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    Why Casemiro is the real reason for Man Utd's title push



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    Casemiro has put in some seriously strong performances for Manchester United as of late, helping push them back into Premier League title contention.

    United have won 3/3 games since returning from the World Cup, and look like a seriously well oiled machine with Casemiro and Christian Eriksen in midfield. But it’s the Brazilian who has shone since joining in the summer, and is nominated for Player of the Month in December.

    So, what does the ex-Real Madrid player bring to Erik ten Hag’s squad? JJ Bull takes a look at just why he is helping Man Utd push for the title

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    47 Comments

    1. Gavin Watson on

      Casemiro is easily one of the best defensive midfielders I have ever watched. As a United fan, its a blessing to watch him, especially because we have not had a number 6 for so many years.

    6. sususegar on

      8:43 i rewatched this moment of the game and found that Casemiro made a really crisp low driven pass to switch play from right to left, just moments before Forest attempted to counter attack.

    8. FunkyTiger69 on

      Casemiro is perfectly capable of hollywood passes and has more than enough Samba flair but also knows exactly when he can try them out, only when even if h. e fails the consequences won't be too bad for the team. 90% of the time he knows to keep it simple and effective.

      Pogba's biggest problem was that he knew how good he was but he lacked the judgement to know when to try something elaborate and when to keep it simple, when it came off he looked absolutely amazing but when it didn't he'd lose the ball right in front of our defence and leave our goal exposed. It's why Kante was his perfect foil.

      Casemiro's like a blend of both Pogba and Kante in 1, can do the dirty work when needed and can produce flair when he has the time and space. Along with Bruno Fernandes probably our top 2 signings since Fergie left.

    16. Toby Smith on

      We aren't going to challenge this year, we need time, and a bigger squad full of players like Casemiro and then I think we can push for a title

    24. Mark Ant on

      Utd need to buy a striker, Martial is never fit, city have Haaland, there`s no way utd can match Arsenal or city`s goal tally right now, they also need a new no.8 Erikson isn`t very good off the ball and is more of a no.10, plus utd rely heavily on Dalot, their squad is not strong enough to challenge city and they are too far behind Arsenal, Newcastle may finish above Man U.

    25. Matt Wix on

      Did you ever know that you're my hero
      And everything I would like to be?
      I can climb higher than Europa
      For you're the cement between my stones

    28. Cian on

      Thought a lot better of tifo than to post these sensationalist, click-bait titles and I have been sadly disappointed. You know what you're doing with this. The media will do whatever they can to pile pressure onto this team. Objectively, they are far off winning the title still

    30. neil1982 on

      The way he plays is very simple and these simple players have so much impact on the games it's often hard to understand. Man Utd fans do not know how lucky they are to have him.

    37. Jeff Storm on

      Love everything about this video but its name. The notion that United are in the midst of a "title push" is preposterous, and contributes to expectations being unreasonable. Casimiro is an absolute sensation; but the magnitude of his indispensability is indicative of the depth issues throughout the squad, which prevent them from being true title challengers. Ten Hag needs time.

    40. Bainzeh on

      Watching casemiro on the screen is one thing, watching him play in person you notice just how good his positioning and reading of the game is, top top signing from Ten Hag there and has transformed our style of play

    42. bballgod on

      I understood the criticisms around the signing. Would’ve loved a younger cdm we can build around but he’s been immense. His quality was never in question people just wondered how much he has left. Regardless, thank god we finally got a real defensive mid.

    47. Humor me on

      As a utd fan,we are not used to this quality of Midfield.
      From Mcfred to Casseimro -Eriksen

      and a rocksolid licha varane( instead of maguire -lindelof) is a treat to eye!

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