PLAYER OF THE MATCH
JUNE 12 2008 22:02h
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Luka Modric won the UEFA player of the match award, but he humbly claims anyone else could have gotten it.
He was the hero after Austria because he was the only scorer of the match and after the battle with Germany, he was presented with the UEFA award.
- I won a trophy, but a smaller one than for the European champion title. I`m happy because of it, but the most important thing is that we won. It could have been any player from the match, we really didn`t have a weak player today – Luka was humble.
But, this surely would not have been the case if the Germans had returned. Victory is still what
always counts.
- I am delighted over our win and it has given us great self-confidence. After the first match with Austria, I said this was not the standard and that we will go up, this proved to be true. I am delighted –
It was especially noted when he fooled Ballack, this is the proof of his football skills.
- I intentionally fooled Ballack, I have to prepare myself for the Premiership. Nothing happens by chance here –
After the match against Austria, the players were severely criticised, but today, they will only be praised.
- We were unnecessarily criticised for Austria because of our physical form, but on the other hand, today, we played an excellent match -
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