Casemiro strengthens leadership in selection without pillars of the Tite era

casemiro he looks to the side and sees none of the players who shared with him the leadership role in the Tite era in the first selection after the World Cup in Qatar. The reference is him, among those who will face Morocco, on Saturday (25), under the command of interim Ramon Menezes.

Casemiro’s leadership can be seen on the field, due to his history in the national team and even in the hazing routine to which rookies are submitted. the defender Marquinhos he is another member of the team’s leaders during the Tite era, but he was cut due to injury and therefore is not with the group coached by Ramon in Morocco.

The current selection starts the cycle without Neymar, alisson It is Thiago Silva – in addition to Dani Alves, who is under arrest. None of them announced retirement from the national team. Neymar and Alisson tend to return in the next calls.

Casemiro is also the player with the highest number of games among the current squad of the Brazilian national team: there are 69 matches, added since 2011.

Casemiro’s role in the group environment

Casemiro lives a great season at Manchester United and has always been an undisputed highlight at Real Madrid. In the national team, his condition of reference – sometimes silent – was evident in moments of absence, as in the quarterfinals of the 2018 World Cup, when Brazil lost to Belgium.

Casemiro’s role is also given in the reception of the younger ones. At meals, it is common to see him sitting at the end of the table, “commanding” the novices to trot. “Casemiro was already talking there before starting the training that was for us to prepare, to sing anthem, to prepare music. He said he would innovate, put new things”, said midfielder André, on Monday (20).

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Casemiro is one of the references for the new generation of midfielders in Brazil. The admiration is due to the combo that has the time in the national team, the way of playing and how much he has achieved in European football.

Andrey Santos is one of those Casemiro fans, according to André, the father of the Vasco midfielder: “He has a lot in mind for Casemiro”. Andrey and Casemiro, including, should form the starting duo in the midfield of Brazil against Morocco, Saturday, at 19h.

And the technical matter?

Casemiro is quoted by his teammates even in speculation about the next coach of the national team. How the CBF has Carlo Ancelotti as a favoritethe midfielder gets into the subject for having worked and been champion with the Italian at Real Madrid.

“I spoke with Casemiro, Vini and Militão. There is a great possibility that he will come. They told me that he is exceptional, everyone likes him, he is very victorious. We will see in the near future whether he will be here or not”, said goalkeeper Ederson.