Casemiro just left Real Madrid to join M.U in August 2022 from Real Madrid. Despite being a highly anticipated signing, he has been on the bench for the first three Premier League games. In the match against Real Sociedad in the Europa League, Casemiro played the full 90 minutes for the first time.
However, M.U really did not play well against the underdogs. With a series of impressive 4 wins, the Red Devils are very stuck in breaking the Real Sociedad defense. They even lost, when the opponent scored the only goal thanks to Brais Mendez on the 11m mark.
After the match, the statistics page Sofascore gave Casemiro 7.3 points, the highest on the M.U team. His bright spot is having 4 accurate long passes, along with 1 pass that creates opportunities for his teammates.
However, Casemiro was still criticized by many experts for not being in agreement with his teammates (accurate ball play only 77%) or the situation of being stung by Aihen Munoz. In fact, there were 3 times when the Brazilian defensive midfielder was overlooked by his opponents in this match. Casemiro's weaknesses in speed and poor handling are clearly revealed, especially in a football environment that requires higher speed.
Playing with a somewhat slow partner like Eriksen, Casemiro also had a hard time. The Danish midfielder did not have any disputes in this match, and did not dribble successfully once. Therefore, Casemiro has to cover the entire pitch, compared to always playing at home at Real Madrid.
Forced to change his playing style, Casemiro also tried to take advantage of his strong weapons, which are long-range shots. In this match, he had the opportunity to launch 3 shots, but all were not difficult enough to defeat the Real Sociedad goalkeeper.
Coach Erik ten Hag understands that Casemiro still needs more time to adapt at M.U. In addition, the Dutch coach is more confident in McTominay's youth: "He (Casemiro) is a new player in the team, he has to adapt first. He has to get used to the new way of playing. On the other hand, Scott McTominay is playing well," the Dutch coach told BBC.
