Add as preferred source on Google Manchester United’s dressing room is a good place to be now, and one ‘silent leader’ is playing a huge role in making it happen.
It has been a concerted effort from Ineos to reset the dressing room culture at Man Utd, some credit for which also goes to Ruben Amorim.
At a fiercely scrutinised club like this, young players need mentors to look up to when they transition to the senior team.
Andy Mitten says that after speaking to “loads” of young players in recent months, one name keeps coming up as that of a “silent leader”.
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Man Utd’s “silent leader” is Casemiro
The current Man Utd squad has plenty of leaders, from bombastic ones like Bruno Fernandes to those who set an example with their professionalism, like Diogo Dalot.
Even Noussair Mazraoui has been mentioned as one by people at Carrington, but nobody comes close to Casemiro’s pedigree.
Surprisingly, Casemiro wasn’t included in Ruben Amorim’s leadership group at Old Trafford, but players like him don’t need a title to lead.
That’s exactly what’s been happening during this Casemiro farewell tour, as Andy Mitten, speaking on The Talk of the Devils podcast, revealed that most young players describe him as a “silent leader”.
He said: “What Manchester United will miss is his [Casemiro’s] game management, the way that he’s a silent leader. Everyone looks up to him. All the younger players look up to him. I’ve spoken to loads of them in the last 6 months about him. So, he will be a big miss.”
Mitten went on to say that this doesn’t mean United should have kept him, because of his age and wages, but his legacy at the club is secure.
Casemiro’s United legacy is secure
Casemiro’s farewell tour has made Man Utd fans question the decision to sanction his departure, but the bigger picture makes it clear that it’s the right decision.
He has contributed way more than a deal of that size merited, and it’s only because of his professionalism that the transfer looks like a small error instead of a monumental blunder.
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Having said that, his legacy is secure at the club, as he has formed a genuine bond with the club and its fans, and is leaving on a high note.
Add to that his impact on the dressing room and on young players, and it is easy to see why he will always be welcomed back at Old Trafford.
It’s a similar case to Cristiano Ronaldo’s, who burned all bridges when he left United the second time, but his influence left the likes of Dalot as much better professionals for life.
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