After a good season with Manchester United, Casemiro was quick to make his place in the Premier League. Real boss in front of the defense of the Red Devils, the 31-year-old Brazilian still hopes to win a title of champion of England, he who has already won everything in Spain with the Casa Blanca. Throughout his career, the former Madrid player has been able to observe and even face the best players on the planet. During an interview for the magazine closetCasemiro returned to certain legends he has been seeing for several years.
“Messi has always been a rival, for Barcelona and Argentina there was no way to escape. It was a pleasure to play against him. He’s a guy who doesn’t need comments, we can just admire him.”says Casemiro about the Pulga, before quoting the three best players of his generation according to him: “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’ve seen Ronaldo, Zidane… but without a doubt these three are the best of my time. I never played against Cristiano, thank God he gave me a lot of titles and victories. Sacred praise, especially to his teammate Neymar who has never won a Ballon d’Or, unlike the other players put forward by the Brazilian midfielder.