Casemiro insists he nonetheless has the power and mentality to play within the Premier League, with the Brazilian eyeing a future at Manchester United.
Casemiro, who has featured at centre-back below Erik ten Hag in latest weeks, has come below hearth this troublesome season at Man Utd, with the 32-year-old doubted whether or not he can deal with the physicality and depth of the Premier League.
Nonetheless, Casemiro – citing the examples of Kevin De Bruyne, Mohamed Salah and Thiago Silva who’re all of their thirties – says age is just not a difficulty as he plans a future at Outdated Trafford.
“Age is just not an issue, I really feel wholesome”
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“I really feel superb, superb,” he mentioned Sky Sports activities. “I’m very effectively, I really feel wholesome, with power and the identical mentality as at all times.
“I suppose folks find yourself speaking in regards to the age issue, but it surely’s been confirmed. Just lately, our buddy Thiago Silva, aged 39, got here right here and confirmed that sure, you may play. The earlier winners of the Ballon d’Or ended with 34.
“Manchester Metropolis have Kevin De Bruyne. (Mo) Salah at Liverpool. I believe age is just not an issue, it isn’t an element, however it’s important to analyze your sport and pay attention to the whole lot that’s occurring across the sport.
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South American soccer pundit Tim Vickery believes Fred’s departure from Manchester United might have contributed to Casemiro’s poor kind this season
“These are individuals who analyze soccer effectively, who see what is occurring, know what is occurring, analyzing not age.
“However I am nice, I am completely satisfied, I reside on daily basis that I can play right here. As I normally say, Manchester United gave me what I needed. This pleasure to benefit from the sport, to benefit from the Premier League. So, I am completely satisfied to be right here at Manchester United and having fun with the sport.”
“Accidents are a giant consider United’s troublesome season
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Casemiro was a vastly influential determine for United final season, serving to them end third within the Premier League and qualify for the Champions League and scoring within the Carabao Cup ultimate as they beat Newcastle to carry the trophy at Wembley.
Nonetheless, this season has been a distinct story. United have confronted quite a few challenges on and off the pitch, together with a restructure on the high of the membership when Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS took over soccer operations.
On the pitch, a horrendous harm listing has seen United battle within the Premier League, whereas Erik ten Hag’s aspect had been knocked out of the Champions League on the group stage. They nonetheless have the FA Cup ultimate towards Manchester Metropolis on Might 25, however Casemiro admits it has been a really troublesome season for him and his workforce.
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Vickery says the type of Casemiro and Manchester United is the explanation for the midfielder’s absence from the Brazil squad, however admits the door is just not closed for the previous Actual Madrid man
“I believe we had greater than 60-70 accidents,” he mentioned. “I’ve by no means seen something like this in my life. And definitely, my season is way from the very best, however I had a giant harm that stored me out for a month and a half at first. modified to a few months.
“I got here again, I felt one thing once more. The final 5 or 6 matches, taking part in as a central defender as a result of we did not produce other gamers for that place. So I performed there, type of making an attempt to shut the outlet the place we do not You do not have gamers out there.
“When you’ve got 60-70 accidents, it is powerful. It is laborious to win, it is laborious to consider successful within the Premier League. You’ve so many accidents, necessary gamers, gamers that you simply suppose will be capable to play for the length. season and you’ll’t rely on them.”
“Criticism is a part of soccer, however you must analyze the entire scenario”
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When requested how he has handled the challenges and criticism he has confronted this season, Casemiro added: “It is troublesome, particularly when it is not an evaluation of the entire scenario,” he mentioned.
“In the beginning of the season, initially of my season, I gained the fan’s participant of the month award right here. Proper after that I bought injured, a giant harm. I got here again, then the harm got here again, now I am taking part in at centre-back. It is powerful – it is wider evaluation, I provide you with a broader evaluation.
“Injured gamers. I do not suppose at any level within the season a supervisor has had 25 senior gamers out there. So not just for me, for the gamers, however for the supervisor it’s totally troublesome. It is very troublesome for the membership.
“However criticism is a part of soccer. And I am at all times very calm, particularly with criticism. If it is constructive criticism, it is at all times welcome. Particularly in soccer, if you play at a excessive degree for 10 years and also you surrender a bit of bit, there can be criticism, criticism will at all times be.”
Casemiro is aiming to win the FA Cup to finish the season on a excessive
Casemiro changed the central defender as a result of harm of Man Utd
United have the possibility to complete the season on a excessive after they face rivals Man Metropolis within the FA Cup ultimate on Might 25.
It is a repeat of final season’s ultimate, which led to defeat for United, however Casemiro can be hoping for a distinct outcome this time round as he goals to finish the season with silverware.
“If you speak about Manchester United at all times desirous to combat for titles, you at all times have to speak about titles,” he mentioned. “I am not the one one who says it, everybody says it after they speak about it.
“The membership is in a interval of adaptation and we have now had a really troublesome season this 12 months. There are such a lot of issues we are able to talk about, even when the brand new house owners are available, the transition, who takes over the membership and who would not, so many issues.
“However at all times if you speak about Manchester United, you speak about titles, in regards to the largest membership in England in its historical past. So when you’ve got the possibility to play for an necessary trophy just like the FA Cup, and we all know how necessary it’s right here in England, we have now to take pleasure in it and we need to win it.”
He added: “We all know it’ll be a really powerful sport, very troublesome, towards perhaps the very best workforce within the final 5 years. However I at all times say that if you wish to win titles, trophies right here in England, you’ll Sooner or later it’s important to beat Metropolis as a result of they’ll at all times be there.
“That is our aim. It is an ideal ultimate, we have now to take pleasure in this sport, we all know that. Hopefully we are able to convey again a variety of gamers. The extra, the higher, as a result of it is necessary for us. However we all know it will likely be very an exquisite day for us.”
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