{"id":280032,"date":"2024-05-10T19:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T18:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/?p=280032"},"modified":"2024-05-10T18:43:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T17:43:52","slug":"casemiro-dropped-from-brazils-copa-america-squad-in-latest-blow-in-wretched-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2024\/05\/10\/casemiro-dropped-from-brazils-copa-america-squad-in-latest-blow-in-wretched-season-280032\/","title":{"rendered":"Casemiro dropped from Brazil&#8217;s Copa America squad in latest blow in wretched season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--Article Start--><br \/>\nHero of last season and an equally bigger fall from grace this year, that has been the story of many Manchester United players.<\/p>\n<p>However, arguably no player embodies that fall quite as drastically as Casemiro.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian has gone from being the &#8220;cement between the stones&#8221; to a walking disaster who is only in the team because there are no other options.<\/p>\n<p>His departure in the summer looks inevitable and finally, that wretched form has seen him pay the price internationally as well.<\/p>\n<p>Casemiro has been dropped from Brazil&#8217;s Copa America squad as his bad performances have caught up with him.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian has generally been a safe and tested lieutenant at the international scene regardless of what&#8217;s going on at the club level.<\/p>\n<p>However, with the emergence of other talented midfielders in that area, former United reject Andreas Pereira being one, he has finally been squeezed out.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8Official:<\/p>\n<p>The Brazil squad for the 2024 Copa America! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BLiJVB8Mv7\">pic.twitter.com\/BLiJVB8Mv7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brasil Football \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 (@BrasilEdition) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrasilEdition\/status\/1788960455681085645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Joining him on the sidelines is another United Brazilian who has struggled this season in Antony.<\/p>\n<p>Both players have fallen under the weight of expectation due to their price tag and perhaps have become symbols of a struggling club this season.<\/p>\n<p>Casemiro lurches from one disaster to another as his tired legs struggle to cover acres of space in midfield and recently reached the <a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2024\/05\/07\/paul-scholes-rips-into-casemiros-role-in-humbling-4-0-defeat-to-crystal-palace-279863\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nadir of his United career<\/a> in the defeat away to Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<p>Antony, meanwhile, has drawn the ire of United fans for his lack of productivity combined with his theatrics and demeanour.<\/p>\n<p>From a United point of view, Casemiro being dropped can be an advantage as if they sell him, they&#8217;ll have the player available to go throughout the summer.<\/p>\n<p>In the case when they are not able to sell him, it would still be beneficial as he will finally get a whole summer off, maybe improving his form next season.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Want to be the first to hear breaking Man United news? 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