In football, engagement counts for a lot.
Coaches seek, whenever possible, to repeat the lineups, as this allows the team to get to know each other better and get used to playing in a certain way.
The understanding between athletes becomes even more relevant when the division is by field sector. What is desirable is that the defense duo is invariably the same, as well as the attacking duo.
According to this reasoning, the hiring of Casemiro by Manchester United is, in principle, excellent news for the Brazilian team.
With three months to go before the start of the Qatar World Cup, there is a real possibility that the now ex-Real Madrid player will constantly play alongside left-handed Fred.
It would be great, fantastic. The two are Tite’s favorite names, today, to form the duo of midfielders in Brazil.
Until the stoppage of the English Championship for the World Cup, Manchester United, which turns to Casemiro in the hope that he will be of substantial help for the club to get out of the crisis, will hold, not counting the duel this Monday (22) with Liverpool, 13 Premier League matches and six Europa League matches.
Casemiro, as soon as he is able to make his debut – he would undergo medical examinations and obtain authorization from the government to work in England before signing the contract, being introduced and starting training –, he will be the undisputed starter.
Tite will certainly hope that the Dutchman Erik ten Hag, Man United’s coach, selects Fred alongside him as many times as possible, so that the partnership expands the chemistry, which will also be exercised in training.
To stay in the starting lineup, however, Fred needs to play a little more ball. (By the way, I consider the Olympic champion Bruno Guimarães, from Newcastle, a much superior midfielder to Fred.)
In this bad start to the season for the Red Devils – two defeats suffered in the first two rounds of the Premier League – shirt 17 was the target of bitter criticism from British commentators.
With the departure of Frenchman Pogba from Man United, Fred has competition from Van de Beek, compatriot of Ten Hag, and Scotsman McTominay, both four years younger than the Brazilian (29-25) and eager for minutes on the field.
Fred could still be relegated to the reserve if the coach opts for a single midfielder, joining with Casemiro the Danish Eriksen and the Portuguese Bruno Fernandes, for example.
This choice would replicate the tactical design that Casemiro was used to at Real Madrid.
He was the only man of contention, being the sector completed by the midfielders Modric (Croatian) and Kroos (German), excellent point guards who, without possession of the ball, helped in the marking.
It remains to follow and cheer. The more times Man United plays with the duo Casemiro/Fred, the better for the Brazilian team.
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