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Manchester United have themselves a trophy

For the first time since 2017, the Red Devils have won a piece of silverware

For a club like Manchester United, six years is a long time to wait for a trophy.

But after a period of floundering, United finally appears to have put two essential pieces in place: a coach and a midfield anchor. That, along with one of the most in-form players in Europe, has made all the difference.

With Erik ten Hag, Casemiro and Marcus Rashford leading the charge, United easily ended their title drought on Sunday by defeating Newcastle 2-0 in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley.

Casemiro opened the scoring in the 33rd minute with a header off Luke Shaw’s free kick delivery. Six minutes later, Rashford was on hand to score what appeared to be his 25th goal of a prolific campaign, only for the scoring to eventually be changed to a Sven Botman own goal.

Newcastle would hardly threaten the rest of the way at Wembley, as David de Gea needed to make just two saves all afternoon to notch his 181st clean sheet with Manchester United — breaking Peter Schmeichel’s all-time club record.

In Ten Hag, United appears to finally have their first post-Sir Alex manager worthy of leading the club for the long term. The Dutchman has instilled a clear style of play, a system of discipline and has helped rid the club of some of its bigger distractions.

Sunday marked the end of United’s trophy drought but it may not be the last piece of hardware the club lifts in 2022-23. They’re third in the Premier League table and still alive in the FA Cup and Europa League.

For the first time in a while, there is a real sense of optimism at Old Trafford. Now, about that ownership situation…

Watch Man Utd’s goals vs. Newcastle

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Who needs Neymar when you have … Casemiro??

How many teams have a defensive midfielder that can score a winner like this?

Even for a team as good as Brazil, Neymar’s injury looms large over the rest of the team’s World Cup campaign.

The superstar suffered an ankle injury in Brazil’s opener against Serbia, forcing him out of Monday’s game against Switzerland amid reports he’s likely out for the rest of the group stage at least.

Brazil may feel Neymar’s absence as the tournament goes on if he’s unable to recover but on Monday, they gave us a reminder that they are still Brazil.

After all, how many teams at this tournament can turn to their defensive midfielder to score a winner as pure as Casemiro’s against the Swiss?

The European side frustrated Brazil through 83 minutes of the match at Stadium 974, with the favored Selecao seeing a second-half goal from Vinícius Jr. waved off due to an offside call.

But as the game entered its final minutes, Casemiro got on the end of a clever flicked pass from Rodrygo and surprised everyone with a quick half-volley that flew into the far corner.

That would be all Brazil needed on the night in a 1-0 victory that took them into the last 16 for an incredible 14th straight tournament. As long as the Selecao keep producing defensive-minded players who can strike a ball this pure, that streak will likely continue.

Watch Casemiro’s winner vs. Switzerland

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Casemiro had the best response when asked about missing this year’s Champions League

If anyone can afford to take a year off from the Champions League, it’s probably Casemiro

Casemiro’s move from Real Madrid to Manchester United has raised a few eyebrows across Europe, in part because he was leaving one of the most successful teams in recent history to join, well, Manchester United.

Case in point: While Casemiro would have been defending his Champions League title this season with Madrid, he will instead be playing in the Europa League with Manchester United.

ESPN Brazil put the obvious question to Casemiro, asking him why he would voluntarily give up a spot in the Champions League this season. The Brazilian was ready with an answer.

“Well, I have five already, right?” he said with a laugh.

Fair point! The defensive midfielder did win Europe’s biggest club prize in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2022 with Madrid. Of course, he also outlined his desire to return to the competition with his new club.

“Just because I have five doesn’t mean I don’t want Manchester to win,” he added. “The Champions League is the most important championship, everyone wants to win. United has shown me a lot of affection. From the first day, they made me feel comfortable. The coach was very attentive, charismatic from day one. They always showed interest. This is very important.

“I want to win the Champions League, of course. If we don’t play in it, I’ll be sad. I want to be there, for the greatness of the club. But that happens with work and dedication.”

If anyone can afford to take a year off from the Champions League, it is probably Casemiro. And maybe the Europa League will provide him with a little extra motivation. After all, it’s at least one trophy he has not yet won.

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Casemiro y Cristiano se reencuentran en entrenamiento del Man United

El brasileño aseguró que llega al club más grande de Inglaterra y ya estaba ansioso de mostrarse ante la afición

Una imagen que sin duda pondrá nostálgico a más de un aficionado del Real Madrid fue la del reencuentro de Cristiano Ronaldo con Casemiro en el entrenamiento de este jueves de los Red Devils.

Tras ser presentado oficialmente como nuevo refuerzo del Manchester United, el mediocampista brasileño ya se puso a disposición del técnico Erik Ten Hag para adaptarse de inmediato al estilo de juego de su nuevo equipo donde tiene un gran aliado, CR7 con quien compartió muchas alegrías en el equipo merengue.

“No hay duda de que estoy muy emocionado. Me han recibido muy calurosamente y ya he sentido ese cariño especial de todos hacia mí y por supuesto eso es muy importante. Creo que es un nuevo reto y siento que tengo 18 ó 20 años”, declaró Casemiro en su primera entrevista a medios del United.

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En el mismo tiempo el brasileño aseguró que llega al club más grande de Inglaterra y ya estaba ansioso de mostrarse ante la afición y en su nueva casa.

