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#4 Modric's form and the lack of creativity
Luka Modric arrived Real Madrid in 2012 from Tottenham and has firmly established himself as one of the best midfielders in the course of his six-year trophy-laden stay at the club.
Earlier in the summer, the 33-year-old became the long awaited player to break the duopoly of Ronaldo and Messi on individual awards, when he pipped them to the top gongs at the FIFA and UEFA awards earlier in the summer, with reports emanating that he is also the forerunner for the Ballon d'Or later this year.
However, since returning form his Golden Ball-winning performance at the World Cup, Luka has been terribly off form, playing at his lowest level since he arrived the Bernabeu.
He has struggled to influence matches from the middle like the world has been accustomed to, and was earmarked as one of several players responsible for Real Madrid's slump and Lopetegui's sack.
Real Madrid may have gotten by without Modric's influence since Solari's appointment, but the deeper we go into the business end of the season, the more the team would need top performances from its best players, hence Solari would do well to get Modric playing back to his imperious best.
