Bilic praise for Modric

Croatia boss Slaven Bilic has praised Tottenham's summer signing Luka Modric. The winger has been sensational and a very important reason why Croatia earned a 2-1 victory over Germany in Euro 2008.

"Luka is a star even without this tournament, I keep saying to him every day that he is the best player in Europe, but he is not the only great player on our team.

"We have world-class players, and they prove it day in, day out at every training session, in every match and in every part of the pitch."

"We played a phenomenal game, we closed the lanes. We attacked them early. We shut them down where they are most dangerous. We were dangerous. We managed to control the whole game. They had some chances because Germany is Germany."