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Disagree with this. He’s never been a player to rely on pace and more his defensive instincts which are clearly still there. I just think he’s a victim of playing in a poor side at the moment. Most of the issue stems from our terrible keeper and awful strikers. A better partner in midfield would also help him significantly too.Got absolutely scolded for saying if a good offer from Bayern came in, we should sell to get a different profile of a midfielder sitting deep.
I hope he plays back into form, but midfielders of his profile typically don't age well.
Ten Hag needs to use him differently next season when we have the ball.
Got absolutely scolded for saying if a good offer from Bayern came in, we should sell to get a different profile of a midfielder sitting deep.
I hope he plays back into form, but midfielders of his profile typically don't age well.
Ten Hag needs to use him differently next season when we have the ball.
I'm with TrustInJanuzaj on this one. I think he could easily play another season or two on top level, but needs to be paired with energetic ball carrier. This midfield isn't physical enough for EPL.Disagree with this. He’s never been a player to rely on pace and more his defensive instincts which are clearly still there. I just think he’s a victim of playing in a poor side at the moment. Most of the issue stems from our terrible keeper and awful strikers. A better partner in midfield would also help him significantly too.
This. Either that or he tries too difficult things.I feel like he is complicating his game too much and paying the price
Absolutely, and we pair him with a guy who never played CM in midfield two (at least not regularly). It's a miracle it worked for so long to be honest.I'm still a Casemiro fan but this should be an example for those wanting Kane at any cost.
Casemiro is still a top player but he's not the ideal DM for the style we want to play. At RM, they never defended with spaces all over the pitch they are relatively compact so Casemiro never had to get dragged all over the place to plug gaps. It was the same on the ball, Kroos and Modric were always nearby so he played simple passes to them to build the attack. Here we are asking him to be something he's bever been. Sure his passing range is impressive but his execution is extremely volatile.
We'll buy Kane and people will moan about why he isn't running in behind or stretching defences.
We've bought Casemiro but are playing in a way that heightens his limitations.
Absolutely, and we pair him with a guy who never played CM in midfield two (at least not regularly). It's a miracle it worked for so long to be honest.
They way we play we need Bayern-style all-round midfielders and I think those will be difficult to find.
This has to be a wum. He's had more games off than most.He looks exhausted. Hasn't been the same since the suspension.
This has to be a wum. He's had more games off than most.
Having games off doesn't necessarily mean he's more relaxed. If you watch him moping around the pitch, he clearly isn't the player he was earlier in the year when he was threading through balls to CR7 or hitting last minute headers against the likes of then good Chelsea. Where is the passion of "that" player today ?
Disagree with this. He’s never been a player to rely on pace and more his defensive instincts which are clearly still there. I just think he’s a victim of playing in a poor side at the moment. Most of the issue stems from our terrible keeper and awful strikers. A better partner in midfield would also help him significantly too.
We’ve got three. Eriksen is the same when you look at the actual stats. We’ve not had a midfielder who doesn’t treat the ball like it’s a hot potato in god knows how long. Michael Carrick, maybe?I said he was being overrated by some fans and got hounded for it. As much as Casemiro has improved United's midfield, I don't think Casemiro should be the midfielder you want to have the most touches on the ball. His passing can be erratic at times, and he is a hot head. He's similar to Bruno in a lot of was, and one Bruno is already too much to deal with if you want to play possession football.
Maybe not the worst, but the impact when he is poor is huge.He was in midfield with Eriksen and Wout, so he was always going to be up against it. Quite a comedown from Kroos and Modric.
Casemiro was far from the worst player today.
I swear we seemed better with them out recently, Bruno was amazing. Could be remembering it wrongWe need Casemiro and Eriksen on form again.
Last few weeks haven't been good enough
He's not showing his age. It's just the fact that he's been asked to do more than he could. His role should be to shield the back 4 and stop the counters instead we're asking him to play like peak Matic which is not what he's.
He's still one of the best at what he does and should be used as such.
He kind of fell of the cliff, didn't he. Both him and Varane were so bad on the ball today, it was painful to watch.
He was ok defensively, I guess, but caused quite a few ball losses with his sloppy involvements. When you play as a DM, it's sort of imperative that you are steady on the ball. It's great that he occasionally hit's with his long passes, but he's too sloppy with the simple passes and causes too many ball losses. This has been my criticism of him the whole season.Really? I thought he was good today. Played some very good balls and defensively he was tidy.
