Brazil coach Tite agrees with Neymar that Casemiro world's best defensive midfielder

Brazil coach Tite agrees with Neymar that Casemiro world's best defensive midfielder

DOHA, Qatar - - Brazil administrator Tite said the group missed Neymar in their 1-0 triumph over Switzerland. yet, concurred with the harmed star that match-champ Casemiro is the best protective midfielder on the planet as the veteran drove his country into the knockout phases of the World Cup.

Casemiro scored the champ in the 83rd moment as they followed their 2-0 triumph over Serbia with a hard battled prevail upon Switzerland.

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It was Brazil's most memorable game since Neymar got a lower leg injury against Serbia - - with ESPN sources accepting it will probably keep him out of Brazil's third match against Cameroon - - yet it was Manchester Joined midfielder Casemiro who gave the fundamental motivation to direct them through to the round of 16.

Casemiro's exhibition grabbed the attention of Neymar, who wasn't at the game because of an influenza episode in the Brazil camp. After the match got done, the harmed star tweeted: "Casemiro has been the best guarded midfielder on the planet for quite a while."

Tite was found out if he concurred with Neymar's view, and replied: "As a propensity I generally regard feelings, and don't remark on them, yet I will permit myself to do that today. I concur [with Neymar]."

Tite additionally hailed Casemiro's adaptability in midfield as he roused Brazil to triumph on Monday at Arena 974.

"This is a player who functions as a key participant and when a game shows up, he's the unexpected component who shows up from the back," Tite said.

The Brazil supervisor was likewise found out if the group was feeling the loss of the harmed Neymar. "[Without Neymar] the framework will be kept up with. [How was the] First match without Neymar? You picked Casemiro as Man of the Match.

"Neymar has an alternate range of abilities. He is a player in a mysterious second and can spill past one and another - - he has that expertise. Different players are getting to Neymar's level and I want to believe that they arrive. So we miss Neymar, we really do miss him, he has a major imaginative power, he's actual hostile, we miss him. Yet, there different competitors we saw toward the starting who pursued the open door."

Protector Marquinhos concurred that the group missed Neymar, yet had the strength inside and out to adapt to his nonattendance. "We realize that Neymar is an extraordinary player and that he has an effect," Marquinhos said after the match. "Yet again in troublesome minutes he assumes on the liability and sets out the open doors, yet we showed that we have quality players to compensate for his nonappearance.''

Casemiro was essential for the Brazil crew that lost to Belgium in the quarterfinals of the 2018 World Cup - - that loss because of suspension - - and said he accepts the 2022 group is in a more grounded spot.

"Four years have gone by, there are new players," Casemiro said. "This year we have a more extensive scope of choices, we have more players to browse. Without changing the group, we can meaningfully have an impact on the manner in which we play. Assuming we substitute players we have more choices. The choices are a lot more noteworthy than those in 2018.

"Lots of more youthful players that are having the option to deal with themselves. The safeguards are more capable and here we surrendered no objectives. That all beginnings in front with Richarlison, however the choices are a lot more prominent this time around than 2018."