One more year, one more year, Casemiro. Di fans dey sing am for every match, especially when Brazilian score. On Sunday, im go make im final appearance for Old Trafford against Nottingham Forest.
Di 34-year-old midfielder don bin struggle for form dis season. For 30 December 2024, fans bin turn on Joshua Zirkwee when dem sub am for 33rd minute against Newcastle. But if Casemiro number don show, e for worse. Im bin play 64 minutes before dem replace am. Im no play again for one month and no start for nearly seven weeks.
Ruben Amorim, di former manager, bin tink say Casemiro no get di physical capability for Premier League. E tok say even Toby Collyer dey play ahead of am. But Casemiro no gree. E work hard for three months to change Amorim mind. For 6 March 2025, im start di Europa League match against Real Sociedad. From dat point, im don start every major game for United.
Casemiro tell Rio Ferdinand for podcast say di criticism from Jamie Carragher na disrespectful. Carragher don tok say make im leave football before football leave am. But Casemiro say im no be robot. Im get di mentality to always give everything for next game.
Di midfielder don even return to Brazil squad. Carlo Ancelotti expect am to be captain for summer tournament. For dis season, im influence don increase. Michael Carrick, di current manager, tok say if Casemiro bin injure for February after transfer deadline, im absence for hard to cover for Champions League qualification.
Carrick say im happy to work with Casemiro. Di early clarity around im exit, wey dem announce on 22 January, don help player and club. When Casemiro arrive from Real Madrid for 2022 for £70m, Kobbie Mainoo bin feel im go learn from am. Now, di two don play together for 13 of Carrick 15 matches. Casemiro call Mainoo im friend and say im dey always joke for English because Mainoo no speak Portuguese. E say Mainoo na complete player, di present and future of Manchester.
Casemiro tell United We Stand fanzine say im son, five-year-old Caio, na Manchester United fan. Im know di songs and sing dem for house. When team lose, im cry. Casemiro tok say di fans dey incredible. Im never experience support like dat for im career.
For di match against Forest, United don get boost as Casemiro return from minor knock. Manuel Ugarte also return from back problem. But Benjamin Sesko still sideline with shin problem. Matthijs de Ligt go undergo surgery wey go keep am out for three months. Carrick say otherwise, di team dey full strength.
Di predicted lineup: Senne Lammens for goal; Diogo Dalot for right-back, Luke Shaw for left-back; Lisandro Martinez and Harry Maguire for centre-back; Casemiro and Kobbie Mainoo for midfield; Bruno Fernandes as number 10; Bryan Mbeumo and Amad Diallo for wings; Matheus Cunha or Joshua Zirkwee for striker.
As Casemiro prepare to leave, di fans go still sing im song. One more year, one more year.
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