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'I still get nervous talking to Zinedine Zidane!': Real Madrid enforcer Casemiro reveals the challenge of playing for his idol and how to beat Manchester City... and even having football analysis tool Wyscout installed at home

Real Madrid's Brazilian midfielder Casemiro has always been the smartest kid on the block, even as an 11-year-old waiting for his trial at Sao Paulo FC to begin.

He had turned up as a striker but when he saw how many hands were raised when the coach asked, 'Who here is a centre forward?' he kept his down by his side.

He knew only 50 kids were going to be selected from the 300 hopefuls. He did the same when the coach asked, 'Who here is a No 10?' Another 50 hands shot up.

Real Madrid's Brazilian midfielder Casemiro has always been the smartest kid on the block

Only when it was time for the holding midfielders to raise their hand did he put his in the air.