What a stupid comment of course I’m going to watch United.
It’s just this is the kind of signing we’ve all been pointing to as what is wrong with United. Why the team is in such a sorry state and why it will probably never get fixed until someone goes in and starts actually thinking about the future.
Yet here we are again paying big money for a short term fix who is really more of a player with a name and reputation to quieten down the growing voices of discontent from those getting close to waking up and no longer being sheep. However big name put those sheep back to sleep.
I think he’s a good player, I don’t think he’s as good as many make out and although I feel like he’ll probably do all right I don’t see him making some sort of transformative impact on this squad like many seem to be alluding to. I hope he does as apparently he demands a lot and if he can get those lazy feckers to start putting in a shift I’ll be impressed.
I just doubt he is someone ETH really wanted but is he better than what we have yes, he is. But there are better options out there to start building something around as we probably aren’t getting near a trophy for at least 3 years.
Where to start with this. Not really sure I have the energy but anyway;
1) He is the best DM in the world bar non. A classic destroyer type and something we have all been crying out for since Keane. He’s 2022 Ballon d’Orr nominee and just won player of the match in the super cup win a week or so ago. He’s literally in his peak and there’s no better option in the world right now in terms of his position and profile.
2) The squad has a weak core and soft, fragile mentality. You can’t fill such a team with unproven young players from inside or outside the club. You can add such players to a stronger core but every good team needs balance. This isn’t football manager.
3) Casemiro is on a 4 year (plus 1 club option) deal. He’s 30. Compared to other top DMs he can easily play at the high level he currently is for the duration of this contract. It’s a position and role which actually requires experience and tactical knowledge hence players who perform the role getting better with age. Fernandinho, Busquets, Xabi Alonso, Marcos Senna, Gilberto Silva. Even Carrick at United although he was more a reader of the game rather than big tackler.
4) He has a phenomenal injury record and never misses a game, he’s a natural leader, demands the highest levels from the team and bleeds for the cause. A consummate professional and a player highly regarded by his colleagues and coaches. He’s the exact profile of player this team needs right now given it lacks leadership, especially in the centre of the park. It has done for years.
If you watch United I’m staggered you don’t see him making a transformational impact to be honest.
I can only assume you haven’t seen much of Casemiro outside of the odd CL game, which is understandable, and you know little about the player we are getting other than his age and the fee being paid.
As pointed out by
@Adnan the clubs new recruitment set up is just being put in place and to fully bare the fruits we need to give it time. This summer was always going to be a little off the cuff, much like Chelsea’s window, but we can’t just sit on our hands and do nothing, as evidenced in the Brentford game last week.
The club needs a pathway back up the CL. It needs that to be able to match others in competing for the players we need to pick up for long term success. It’s a massive coup to pick up Casemiro when you consider his profile and he can help us this season, and beyond, to try and establish ourselves again which in turns opens up doors in terms of recruitment in the future.
We would all love to be signing Haaland, Tchoumeni, Camavinga, Kimmich but we can’t at the moment.
The recruitment set up inside the club is in its infancy after years of mistakes in terms of personnel and structure so asking them to identify the next up and coming sensation this summer that can also come in and make an immediate impact and help us find a way back to the CL, top four or by way of Europa League, is impossible.
Like it or not we need the right players at the right time and Casemiro is very much ticking all those boxes in my opinion regardless of what you think about the money and age involved.
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