I get a little nervous talking to Zidane: Casemiro


I get a little nervous talking to Zidane: Casemiro

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Casemiro recently admitted that he still gets nervous talking to Real Madrid’s manager Zinedine Zidane. Although Casemiro has been a part of the “Los Blancos” since 2013, But the Brazilian midfielder cemented his place in the club under Zidane.

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Casemiro disclosed that he grew up watching Zidane and sometimes gets overwhelmed while talking to the Frenchman.

Casemiro on Zidane

Casemiro told The Guardian, “Even today I get a little nervous talking to him. I tell him he doesn’t know what he meant for us, for me. Yeah, I tell him that: you took ‘98 [World Cup] away but it didn’t change anything. Also, knowing him now, I can say he deserves it. He’s incredible: the humility, how he expresses football. He treats us with so much affection and love.”

“He’s very insistent; he always, always says: ‘Case, you can do more: arrive from the second line, feed midfielders, bring the ball out cleanly. This year, maybe I’ve had more protagonism with the ball, but I still know my job: rob the ball, give it to my team-mates. But Zizou is pesado (heavy going): always talking to me, wanting more. He says: ‘I’m not asking you to do something you can’t do; I’m asking you to do something you can.’ He trusts me a lot,” later added Casemiro.

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Casemiro on his footballing addiction

Casemiro also disclosed, “I watch back, see the errors, evaluate. I love that. People say I think like a coach. I always try to read the game, the other team’s mind, their coach, what they’re trying to do. Often the smallest details – a meter either way – change everything. I have [football analytics platform] Wyscout and watch everything, from China or anywhere. My wife gets annoyed. It’s my work. There’s a time for everything but it’s my job. And I love it. My life is football. I have to think permanently about football.”

Casemiro has flourished and evolved a lot under Zidane’s guidance. The duo is said to have struck up a strong relationship with each other. Casemiro and Co will try to overturn a 2-1 deficit against Manchester City in a UEFA Champions League Round of 16 match. Real Madrid will face tough competition from Manchester city, when they travel to the Etihad Stadium on 8th August.

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