Rise of the ‘Cement’ Phoenix…
Ah, Casemiro, Manchester United’s own Hercules, has shattered more records than plates at a Greek wedding — unearthed from the bench like a phoenix rising from golf retirement! There he was, hanging with Ruud van Nistelrooy like a puppy to its owner, yet playing fewer minutes than a sun-soaked ice cube in December! Once cast aside for being less mobile than a garden gnome, Casemiro is back, making footie magic faster than you can say “banana nutmeg.”
Our midfield maestro decided gym grunts beat groans, pumping iron like a bodybuilder trying to lift his own ego! Between flexing at the Carrington gym and forming a handshake that could make a grizzly bear wince, Casemiro turned from ‘Portuguese-speaking pine-warmer’ into ‘midfield marvel’! With Amorim’s realignment of the Red Devils’ stratagem, Casemiro moved like a chess knight stealthily capturing midfield dominance, his runs as majestic as a penguin tap-dancing across the pitch.
From the dark days of playing second fiddle to Toby Collyer, he’s now the first chair cello! Sir Jim’s words once lumped him in the ‘overpaid’ bucket, yet Casemiro has shown he’s worth his weight in gold — or perhaps, conceding less, platinum! Sir Alex Ferguson might just trade in his Scotch for a Caipirinha to toast Casemiro’s samba back to form. If Europe is United’s oyster, Casemiro is surely their pearl, shimmering with the promise of triumphant nights ahead.