On the eve of Croatia’s crucial World Cup qualifier against Russia last November, Luka Modric sat down with Dominik Livakovic for a chat. The Dinamo Zagreb goalkeeper had lost his place to Ivo Grbic after being blamed for mistakes in the 2-2 home draw against Slovakia a few weeks earlier that jeopardised his country’s chances of securing a place in Qatar.
“I wouldn’t be telling you this if I didn’t care about you but I see that you are not progressing with the national team,” Modric tells Livakovic in a conversation that was captured during the Netflix documentary, Captains.
