Casemiro was never supposed to be a starter for Real Madrid. He played very few minutes in 13/14, went on loan in 14/15. At the start of 14/15 James got injured and it seems like everyone realised Real Madrid needed a DM, behind of Kroos-Modric. Soon enough, he was one of the best DMs in the world.
Casemiro was heavily touted when he was at São Paulo. He had a falling with the club towards the end of this time there which meant that his hype died down and he began to be regarded as arrogant and cocky.
At Madrid, he did not play much in 13/14 because we had the likes of Alonso, Illaramendi and Khedira ahead of him. Even then he was absolutely critical to us qualifying to the semis against Dortmund. He was sent on loan to Porto to let him gain experience because he lower down the pecking order. His performances at Porto earned him his spot back (after a buy out by Porto and buy back from Madrid). Well, 15/16 season and Zidane having the guts to bench Isco and James led to the history we witnessed.
Casemiro was never supposed to be a starter for Real Madrid. He played very few minutes in 13/14, went on loan in 14/15. At the start of 14/15 James got injured and it seems like everyone realised Real Madrid needed a DM, behind of Kroos-Modric. Soon enough, he was one of the best DMs in the world.
Casemiro was heavily touted when he was at São Paulo. He had a falling with the club towards the end of this time there which meant that his hype died down and he began to be regarded as arrogant and cocky.
At Madrid, he did not play much in 13/14 because we had the likes of Alonso, Illaramendi and Khedira ahead of him. Even then he was absolutely critical to us qualifying to the semis against Dortmund. He was sent on loan to Porto to let him gain experience because he lower down the pecking order. His performances at Porto earned him his spot back (after a buy out by Porto and buy back from Madrid). Well, 15/16 season and Zidane having the guts to bench Isco and James led to the history we witnessed.
feel like after the James Rodriguez world cup era that James went to shit