Brazilian midfielder Casemiro was honest when asked by the magazine Placar on how he sees football and especially his rivalry with Lionel Messi at Real Madrid and also with the national team. They have faced each other 20 times until this day, with eight wins apiece and four draws.
“Messi is a mark, there"s no denying it. He was always a rival, for Barcelona and Argentina, there was no way to escape. But those who like football like Messi, it was a pleasure to play against him. He"s a guy who needs no comments, just admire him," he said.
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Messi, CR7 and Neymar are the best of his generation
“I didn"t have the pleasure of seeing Maradona and Pelé play, but I had the pleasure of seeing Messi, Cristiano and Neymar, who are the three greatest of my generation. I saw Ronaldo, Zidane, but without a doubt these three are the best of my time. I never played against Cristiano, thank God he gave me many titles and victories," he comments.
“These guys are impossible to stop alone, they always need help and planning, because they are outside the curve. We often don"t realize how much they scored at the time, there are 50 goals per season, now Haaland is also doing that. Before, anyone who scored 30 goals in the season was a star."
CASEMIRO 🇧🇷 x 🇭🇷 MODRIC
Casemiro: "Se fosse para dar uma voadora no Modric, eu daria", em entrevista exclusiva a PLACAR. Edição de julho chega às bancas dia 14https://t.co/yrF97uyfhT
— Placar (@placar) July 8, 2023
The World Cup elimination hurt a lot
“No, I didn"t even watch it [the final]. After we lost, to be honest, I think I spent a month without watching football, without turning on the television. It hurt a lot. I avoided talking about football, it was even difficult because I had to play, but I didn"t talk about the World Cup. One of my best friends, who is Licha (Lisandro Martínez), was champion, I congratulated him, with greater respect and politeness, if there is someone who deserves it from my friends, it was Lisandro."
