Modric reluctant to play for Spurs today..

[The Swahili Bastardizers]

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp revealed Luka Modric asked not to be selected before the 5-1 defeat to Manchester City at White Hart Lane.

Modric has been at the centre of a summer-long transfer tussle between his current employers and Chelsea, who have had two bids for the player turned down over the last two months.

Modric started and came through 65 minutes, but only after Redknapp convinced him he had to play.

"Luka came to me at 11.30 this morning and said to me, 'I don't feel my head is right today'. I said, 'I feel you need to play today, Luka. I need you to play. You need to come and play'.

"I told him we had injuries and I said, 'I need you to come and play. We need you on the pitch, get out and play'.

"I told him he was our main man."

The Tottenham boss is convinced the former Dinamo Zagreb player is being advised on how to engineer a move away from White Hart Lane.

"I'm sure he is getting advised to maybe not play today. We have seen it with other clubs," Redknapp added.

"He was okay yesterday morning to play and obviously something happened last night. Who knows what went on.

"Some of the papers today were saying that they are ready to make a £40million offer.

"While he still sees a chink of light to go to Chelsea, he is probably doing what maybe people are telling him the best way of getting out of here is."

"There has been a feeling around the place that the place hasn't been right since the start of pre-season," Redknapp added.

"It has been a bit of a difficult period really.

"When people want to go it can be a problem but hopefully in another day or two when the window closes he will still be here and we'll all move on.

"I don't think he's going to go. The chairman said he isn't. When he comes back from international duty the window will be closed.”


www.tribalfootball.com/articles/modric-reluctant-play-tottenham-1846161

[Mr Wheeze]

If he hadnt of played would he have been docked a days wages like the rest of us would?

[aworldofmyown]

Aug 28, 2011 22:54:28 GMT Mr Wheeze said:

If he hadnt of played would he have been docked a days wages like the rest of us would?

I was thinking a weeks wages

[nonington]

If I was old flopy chops,I'd have come out from behind the desk and said 'Look Luka you are a Tottenham player-we pay your wages not Chelsea or your agent,so play'.


Then I'd have kicked him in the bollocks and told him 'There's more where that came from!' ;D