Tottenham, Modric: I believe in myself

Luka Modric has admitted that it took him a little while to get used to the hustle and bustle of the English game but insists that he never feared becoming a Tottenham flop.

“Everyone has a different view on football but I didn’t have a fear that I wouldn’t be good enough in England,” Modric said on the club’s official website. “I believe in myself and my quality and I think I’ve proved that I can play here. I think I’m playing better and better.

“All my career, people have asked if I’d be strong enough and that started when I went to play [on loan] in the Bosnian League and then in the Croatian League and even for the Croatian national team”.