But the French winger oozed class on the pitch, and netting the second goal in the 2-2 draw with fie. Modric, now deeply ensconced in the engine room of Real Madrid, was regarded as too small for the Prem when he arrived at Tottenham in 2008. Thats what I want to do, just get my head down and play football. t flowing and things aren’t coming easily to him but it was important for him to get out there and play another 90 minutes. Shaun Botterill /Allsport27Dennis Bergkamp tussles with Dutch team-mate Japp Stam at Villa ParkPA:Pr. Carrick as Uniteds Andrea Pirlo Make it happen, Jose. He was signed for £10million from Lorient in 2010, and few would argue that he has gone on to become one of the best central defenders in the Premier League. The England international left-back has agreed to extend his deal with the club until 2021. z and Neymar all fail to scoreHANDBAGSCristiano Ronaldo is mocked in social media video by ex-boyfriend of his new glamour model girlfriendReal slip upReal Madrid 1 Villarreal 1: Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale flop on return as Los Blancos fail to break La Liga recordgolden oldieNew Ballon d'Or changes confirmed. ured with ankle ligament damageTottenham beat Sunderland 1-0 with Harry Kane grabbing the winning goalThat means the decision to only sign one striker in Vincent Jansen in the summer could come back to haunt Mauricio Pochettino and his side.