Pirlo and Modric, who has a higher historical status in football?
As the "most professional ball blind", I think Pirlo's football history is even higher!
While Modric is a member of Real Madrid's Champions League triple-title, is the Ballon d'Or, UEFA Player of the Season, World Player of the Year winner and World Cup MVP, the number of individual honours and Champions League titles does outnumber Pirlo, and the dribbling breakthrough ability is also better than Pirlo.
However, if you want to talk about the historical position of football, it depends on Pirlo.
This is not because Pirlo was the World Cup winner and Champions League winner in Italy and AC Milan respectively, but because Pirlo pioneered a style of play that belongs to the "generation of grandmasters".
What's more, Pirlo's playing realm is also better than Modric' realm, do you believe it?
Pirlo and Modric are both top midfield masters in the history of football, and the technical characteristics of the two are actually not the same.
Modric has exquisite footwork, delicate dribbling breakthrough technique, full of physical fitness, strong running ability, can use the passing scheduling, and can also participate in defense.
Pirlo belongs to the "front and back", in the back position of the midfield, using footwork and the overall situation to comb the team's attack, long passes and set-pieces are also top-notch.
Modric is indeed an excellent midfield core, with both technical and spiritual attributes, but Pirlo can directly upgrade the strength of the team to a notch.
The recovery of AC Milan and Italy stemmed from the rise of Pirlo.
The teams with or without Pirlo are two completely different teams.
In the group stage of the 2010 World Cup, Italy's PK Slovakia, when Pirlo was absent, the Italian team was scattered and had no defending champions.
Once Pirlo came off the bench in the second half, italy's midfield organization immediately became organized.
At Euro 2012, Pirlo led the "civilian version of Italy" to the final.
At the same time, Juventus, who had not won a title for many years, had just bought Pirlo and became the serie A hegemon again and reached the Champions League final.
In contrast, even if Modric had led Croatia to the World Cup final, even if he was the core of the midfield for real Madrid's three consecutive Champions League titles, I did not think that the Magic Flute had the ability to "turn decay into magic" like Pirlo.
If Modric is the Ballon d'Or winner, Pirlo's prestige is even higher because he was one of the "19 men who changed the history of football" in UEFA and is considered to have "redefined the way the back plays".
Coupled with the "core team leadership ability" mentioned above, I think that even if Pirlo's foot skills are not as sharp as Modric's, his historical position in football can be better than Modric.
Pirlo and Modric, who do you think has a higher historical place in football? Welcome to discuss together.