Erik ten Hag whisked out Casemiro at the interval in the Premier League match against Brentford.
The decision to subbed off the Real Madrid legend was shocking as well as a significant conjecture on the Dutch’s new Man United squad plan.
Futballnews learnt Erik ten Hag had planned a tactical overhaul in Man United squad to arrest the club’s recent dwindling fortunes.
Sources close to the club revealed the likes of Marcus Rashford and other underperforming first team stars are more likely to lose their starting berth in the imminent overhaul.
However, whether the likes of Casemiro will be affected is still unknown. Hence, when ten Hag decided to subbed off the Brazilian midfielder at the interval, pundits were quick to assume Casemiro may likely be a casualty of ten Hag’s planned new tactical direction.
First, the substitution was unusual. Casemiro is a 90 minutes player, key to Erik ten Hag’s Man United squad. He only misses matches on red cards and suspensions.
Casemiro was obviously displeased with the decision to sub him off against Brentford but Erik ten Hag shares a different opinion. ten Hag’s submission in post match press conference was a glue of what is to come.
When asked about the unusual Casemiro sub, the Dutch gave a four-word response that sums it all; ”I wanted more football.”
Notably, the man in the picture who covered Casemiro’s limitations was Christian Eriksen. This has raised more questions than answers. Is Christian Eriksen better than Casemiro? Should he start ahead of Casemiro in matches?
Obviously, the questions will be answered by ten Hag himself in the coming days as he goes about his starting lineup and selections in subsequent matches.
Notably, his substitutions made a huge difference in the Brentford match. McTominay who came on for Sofyan Amrabat scored the two goals that completed the late comeback for the Red Devils.
