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[–] Insanel0l@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (11 children)

Has Case declined that much? Many teams are looking for a 6

[–] garynevilleisared@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

He struggled when he joined looked overpriced, but he found himself quickly after that and was brilliant for us playing really tidily as a 6. This season it's like he's completely forgotten how to play in a single pivot, making some of the dumbest passes he never even thought of last season. He's also been a couple steps slow and all of those borderline 5050s are clearly fouls/cards now. So now he plays in a double and ETH went out and bought Amrabat last minute after realizing the massive risk in midfield.

So while his discipline hasn't changed, his quality as a player has declined considerably. Without the athleticism we've known him for, and tactical awareness he showed last season, he's a shell of himself right now.

[–] Fisktor@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Cant run or pass

[–] nombrenodisponibIe@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

He's probably decline but let's be honest it's probably more just the United effect of the past years of making every player look worse

[–] Legendarybbc15@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

He looked like an absolute beast last season tho…in a united shirt

[–] alireza777@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It takes time for the Madrid to wash off of him

[–] RZAAMRIINF@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

It also takes time for the United effect to kick in.

[–] ab_90@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don’t think he has declined that much at all. I believe it’s the slight change of tactic by EtH that leaves him isolated most of the time this season.

[–] ParkerZA@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Bingo. This thread is off the mark.

[–] powerchicken@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You don't decline that much over a summer break. There has to be more to the story that we aren't privy to.

[–] stogie_t@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

He already was declining by the middle of last season. If you watched the games you people would know this. This has been a long time coming.

[–] MancAccent@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

He’s been played in a bit of a different role this year that’s seen him being an offensive threat but defensively weak. Not sure why ETH’s done this.

[–] Nffc1994@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Shows why we pissed money on Sangare as he will go for 60m plus if he's half decent, despite him not showing much remarkable talent with the ball he's simply a big ass 6 which every team needs nowadays

[–] ParkerZA@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Nah, tactics, injuries and an inconsistent backline have made his job more difficult. We're not exactly a functional team at the moment.

More reactionary, low IQ takes from this subreddit.

[–] zackaria00@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It’s only Bayern or Barca

I don’t think he declined but hit form later during the season (Feb - May)

[–] Thraff1c@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

And Liverpool.

[–] javierich0@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I would love to see him succeed again, hopefully he recovers form and moves to Bayern.

[–] Wa77up-91@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

We should try to loan him out in the winter transfer window.

[–] Legendarybbc15@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

He’s lost his legs basically

[–] PhD_Cunnilingus@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

It's the united DM curse. Be transformative for half a season and then fall off a cliff.

Serious answer - his form declined after those two suspensions towards the end of the season. Then this season he was sluggish and that combined with new tactics lead to gigantic defensive fragility overall. It was so bad ETH has reverted back to double pivot for now (also because of injuries).

[–] SwitchHitter17@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

He tripled his wage (by some accounts), and he's playing for a club that has been a mess for most of the time he's been there. I think it's possible he's not as driven as he once was along with age catching up to him as well.

[–] curlyjoe696@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

He's declined but not as much as it initally looks like I think.

We've changed how we play this year to a single, rather than a double pivot and it constantly exposes Casemiro's shortcomings and decreasing mobility.

[–] Godlike_Blast58@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

He really hasn't, ten hag simply has used Casemiro in a way opposite to what he's good at. He's not a singular controller, he's made to play quick forward passes with a lot of options.