griffin below the belt, earning a flagrant foul and an ejection.Nine days later, in the Sooners» 70 — 52 victory over Utah, Utes guard Luka Drcatripped Griffin as both were running upcourt, a move that earned Drca anintentional foul and a two - game suspension from Boylen.

Though Ayton has settled in as the likely No. 1 pick, there's definitely some level of debate within front offices right now, with Luka Doncic and Marvin Bagley III in the mix.

Diario Gol also list Luka Modric as a big name who could be on his way out, along with some youngsters and squad players such as Lucas Vazquez, Dani Ceballos, Marcos Llorente, Kiko Casilla, Achraf Hakimi and Jesus Vallejo.

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There's no denying the talent on Croatia's roster — Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic, Mario Mandzukic, Ivan Perisic and Nikola Kalinic make for as fearsome an attacking group as there is.

The news outlet have also stated that the club have realised that signing Ruiz is important, as both Toni Kroos and Luka Modric could be departing the club in the near future.

Manchester City are reportedly weighing up a # 25m bid to sign Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric this summer as his future at the Bernabeu may be in some doubt, according to the Daily Star.

The France international joins Paris Saint - Germain forward Neymar, Juventus striker Paulo Dybala and Real Madrid duo Luka Modric and Marcelo as among the first of the names to be announced by France Football.

Many players, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Luka Modric, showed the football world just how good they are with performances and goals which lit the tournament up, with Ronaldo and Pepe reporting back to the Bernabeau with yet another winner's medal following Portugal's victory against France at the Stade de France.

The Players Stars The incomparable Luka Modric took over as skipper from Darijo Srna at the start of last season.

«I was joining a top club and, if you look back, Luka Modric took a bit of time and Gareth (Bale) took a bit of time to settle in as well.

The campaign saw him come up against the likes of Ivan Rakitic, Andres Iniesta, Luka Modric, Isco, Toni Kross, Alonso and Vidal amongst others, with him rarely performing like the young, inexperienced figure that he could have portrayed himself as.

James Tomkins and Luka Milivojevic struck in either half as Crystal Palace secured their first victory in over two months by defeating Huddersfield.

Goals from James Tomkins and Luka Milivojevic saw Crystal Palace end their seven game winless run as they beat Huddersfield 2 - 0 on Saturday afternoon.

The presence of the likes of Luka Modric, Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon gave Harry Redknapp's team a wholly different look than the one that Mauricio Pochettino has, as things stand.

There aren't many other midfielders who could function in Conte's current system — Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, and maybe a handful of others — but without Conte's system, Kanté and Matic also wouldn't be functioning as spectacularly as they currently are.