Beware the Tiny Terror Out to Topple Giants of England ; Luka Modric Is Only 5ft 6in, but He's a Huge Star in Croatia and Tonight He'll Be Aiming to Show Why He's Being Courted by Both Chelsea and Arsenal

Evening Standard - London › November 21, 2007

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OF ALL the reasons to believe that Croatia's challenge to England's Euro 2008 ambitions tonight will prove rather more convincing than Slaven Bilic's collapse under a Laurent Blanc half- slap, the most ominous one was last seen scuttling through Wembley's bowels. It seemed young, gifted and terrified.

Poor old Luka Modric had clearly been warned that Her Majesty's press might want to interrogate him on whether he fancied moving to Arsenal more than Chelsea, or vice-versa, and he had almost reached the sanctuary of the team bus after last night's training session when he was collared.

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Beware the Tiny Terror Out to Topple Giants of England ; Luka Modric Is Only 5ft 6in, but He's a Huge Star in Croatia and Tonight He'll Be Aiming to Show Why He's Being Courted by Both Chelsea and Arsenal

A quick word, Luka? He offered two "No! no! ..." before disappearing with a look of horror. So it was left to his mates to tell us whether this fragile-looking little creature was as good as he was cracked up. "You'll see tomorrow ...

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