Manchester United midfielder Casemiro has lauded incoming manager Ruben Amorim’s achievements at Sporting Lisbon and also praised interim coach, Ruud van Nistelrooy.
The Brazilian struggled immensely last year under Erik ten Hag and was continuously linked with a move away from the club during the summer transfer window.
The midfielder put in a poor effort against Liverpool earlier in the season but since he has slowly rebuilt his reputation over the last few matches.
He scored the last goal of the Ten Hag era in a 2-1 defeat to West Ham United and also a brace in Van Nistelrooy’s first game in charge against Leicester City.
The Newsletter carry comments from Casemiro claiming that he is excited to begin work under new head coach Ruben Amorim.
Commenting on Amorim’s arrival he claimed, “we have not spoken but everyone speaks so well of him.”
The midfield general then highlighted what he believes are the 39 year old’s best qualities when he stated, “above all he is very true, very loyal. We cannot ignore how he has changed Sporting. We know that Sporting won many titles, changed the club with titles, with trophies.”
He also stated that he believes his past successes will stand him in good stead as “he has already proven that he is a coach that has won a lot.”
Elaborating on what he envisions the future of the club to be like he claimed, “I think there is going to be a good template that everyone wants to grow, everyone wants to learn. I think that is the way to first help us grow to be at the top of the table.”
Casemiro also heaped praise on Van Nistelrooy’s spell as manager and claimed the club is now in a “good dynamic.”
He claimed that he “enjoyed a lot” the former United striker’s time as interim boss and it should come as no surprise as “everyone in Madrid that I had asked before said he was a great person so I was not surprised.”
“From minute one he spoke to us and told us to always enjoy it, always to be happy, to take advantage of the moment to play for Manchester. We often forget, don’t we?”
The Brazil international claimed that his legendary status at both United and Real Madrid allowed him to connect with the players on a different level from perhaps his predecessor.
Finally he turned to his own performances and did admit that he underperformed against Liverpool earlier in the season but it was only one match and that in general he has had a good season.
Elaborating on his future plans he commented, “I want to continue growing, I want to continue helping my team-mates and the coach, helping Manchester United grow and well, everyone knows what my job is.”
The Brazilian was once again left out of his national team squad for the international break so will next be in action when United take on Ipswich Town on the 24th of November. That will be Amorim’s first taste of Premier League action.
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Alex Browne
Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Proud owner of such niche shirts such as Kleberson, Eric Djemba-Djemba and Gary Neville. Grew up pretending to be Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the back garden, with little success.
