Why buy a €57 mil Camry when you can get a Porsche for €5 mil - The Welcome Casemiro Thread

Zidane05 · Jun 10, 2013

The savior has arrived.

mymy33 · Jun 10, 2013

Hail Casemiro!

Saint Iker · Jun 10, 2013

Oh dear!

MadridFan22304 · Jun 10, 2013

So relieved. Now that we took care of CDM, we can move on to luxury buys, like another goalkeeper.

sleepyvato50 · Jun 10, 2013

Underwhelming signing but hopefully he will do well here.

mymy33 · Jun 10, 2013

Seriously though, Casemiro was once a very bright prospect in Brazil, the "It" player uttered in the same breath as Lucas Moura and Lucas Piazon as the "next big thing" (no jokes please ). A big part of his issue was due too much notoriety a bit too soon and instability at the head coaching position that would've made us blush. He'll have no problem with the former here and as far as the latter a guy like Ancelotti could go a long way towards getting the best out of him. If so then this will be the hidden gem or bargain signing of the summer.

MadridOzil · Jun 10, 2013

To be fair to him when he played for us he never really let us down.. did a job and was actually quite surprised.

But this shouldn't be the only midfielder we get in otherwise it'd be a disaster.

madridista_hr · Jun 10, 2013

Ave Casemiro, morituri te salutant

Hsain85 · Jun 10, 2013

I can't see how he can be of any help to the first team. This seems way worse than Altintop.

Saint Iker · Jun 10, 2013

mymy33 said: ↑

Seriously though, Casemiro was once a very bright prospect in Brazil, the "It" player uttered in the same breath as Lucas Moura and Lucas Piazon as the "next big thing" (no jokes please ). A big part of his issue was due too much notoriety a bit too soon and instability at the head coaching position that would've made us blush. He'll have no problem with the former here and as far as the latter a guy like Ancelotti could go a long way towards getting the best out of him. If so then this will be the hidden gem or bargain signing of the summer.
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Quick question our resident Brazilian scout, does he have the potential to be something truly special (Jese) or just a decent squad/rotation player (Nacho)? Just trying to get a feel for the talent the kid has.

s7kru · Jun 10, 2013

I am free from depression, stress, worries and everything that life tries to throw at me every day. I am not bound to my past, I am not confused by the present and I look forward to my future because I know that Casemiro is playing for my team wherever I am. Alleluia!

4x4s · Jun 10, 2013

He's a much better player than people believe he is.

Zidane05 · Jun 10, 2013

s7kru said: ↑

because I know that Casemiro is playing for my team wherever I am.
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Casemiro signed for Galatasaray???????

I kid, I kid.

MadridOzil · Jun 10, 2013

Got a great joke for you lot...

Wait for it...

Diario SPORT ‏@Diario_SPORT
El Barça intentó el fichaje de Varane http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/barca-intento-fichaje-varane-2414286 …

hahahahahahahahaha

demo_g · Jun 10, 2013

Great transfer. He is way better than our own cantera players and he deserves a first team opportunity.

s7kru · Jun 10, 2013

Zidane05 said: ↑

Casemiro signed for Galatasaray

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He's too good to play for Galatasaray. Real Madrid on the other hand seems the right place for him to be and win the CL.

mymy33 · Jun 10, 2013

Saint Iker said: ↑

Quick question our resident Brazilian scout, does he have the potential to be something truly special (Jese) or just a decent squad/rotation player (Nacho)? Just trying to get a feel for the talent the kid has.
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He was on the same sort of trajectory Paulinho and Fernando are on now before he got derailed imo.

4x4s · Jun 10, 2013

demo_g said: ↑

Great transfer. He is way better than our own cantera players and he deserves a first team opportunity.
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I agree. Just like Varane. You can tell he's on another level.

natenate101 · Jun 10, 2013

Very odd signing. Hope he does well regardless.

natenate101 · Jun 10, 2013

4x4s said: ↑

I agree. Just like Varane. You can tell he's on another level.
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Doesn't seem like the posters who watch Castilla week in and out saw "another level" from this guy. Where did you see this?

Eddie · Jun 10, 2013

This can only mean La Decima!

Well done.

mymy33 · Jun 10, 2013

natenate101 said: ↑

Doesn't seem like the posters who watch Castilla week in and out saw "another level" from this guy. Where did you see this?
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No he was decidedly average and wasn't even cracking the starting eleven most times. Then Alex got that red card and Casemiro conveniently stepped in was continued to be average but Troil persisted with him probably not of his own volition though if you know what I mean

4x4s · Jun 10, 2013

natenate101 said: ↑

Doesn't seem like the posters who watch Castilla week in and out saw "another level" from this guy. Where did you see this?
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I'll tell you one thing, the guy played a match with the first team and got great reviews from people who didn't particularly like the idea of this guy even playing. He's done better than anybody Mourinho gave a chance to besides Morata, and possibly Nacho (because of the demanding nature of the position he played in) from the youth team.

What's important for the first team is how players play in the first team. Casemiro played well and caught a lot of people's eye in the press.

Some players do brilliant in the youth teams and lower divisions and fail on the transition (Bojan is a big example, also Jurado). Others slowly become top players later on. Miroslav Klose was a non factor in youth football and he's one of the most prolific strikers in German football history.

I can judge the guy on the performance with the first team, and i think he got a lot of praise for that, as i said, more than any other youth player did besides Morata.

natenate101 · Jun 10, 2013

mymy33 said: ↑

No he was decidedly average and wasn't even cracking the starting eleven most times. Then Alex got that red card and Casemiro conveniently stepped in was continued to be average but Troil persisted with him probably not of his own volition though if you know what I mean
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That's the image i got as well. So what gives here? What am I missing?

natenate101 · Jun 10, 2013

4x4s said: ↑

I'll tell you one thing, the guy played a match with the first team and got great reviews from people who didn't particularly like the idea of this guy even playing. He's done better than anybody Mourinho gave a chance to besides Morata, and possibly Nacho (because of the demanding nature of the position he played in) from the youth team.

What's important for the first team is how players play in the first team. Casemiro played well and caught a lot of people's eye in the press.

Some players do brilliant in the youth teams and lower divisions and fail on the transition (Bojan is a big example, also Jurado). Others slowly become top players later on. Miroslav Klose was a non factor in youth football and he's one of the most prolific strikers in German football history.

I can judge the guy on the performance with the first team, and i think he got a lot of praise for that, as i said, more than any other youth player did besides Morata.
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This just sounds like a reach to me. One game with the first team where he played a few passes and generally looked OK. You kinda overhyped his performance then if I remember, and it seems that continues. Bottom line, Varane would be owning Second Division competition, he IS that good. This guy? Hmm, I'm skeptical.