Manchester United star Casemiro made sincere admissions on how troublesome it was for him to sort out Lionel Messi, whom he referred to as among the finest gamers within the historical past of soccer. The seasoned midfielder engaged in loads of on-field battles with Messi throughout his time at Actual Madrid when the Argentine star was the main man of the Barcelona aspect. The 2 stars locked horns on the sector and shared a cordial relationship.
ionel Messi, middle proper, escapes Cristiano Ronaldo throughout the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Actual Madrid on the Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016.(AP)
Casemiro additionally performed alongside Messi’s largest rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, at Actual Madrid and Manchester United, and he partnered with the Portuguese ahead to cease Messi throughout his Barcelona stint.
Just lately, Casemiro was requested who he thought was higher, Messi or Ronaldo, and he began praising the previous Barcelona star.
“I could never stop him on my own,” the United midfielder informed Diario AS. “It was impossible.”
The prolific midfielder who gained historic three back-to-back Champions League titles at Madrid admitted that he wanted assist from his midfield companions and defender Sergio Ramos to cease him. Throughout his time in European membership soccer, Messi netted 26 targets and supplied 14 assists towards Actual Madrid and helped his workforce gained 20 out of 47 matches.
“I needed help from Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Sergio Ramos… but just me, impossible. He was unstoppable.”
“It’s difficult to explain,” he mentioned.
In the meantime, Casemiro mentioned additionally they had one of many biggest gamers in soccer historical past – Ronaldo and mentioned the 2 footballers modified the sport.
“Messi was one of the best players in history, but we had another player, Cristiano Ronaldo. What they both did is unrepeatable. In my generation the best were Cristiano, Messi… they did a lot for football and they changed it,” he added.
The Brazilian midfielder in contrast Messi and Ronaldo’s impression on soccer to Pep Guardiola’s, who revolutionised the fashion of play with tiki-taka.
“Just like Guardiola changed football with the tiki-taka, these two changed it too. 50 goals a season and it seemed like something normal. Those two players will stay in our memories,” he added.
In the meantime, Casemiro is enduring powerful occasions at Manchester United as they’ve suffered 12 defeats in 25 Premier League video games this season and are presently positioned within the fifteenth spot. If issues do not get higher at United, then a whole overhaul is perhaps on the cardboard within the subsequent summer season switch window, which can additionally see Casemiro leaving the membership.