‘I like big games’: Dominik Livakovic fired up to be Croatia’s hero again

Dinamo Zagreb keeper has put uncertainty behind him and excelled at this World Cup after wise words from Luka Modric

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.

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