Without a doubt Barcelona were the favourites to win the El
Clasico last night and why not? They were in a brilliant winning momentum and
the likes of Lionel Messi, Luis Suraez and Neymar were proving handy for the
opposing team’s defenders. Moreover, Real Madrid’s lean-patches in big
matches and the inability of their famed trio, BBC, to lift themselves up when it mattered
the most, was expected to work in favour of Barcelona. But in the end, Karom
Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo silenced Camp Nou to break Barca’s 39-match
unbeaten winning run. Zinedine Zidane didn’t have to start his El Clasico
journey as a coach like Jose Mourinho and Rafa Benitez.
In my opinion, Real Madrid should be grateful to two players
who never let Madrid’s spirit to go down when they were found wanting at times
in the midfield. Casemiro maintained a brilliant balance between defence ,
midfield and attack which gave Marcelo enough freedom to push himself up front
and wander like a hare to challenge the Barcelona defence . And when players like Marcelo gets enough freedom to play like the way he wants, they can transform into a lethal weapon. Yes, he left spaces at the back, but those mattered little last night as he contributed in creating opportunities.
Marcelo should be thankful to Casemiro for this freedom.
Meanwhile, Casemiro was
instrumental in keeping Lionel Messi quiet in particular as his commanding role
in the deep midfield region earned him praises from the great Zidane. Players like Casemiro delivers the X-factor in that deep
midfield zone which every team wants. They not only shut down the opposition’s
plan to orchestrate an attack, but in
the mean time contributes in creating spaces for the attacking midfielders to
initiate an attack. This guy is an asset for Real Madrid and should never be
ignored from the Brazilian national team. I am quite sure, Casemiro and Lucas
Lima will form a brilliant combination in the deep midfield and help to
organize Brazil’s rusty midfield.
Thank You
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