They were from the same generation, moreover on Zidan's winning team, if I'm not mistaken. And they became a truly awesome unity at that time. They were the best players in their era, in their respective positions, who supported each other. Modric even got the Ballon d'Or, right? Yes, that's why, indeed, they would still be remembered like the top Real Madrid players before. Even now, I still remember the three mainstay Real Madrid players at that time who supported Ronaldo extraordinarily, the combination of Kross, Modric and Casemiro.
The beauty about football is that another set of awesome players will come in future. I remember when Zinedine Zidane Retired at around 34 from Real Madrid. it was a very sad moment and I felt as though that was the end for Real Madrid, but several years later we got Kroos, Modric and casemiro.
Today when have the famous number 5 donned by yet another promising talent in Bellingham. So all is not lost.