No cabe duda que pese a no jugar Champions League, el Manchester United conformó una plantilla de miedo que si logra adaptarse y ajustar el estilo de juego dará mucho de qué hablar en la Premier League esta temporada.

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Oficial: Casemiro deja Real Madrid y firma con el Manchester United

Una grande que deja el Real Madrid con una cosecha de 18 títulos entre los que se encuentran tres ligas y cinco Champions League

Los rumores se hicieron realidad este viernes, Casemiro deja al Real Madrid y ya es nuevo jugador del Manchester United, así lo hizo saber la directiva merengue a través de un comunicado.

El acuerdo por el centrocampista se finiquitó este viernes por 70 millones de euros y un contrato que lo liga a los Red Devils hasta 2026 donde ganará casi el doble de lo que percibía con el Real Madrid.

Un referente de un equipo de época deja la casa blanca tras diez años, una inmensa cantidad de títulos y un medio campo que hizo historia junto a Luka Modric y Tony Kroos.

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Para Real Madrid fue un gran negocio pues fichó al brasileño en 2012 por seis millones de euros y diez años después lo vende en 70 además de sacarle todo el provecho posible a su paso por los merengues.

Sin embargo el brasileño de 30 años de edad sentía que necesitaba un nuevo reto en su carrera y la opción del United se cocinó mucho más rápido de lo que el propio equipo merengue y la prensa española se imaginaban.

Una grande sin lugar a dudas que deja el Real Madrid con una cosecha de 18 títulos entre los que se encuentran tres ligas y cinco Champions League. No será fácil reemplazar al gigante de Casemiro.

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Casemiro is joining Manchester United because Real Madrid has a plan

United was scrambling while Real Madrid was prepared to lose the Brazilian

Casemiro’s move to Manchester United is nearing completion after Carlo Ancelotti confirmed on Friday that the midfielder wants to leave Real Madrid.

“I talked to [Casemiro] this morning,” the Madrid head coach said. “He wants to try a new challenge, a new opportunity. I and the club understand it.

“With what he’s done at this club and the person he is, we have to respect it. There are talks right now, nothing is official, but he wants to leave.

“We wish him all the best in his next challenge.”

Losing one of, if not the best defensive midfielder in the world, would be a terrible blow for most clubs. At the very least, it would send many of them scrambling into the transfer market to find a replacement.

Not Madrid.

“Within the squad we have a replacement,” Ancelotti said. “[Aurélien] Tchouaméni has been signed for this position and at the moment he is one of the best midfielders on the market.

“There is also the option of [Toni] Kroos, who can play in this position, as he did the second year I was here. There is also [Eduardo] Camavinga.”

The midfield triumvirate of Casemiro, Kroos and Luka Modric has been exceptional for Madrid but with all three over 30, the club planned for the future by bringing in two of the top young midfielders in the world in Camavinga and Tchouaméni.

Manchester United didn’t have plan

In contrast, Manchester United has been scrambling to sign anyone and everyone possible as the transfer window enters its last two weeks.

After a disastrous start to the season, the Red Devils should, in theory, massively improve their central midfield with the addition of Casemiro.

But it will be costly.

The Brazilian will certainly help United, but his arrival is also a symptom of the club’s myopia.

Casemiro won’t hold any resale value. This is a win-now move for a team that still doesn’t appear to be in a great position to win a whole lot now.

Real Madrid, meanwhile, has been doing a lot of winning lately and even without Casemiro, that looks set to continue.

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El ‘túnel’ de Lainez a Casemiro, lo mejor del empate ante Real Madrid

Buen juego de los mexicanos Diego Lainez y Andrés Guardado quienes fueron titulares en el empate 0-0 del Betis en su visita al Real Madrid. Los merengues no pudieron alcanzar al Atlético de Madrid en su persecución por la cima de la tabla en gran …

Buen juego de los mexicanos Diego Lainez y Andrés Guardado quienes fueron titulares en el empate 0-0 del Betis en su visita al Real Madrid.

Los merengues no pudieron alcanzar al Atlético de Madrid en su persecución por la cima de la tabla en gran medida por el buen trabajo de La Joya y el Principito, así como de Guido Rodríguez el ex jugador del América quienes de paso, pusieron al Betis en puestos europeos.

Diego Lainez, quien cada día toma mejor forma física y un estupendo nivel de juego, fue desequilibrante todo el tiempo que estuvo en la cancha, como acostumbra el zurdo canterano del América.

¡Ponte sotana Casemiro!

Pero fue en una jugada ante Casemiro que nos regaló una muestra de todo su potencial de una carrera en constante ascenso.

Diego Lainez tomó la pelota y realizó una salida a velocidad por la banda derecha pues como le gusta a Pellegrini, el mexicano juega a pierna cambiada, en la carrera se encontró con mediocentro del Real Madrid, Casemiro quien apresuró al mexicano para taparle la salida sin imaginar que el jugador de 20 años le haría tremendo túnel o caño para quitárselo de encima.

La jugada no prosperó pues Rodrygo de inmediato hizo la cobertura y obligó al mexicano a retroceder y conseguir un servicio de banda. ¡Aplausos para Lainez!

Foto portada vía @RealBetis

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