Zagreb - Croatia's national team doctor blames Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti for Luka Modric's latest knee injury.
"Carlo Ancelotti is guilty for Modric's troubles," Croatia's chief medical officer Boris Nemec told the Sportske Novosti daily.
Modric's latest setback comes after a five-month injury lay-off.
And Nemec said: "Although Luka was out for competitive football for months, ever since he returned he (Ancelotti) was forcing him at every match. He did not spare him at all, on the contrary he burdened him."
Nemec, an orthopaedist and a prominent knee expert, added: "The injury is the consequences of the tiredness."
Real Madrid said on Sunday that the tests carried out on Modric by the club's medical team have diagnosed a sprain in the medial collateral ligament in his right knee.
The tests were carried out after Modric suffered a heavy blow to his knee in a challenge with Malaga midfielder Recio on Saturday.
Madrid did not indicate how long the Croatian would be sidelined for, but Spanish media reported he is set for six weeks out which would end his season, barring Real's presence should they make it in the Champions League final on June 6.
AFP
