The discussion in
@bismp's excellent thread ranking teams of the 21st century got me thinking. And this question has probably been asked long before I became a poster here.
I made a mention that Modric and Kroos were upgrades on Xabi Alonso. I rate Alonso as a world-class player in his time, but Modric and (to a lesser extent) Kroos as all-time great midfielders; a level above.
I don't think this will be a controversial opinion, but does anyone disagree? Anyone think Alonso was as good as them?