Modrić's form has dropped compared with last season, and this piece insists exactly one person is responsible: Milan's coach. The running statistics make the case starkly, placing the captain of the Croatian national team at the very bottom among Milan players and among Serie A midfielders alike. His passing numbers tell the opposite story, since by that measure he still sits at the very top. The gap between those two sets of statistics is the basis on which the article moves the blame from the player to the coach.