MADRID, 11 Apr. (SportsFinding) –
Real Madrid midfielder Carlos Henrique Casemiro has assured that Chelsea cannot be “trusted” despite reaching the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals at the Santiago Bernabéu on Tuesday with a 1-3 lead of the first leg, and has stated that whistling the Welshman Gareth Bale is “whistling history” for the white club.
“When a player is whistled, all of us are whistled. Football is opinion, but I don’t agree. We have to support him. I don’t like whistling Bale, he’s a historic player for this club, who has scored important goals When a player like that is whistled, the history of this club is whistled,” he declared at a press conference.
Thus, the Brazilian appealed to focus all efforts on supporting the team this Tuesday. “Tomorrow we have to face a very difficult match, although we played the best 90 minutes of the season the other day. But after Tuchel’s words we cannot trust ourselves. I want to ask for the support of the fans, because we know that it will be very difficult; he is the current champion of the ‘Champions’, he has our respect. The fans tomorrow have to give everything together with us”, he affirmed.
“We can’t talk about our weapons, because we feed our rivals. We don’t trust them at all. We have our fans and our home. The best will go through to the tie. Last year’s champion has all our respect,” he continued.
Regarding the possibility of winning a LaLiga Santander and ‘Champions’ double this season, Casemiro was cautious. “When it comes to Real Madrid, they always talk about winning everything. Before the season started, everyone claimed to be 12 points ahead in LaLiga and in the Champions League quarter-finals. It touches on the most important and the most difficult” , he underlined.
He also stressed that “Real Madrid is the greatest demand in the world”. “We have to stay on track to win titles and games. The key to everything is balance,” he said. “The key to this is the shield, this club lives from this, from winning impossible games, games that no one believes in. Even if people don’t believe it, until the end, let’s go, Real,” he said.
“BENZEMA IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PLAYER FOR US TODAY”
In another order of things, the Madrid midfielder did not want to reveal if he thinks the team is more solid with four players in midfield. “When you play with Fede you have one game system, with Asensio another… But we all want to win. You have to ask the coach, who is a gentleman and understands a lot about this,” he said, before talking about his possible replacement .
“There is no substitute for Casemiro, there is no substitute for Luka Modric, there is no substitute for Toni Kroos… Each player has their characteristics. There are not many similar ones, but the other day Fede and Camavinga showed that they are important players in the squad, and to win titles they are all important”, he continued.
He was also full of praise for French striker Karim Benzema. “The only thing that has changed about Karim in recent years is the goals. He understands the game. You only see the goal, the 90 minutes, we see it every day in training. It is the history of this club. We want to continue enjoying the player that he is, the most important player for us today,” he said.
Finally, questioned about his trust with the referees, whom he addresses by their first names, Casemiro explained that it is a question of “respect”. “It’s respect for the referees. Everyone defends their work, I defend Madrid. The referees want to do their best, they don’t want to fail. I have the values that my mother has given me,” he said, before concluding valuing the fifth yellow card seen against Getafe.
“What happens on the field, stays on the field. I shouldn’t have received that card for protesting, it’s my fault. There are times when you have to control yourself, and doing it on the field is difficult,” he concluded on the cardboard that will prevent him from playing against Sevilla at the Sánchez-Pizjuán.