In an interview given to the YouTube channel of Rio Ferdinand (47 years old), the Brazilian central midfielder Casemiro (34 years old), from the English team Manchester United, spoke about his time at the Spanish team Real Madrid.
Casemiro made a surprising decision in the summer of 2022 when he decided to leave Real Madrid for Manchester United, a club he also wants to leave after the World Cup.
Casemiro is one of the strongest and most versatile midfielders in modern football. The Brazilian, still in the “devils” group, shared the dressing room with numerous champions, especially when he played for Real Madrid.
He won countless trophies with the “blancos”, including 5 Champions Leagues. The South American compared the Welshman Gareth Bale and the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo.
During his chat with the former United captain, Casemiro said he had no doubts when it came to the best player of all time: Cristiano Ronaldo was unmatched. The Lusitanian, according to the Brazilian, belongs to an extraordinary category, one of those players capable of delivering impressive performances season after season.
“Even before the season started, you knew he was going to score 50 goals. You could feel it from the way he trained during the week. Cristiano is the best, we should have a special conversation about him, he is not a normal player. He had an unusual meanness to his football skills“, said the jailer.
Despite the praise heaped on the most prolific striker of all time, when it comes to qualities, Casemiro says Gareth Bale was the most complete. The Welshman embodied all the technical and physical characteristics a player should have. The former Tottenham player represented the perfect balance between attack and defence, a player capable of being decisive in both phases.
“I played with almost all the best players, with those who scored goals in bursts, with those who were a defensive wall, with those like Bale who knew how to play both phases excellently: attack, recover, defend, he could do everything. It was perfect for our system. He scored in all ways: with the head, from free kicks, from individual runs. He was a fantastic player. In all the most important matches, he was always decisiveBale, 36, is retired from football.
On Real’s two great midfielders, Modric and Kroos, Casemiro commented: “We didn’t have a great relationship off the field, but on the field, one look was enough to understand us. Each had complementary characteristics. We were a perfect trio, I loved playing with them.“.
