Amongst these likeliest to profit most from Casemiro’s arrival is, in Vickery’s opinion, fellow Brazilian Fred. The pair had been key parts of the Selecao staff which certified for this yr’s World Cup in Qatar and, inside the common caveat of squad rotation, United followers might be handled to the pair reprising their worldwide roles on the home scene over the approaching weeks and months.
“Fred actually enjoys enjoying with him for Brazil,” says Vickery. “Fred has performed very effectively for Brazil and may provide much more than he generally has at United. He’s perhaps too unselfish for his personal good. He can do much more however as a result of United have been going via such transition, he’s needed to do plenty of ‘carrying the piano’ and never plenty of enjoying it. With the lung energy that he’s acquired, he might actually be working ahead extra and I’d count on Casemiro to facilitate that. There might be some parallels with what Thomas Tuchel did with N’Golo Kante at Chelsea; slightly than simply holding in midfield, he had him working with the ball, committing defenders after which slipping passes via and creating area that approach.
“I believe United might do one thing comparable with Fred. Casemiro has understanding with him already and you understand which of the 2 will do what: Casemiro will maintain, Fred can go up and again. They’ve performed collectively quite a bit; we’ve simply had 18 World Cup qualifiers and two Copa Americas in a three-year cycle, in order that they’re effectively used to one another.”
Regardless of the composition and tactical strategy of United’s midfield beneath Erik ten Hag, it appears sure that the Dutchman has secured a brand new core for the early years of his Previous Trafford reign. With Casemiro on the basis, the rebuild appears to be like rock-solid.
This function was first revealed within the Arsenal version of United Assessment, our official matchday programme.