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Michael Carrick


Madcap11 said:
if they appoint Carrick next season, it’s good news for everyone else. Teams will quickly work out his tactics, and it’ll end the same way it did at Boro: a bad run and the sack.
Sunderland already exposed his weaknesses and beat them when he was charged for boro.
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surely they won't make the same mistake they did with solskjaer. Nobody can be that stupid surely.
 
glendvd100 said:
surely they won't make the same mistake they did with solskjaer. Nobody can be that stupid surely.
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There's a good argument that Solskjaer's reign was hijacked by Ronaldo. It was all going well until he was lumped with him.

It would be funny if they were backed into a corner with Carrick though. Could easily see the first half of next season wasted. By the time he's sacked the big managerial players aren't wanting to come into a disaster half way through a season.

Difficult not to appoint him now though. What if they get Pochettino, it goes tits up and the fans go nuts as they had Carrick doing a perfectly good job.
 
He seems to fall out with owners after 2 or 3 seasons but I’m surprised Conte isnt in frame
Apart from Spurs ( managerial grave yard ) he has done well every club he has been in.
Dont mind Carrick but he’s on a hiding to nothing at United and it will end in tears
 
Poo Butties said:
There's a good argument that Solskjaer's reign was hijacked by Ronaldo. It was all going well until he was lumped with him.

It would be funny if they were backed into a corner with Carrick though. Could easily see the first half of next season wasted. By the time he's sacked the big managerial players aren't wanting to come into a disaster half way through a season.

Difficult not to appoint him now though. What if they get Pochettino, it goes tits up and the fans go nuts as they had Carrick doing a perfectly good job.
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he's done a good job, no doubt about that, but surely they should be looking at "elite" managers if they want to be taken seriously again. This just feels like another disaster waiting to happen. The same has happened with Eddie howe to an extent, in the fact that any manager can come into a club full of doom and gloom and make everyone happy again, simply by not being the last guy. But when that falls away, what are you left with?

The answer is of course, you're left with the richest club in the world sitting in 12th place in the premier league.
 
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Madcap11 said:
if they appoint Carrick next season, it’s good news for everyone else. Teams will quickly work out his tactics, and it’ll end the same way it did at Boro: a bad run and the sack.
Sunderland already exposed his weaknesses and beat them when he was charged for boro.
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He could probably steady a ship for maybe another season but if they want to be back winning trophies they need a better longer term manager imo
 
Madcap11 said:
depends on thier owner. They were stupid to keep amorin for a very long time. Should have sacked him ages ago lol
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Agree, Sir Scruffy Jim is more hands on than the Glazers.
I feel he will appoint Carrick full time, at the end of the season.
Carrick is cheap, continues the MUFC/Fergie pedigree and they should get Champs League football.
But, will Carrick be able to cope with the team playing more than the 40 matches they played this season ?
Don't think the top teams will be intimated by Carrick...
 
red mackem said:
People off their tits saying this is a decent appointment. Guy failed at Boro in the championship.

4th, 8th and sacked at 10th.

Semi-final defeat in the playoffs to Coventry as good as it’s been.

Even the likes of Mowbray, Wilder, Martin and about a million others have done more and proven themselves to better than him
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:lol:
 
Roker Mackem said:
:lol:
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In fairness in the long-term I don’t think the OP is to far out. United have profited from the fact so many clubs have been in Europe but on the flip side if someone said they would have this many points after 37 games back in January they would call you mental. I feel it’s Ole mark 2. If there is ever a year for a ‘surprise’ winner of the PL, it could be next year given the departure of Pep. That team could have been United but I don’t see with Carrick.
 
Arteta must be chuffed.

All change at Man City, Liverpool manager walking a tightrope, Chelsea a new bloke at the helm and now Man Utd taking a gamble,
 
0321safc said:
In fairness in the long-term I don’t think the OP is to far out. United have profited from the fact so many clubs have been in Europe but on the flip side if someone said they would have this many points after 37 games back in January they would call you mental. I feel it’s Ole mark 2. If there is ever a year for a ‘surprise’ winner of the PL, it could be next year given the departure of Pep. That team could have been United but I don’t see with Carrick.
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Villa? The wizards?
 
Clearly got better players than Boro but the squad needs some additions and buying well will be critical. Can’t help but think his honeymoon period will come clattering down before the end of the year.
 
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