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What a header from Isak!

To this day the size of Adama Traoré impresses me, he looks like an heavy weight fighter.

LOL, I really haven't been seeying barça games, last time I checked Dembelé was the one doing that on the RW

I think Bruno and Martinelli really deserve the spot, but Raphinha not so much on his current form (but what he played before for brazil will get him back on the list)

Out of Brazil squad for the next friendly. João Gomes from Wolves took his spot. They've given chances to a lot of youngsters and some good players from the Brazilian League, including Mycael (third choice keeper in his club 19 y/o), Andrey and Vitor Roque to name a few u20 wonderkids

I still think those 3 will be Brasil's midfield for a while in the next World Cup cycle. Fernandinho is absolute class, he oozes it every time he touche's the ball. He had a really shitty luck for the national team, being mainly involved in the 7-1 in 2014 and conceiding a own goal plus not fouling Lukaku on the counter in 2018. Still, he's back at his childhood club (my club as well) and if he's not the best second midfielder in the brazilian league this year he's a close second. So good to see a player of his quality back still at an insane level at our club, I dare say he would have a spot at the toon squad even today, if not a startes as a great second half option and a dressing room leader. (after the final we played as well today, he is just a diferent breed) 37 year's old and he's THE "regista" in Brazil right now for me (main media will hype Gerson since he play's for Flamengo)

Well, he's only 31, for a DM I believe he has 2 to 3 years in top form given his quality and awareness of defensive positioning, should still play the 5 role in Brazil next world cup unless some wonderkid comes through

I totally agree on Kroos, and also agree on prime Busquets, I was comparing longevity with real impatc as well and that's why I would put Casemiro in place. Just compare this United team with and without him. They were mid tabble at best, since he's come on they've been improving and now they're the best performing team in the league. It's not just about great passes and overall technical ability but the dressing room presence and mentality he brings to any team (That I can say about Brazil and now United) is amazing. He has been themidifield anchor for some of the most pleasing to watch teams of the last decade (Brazil, Prime Real with C M T midfield and now this top form United), those teams are one with him and totally different teams without him. Prime Barça was still be amazing to watch with Mascherano instead of Busquets, Prime Real was totally off team without Casemiro, it's about the impact he has on those teams with mentality, drive and leadership as well as his prime destroyer role

I blamed him on the second goal and I still think Pope would have caught that but he was good today, deserves a backup keeper spot

Eddie my man, if there weren't any medical issues why the hell was Isak benched? If you think that he wasn't essential in ANY role starting the match please send me your weed dealer info because I wanna be that high to forget today's match!

I still think prime Vieira was a better player overall, would have Vieira and Rijkarrd as my main classic DMF over Makelele any day, but as you said, on his role he was impecable. Casemiro for me is the same but a little more decisive, he's amazing at his role but you should not expect much more, and at his role he's FOR ME the GOAT of his generation, like I said before on this topic, peak Busquets was more interesting to watch, but Casemiro mere presence was way more decisive to his teams(club and national) than Busquets ever was.

That's exactly why I used him as a bar, first galaticos failed because Florentino sold him. On the Ronaldo era he made sure to keep Casemiro as the Anchor of the team as soon as they found him.

Casemiro is what Makelele should have been for the first Galaticos. He's not a flashy player but he is outstanding at what he does. Plus, he's a natural leader and has a goat winning mentality, he's not won 5 champions on a fluke Sadly for us he was on prime form today

In his position he's nº 1

Bruno crying

Murphy has entered really well today. He's like that 2,5* player with really high spirit and motivation you sometimes use in Football Managar

Bissaka and Casemiro completly dominant in defense today, sadly.

Murphy got a goal for Newcastle with that interception

He's been off since he colapsed to be honest, something was wrong today

He's the one jumpimg like a frog to keep Casemiro in on the 1st goal as well

He's been consistend, after seeying that the 2nd goal was not his fault you can say he was solid but not great today

Just one question... WHY THE FUCK ISAK WAS BENCHED TODAY?

He's not as creative, but I dare say he is more important to the collective of his teams than busquets, be it Real, United or Brazil, 3 out of 2 last brazil world cup defeats were because his replacement made crucial mistakes. In Real he was the anchor that made the whole around him able to shine, he was the anchor to the only midfield trio that gave "Busquets - Xavi - Iniesta" a run for their money (Casemiro, Modric and Kross is just as Iconic) and even if the barça trios was way more spectacular to see play on their prime, in my eyes he's more regular on a extreme high level than busquets. He also gives an absurd consistensy to any team he's in and is a natural leader. For fuck sake, he won 5 champions league's and has been the most consistent player in Brazil national team of the decade. Just look at this United before and after him.

Casemiro alone brought United to a whole other level, he's the best DMF of his generation by far in my eye (for me even more important to his teams than Busquets, specially at national level), he has that mentality and drive to win that you see in every goat.

Any average keeper in good form would have saved that, Pope would 99,99% saved that, so that's on Karius