Got to say, although the money and reported wages seem high, what a signing this is! Remember watching the Champions league final with some of my mates who support Liverpool and they where all moaning how good he was and how he anoyingly stoped all their attacks, never thought for a second we’d have a chance at him.
Casemiro | United Player
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For some reason I always thought they spoke Portuguese. Oh well, school everyday.
I'm just tired of buying good players and then playing them off position. We did the same shit with Pogba, getting an attacking midfielder and then playing him as deep lying playmaker.
Bringing young players into your team is only good if you can give them 1 to 2 seasons to settle in, ideally by mixing them in with an already effective unit. That's not an option for us, we need someone who can perform immediately.
I agree that having to pony up for 30 years olds on big contracts is not what we want in an ideal world. Equally, that doesn't change where we are now. What we need is short term solutions - even ones that break the bank - in order to give ourselves time to put long term solutions in place.
Sorry, but the “he’s too old” argument is fecking shit.
Casemiro can easily perform on top level until he’s at least 35.
A footballers lifespan doesn’t start at 19 and end at 27 for fecks sake.
Modric, Kroos, Busquets… Carrick, Scholes?!
There are even players who actually become good in later years (Vardy?).
Some of you need a reality check.
We NEED good and experienced player.
Casemiro will make immediate impact.
Casemiro can easily perform on top level until he’s at least 35.
A footballers lifespan doesn’t start at 19 and end at 27 for fecks sake.
Modric, Kroos, Busquets… Carrick, Scholes?!
There are even players who actually become good in later years (Vardy?).
Some of you need a reality check.
We NEED good and experienced player.
Casemiro will make immediate impact.
We tried Pogba in every position possible. It was always, what position can we play him to get the best out of him. No one knew, not even the likes of caragher and neville. He's shite simply put
Never saw this happening in a million years, best we can hope for is he's at the game at Monday.
Yes, and it all depends on the tactics. ETH generally wants his midfielders to be very good on the ball and be able to link the defense to attack. He has not really used a workhorse midfield, like someone like Klopp or say Ralf Rangnick wants. FdJ would be perfect, but alas. I'd take Neves at this point, anyone but Fred/McT.
PL rules state you have to register new players by midday on a working day before the game. I guess it’s because the lazy cnuts don’t want to work on weekends. Why can't they make an exemption for us? Don't they know who we are?
How is the retirement home going grandpa? Do the nurses take good care of you?
That would be Monday. Surely it's before the round of matches starts
They do, Portugese is the official language. Though I believe it sounds very different when spoken.
No. A working day before Monday is Friday.
Midday (on a working day) before the match is Monday
We don’t have the balls to drop Bruno so assuming he plays I d rather Bruno and Eriksen play ahead of Casemiro in a 3 man midfield.
Marca reported it, for one.
agreed that it seems like we keep repeating the same mistakes by overpaying for big names on the decline or nearing it. However, at least its not like a unnecessary or overstocked position but an absolutely important gap in our squad. very crucial we don't get relegated or something like that while rebuilding.
i remember following that Vidal thread, refreshing every 5 mins....
i remember following that Vidal thread, refreshing every 5 mins....
We can use this argument to persuade the PL.Midday (on a working day) before the match is Monday
Communication will be key, it's troublesome that De Gea and Martinez don't speak the same language, at least Casemiro and Fred will really?
Is the fax machine connected?
I like this deal. We keep him until 34, then evaluate if he's still good enough to do a job, and if he is extended by a year. Makelele was still a solid player for Chelsea at that age.
Yeah, Pogba might be inconsistent, but that doesnt change the fact that he was played out of position a lot. His defensive game was his weakness, as he took too much time on the ball in deeper positions and lost it. Yet we continued playing him there. Everybody knew that he was not a DLP, and that he was at his best in a 3 man midfield where he was the furthest forward/creative role. Similar to Eriksen.
My main point is that why not just keep playing players in their natural positions, rather than shoe-horning them in and then wondering "well what went wrong?".
Official language in Brazil is, coincidentally, PortugueseBut he's Brazilian
We’re turning into Juventus
Fair fecks to the Glazers and Co. Go out with a bang.
To be fair, I am sure you're finished at top level football.
Yeah, its a sort of Portuguese I guess.
So we're actually getting him on a free?
I bet you cant climb up the stairs.
If this goes through, presumably that means that we won’t get FDJ. And whilst I would much rather that we sign him as well I am somewhat consoled by the fact that Barca may well be butt f***ed in the process getting stuck with a player they can’t afford and that they have managed to seriously upset.
We're not Brazil, we're Man United.
I'm 30 next year too. Gotta sign up for thr old age home.
I'm speechless. This guy is absolutely elite. WTF
@Lord Megadrive maybe you can share recommendations?
If Ten Hag wants to play pressing football I think he will startMate Fred is not starting
I'm 40 in a few months. I may as well be in a grave.
Well I wanted more of a DM to come in. And Casemiro seems available and willing to come, sure why not. 6 goals and 4 assists last season whilst being the most defensive minded of Madrid's midfielders
That's a sore subject. Especially for someone my age...
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