Casemiro was excellent within the victory over Serbia however Gilberto Silva believes United’s summer time signing’s performances can go underneath the radar, notably contemplating the dazzling array of attacking expertise at Brazil’s disposal.
“My job when Brazil gained the 2002 World Cup was to be invisible on the pitch,” he added. “If I did it proper, it made issues simpler for the gamers in entrance of me, in addition to for myself.
It’s the identical state of affairs now for Casemiro, the defensive midfielder, who’s on the coronary heart of this Brazil staff attempting to finish our 20-year wait to win it once more. He has an incredible accountability in my outdated place.
“You must be good to play as a holding midfielder for an attack-minded facet like Brazil, and also you additionally must be affected person. Let me clarify why.
“It isn’t nearly being the powerful participant, the one who tackles everybody. That is just one small a part of the entire position, and even then it’s important to be intelligent to decide on the proper time to truly put a problem in. As a substitute, it’s important to learn the sport and perceive the place you need to be, which is normally in the midst of every thing.
“Your place is an important factor. Should you select the proper line on the pitch then, from there, you’ll be able to see every thing and spot any hazard – properly, more often than not. For me with Brazil, that normally meant having a couple of attacking guys additional ahead and solely the centre-backs behind me, with the full-backs in a line between them. Should you watch Casemiro, that’s the place he’s too.
“From there, you’re the one controlling issues. You might be in management when the ball goes from one facet to a different – even for those who do not contact it – merely since you are the place you’ll want to be.
