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Post by Stew on Jun 10, 2016 10:00:07 GMT
I'm giving all our CMs a free pass from last year. Stew lets say we go with that bar fellaini who personally I want sold. we have bastian, carrick, morgan, Herrera, tfm hopefully can get added to the mix and fair to say although we don't like him rooney. without one being sold will we actually get a midfielder? I think someone will probably go mate and if I had to guess I'd say Bastian. He's been a fantastic player but his injury record over the last few years isn't great and will most likely get worse. I really hope it's not Ander, I'd love him to be let of the reins, similar to his Bilbao days. We've been linked with Pogba, Matic and Gomes to such an extent that you feel we must be after one of them. |
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Post by viking22 on Jun 10, 2016 10:01:53 GMT
Carrick was good for us last year especially second half of the season when LVG briefly flirted with a 4-3-3. Every player has suffered from LVG's decision last season to play two defensive midfielders to shield our fragile backline. Also he got overused last season because LVG hates to rotate. Played less frequently just as Scholes and Giggs were when they hit their mid 30s I think he'd play a lot better.
I don't think he has the legs to play in Mourinho's favored 4-2-3-1 except against very weak teams who park the bus but he is a useful option to have in case we want to mix it up with a 4-3-3. He is still the best passer in the team and his experience and reading of the game is very impressive. Unlike LVG Mourinho will play to his strengths.
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Post by Sméagol on Jun 10, 2016 10:01:54 GMT
I hope Mourinho will give McNair a chance in midfield. He was really impresive there for Northern Ireland. Maybe not the first pick but he could definitely be a solution
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Post by mightyez on Jun 10, 2016 10:06:32 GMT
Stew lets say we go with that bar fellaini who personally I want sold. we have bastian, carrick, morgan, Herrera, tfm hopefully can get added to the mix and fair to say although we don't like him rooney. without one being sold will we actually get a midfielder? I think someone will probably go mate and if I had to guess I'd say Bastian. He's been a fantastic player but his injury record over the last few years isn't great and will most likely get worse. I really hope it's not Ander, I'd love him to be let of the reins, similar to his Bilbao days. We've been linked with Pogba, Matic and Gomes to such an extent that you feel we must be after one of them. really agree on ander, and with that being said I would hope it's matic we get. I can only see gomes being a replacement type for ander and same with pogba, whereas matic is more a replacement for bastian. I would not like to really see morgan of tfm sit whilst they can do it I think box to box would suit them more as they are more dynamic |
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Post by mightyez on Jun 10, 2016 10:07:19 GMT
I hope Mourinho will give McNair a chance in midfield. He was really impresive there for Northern Ireland. Maybe not the first pick but he could definitely be a solution Hi manager has said he is wasted in defense and midfield is far better for him where he can sit and protect the back 4 |
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Post by Stew on Jun 10, 2016 10:10:12 GMT
Doesn't Jose usually play 4-2-3-1?
So you could be looking at
Back 4
Morgan, Carrick/Matic
Mata/Jesse/new RW most likely, Rooney (barf)/Ander, Martial
Rashford/Ibra
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2016 10:11:37 GMT
If Carrick starts ten or less games throughout the season I'm happy he's staying. Not sure about the whole keeping him for his experience, because unless he's 100% different off camera/in the dressing room to what we see on the pitch and in interviews, then he won't be very good at passing it on/inspiring.
Seemingly nice chap though and still a decent player
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Post by CaajScot on Jun 10, 2016 13:28:33 GMT
| FAN NEWS & BLOGS 10/06/2016 08:45, Report by Steve Bartram
OPINION: UNITED NEED WINNERS LIKE CARRICK
ManUtd.com's Steve Bartram welcomes the announcement that Michael Carrick has signed a new one-year contract at Manchester United, retaining his experience and quality for the 2016/17 season...
Experience, the old proverb tells us, is the teacher of all things. The retention of 34-year-old Michael Carrick on a new, one-year contract pays heed to the teachings of recent seasons. Jose Mourinho’s early work in office has not only looked to the future with contract extensions for exciting young talents but has quickly and decisively secured the services of one of the club’s most decorated players, someone who has been there, done it and won it. While media rumblings continue to link United with transfers for dynamic central midfielders, the retention of Carrick and his oodles of know-how is a hugely important piece of business. He remains a supremely able midfielder, an intelligent, visionary string-puller with the kind of talent which seldom glides out of the English football factory. Carrick has rarely relied on pace, opting instead to use a mind sharper than almost any opponent. The manner in which old stagers Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes were carefully managed by Sir Alex Ferguson added years to their careers, and the same approach would likely keep Carrick relevant to United’s first team beyond the initial term of his one-season contract extension. But while his influence on the field hinges on selection, his effect in the dressing room does not, and it is behind the scenes where the impact of Carrick’s new deal will be felt keenest. “Carras is like the father figure in the team now,” Luke Shaw recently admitted. “He tends to give advice and look out for people because he’s a caring guy. What he’s been through with this club is massive. He’s a great player who has achieved so much.” For all the fanfare afforded Bastian Schweinsteiger’s arrival last summer, it is only on the international stage that the German’s achievements dwarf those of Carrick, who can now – after May’s FA Cup final – claim to have a complete set of domestic honours to accompany his stints as a world and European champion. With the exception of the Europa League and UEFA Super Cup, Michael has won every available honour during his decade at Old Trafford. Between the summers of 2013 and 2015, 14 first-team regulars left the Old Trafford playing squad. Some mainstays, some Academy products, some both. Between them, they had made 4,419 appearances and won 120 major honours with United. That’s 14 champions, almost all of whom were suitably immersed in United’s culture to know exactly what it takes to repeatedly succeed at Old Trafford. Even those to whom the 2012/13 Premier League title was a new sensation, Tom Cleverley and Danny Welbeck, had spent the majority of their lives being brought up to be United players. They knew the demands, expectations and traditions we have here. Of course, it is an unavoidable truth that it doesn’t always work out for everybody; individual agendas and circumstances do change. As formidable a striker as Robin van Persie was in his debut season at Old Trafford, his form after Ferguson’s departure dipped, quite possibly through disappointment at only getting to spend one season working under the Scot. Other players required the regular involvement which would not have been forthcoming if they had remained with United. Sometimes a change benefits both parties. But for Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra to depart the club, in the same summer that Giggs swapped dressing room for coaches’ room, eroded a mass of experience from the United squad in one go. For homegrown talents Darren Fletcher and Jonny Evans to follow within the next year, alongside Nani, Anderson, Rafael and Chicharito, an impact was inevitable. That is why the experience and presence of Carrick is an invaluable commodity. Mourinho has inherited a squad rich on talent and promise, but without an abundance of serial champions in their midst. Carrick is not only an enduringly skilled midfielder, he is a reference point for all that a successful Manchester United is and all that the club currently seeks to reprise. Ferguson urged his players to look around the dressing room and be safe in the knowledge that they were surrounded by winners. Nobody could look at Michael Carrick and see anything but. The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be considered as representative of Manchester United Football Club.www.manutd.com/en/Fanzone/News-And-Blogs/2016/Jun/Steve-Bartram-blogs-on-the-importance-of-retaining-Michael-Carrick.aspx
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Post by CaajScot on Jul 28, 2016 13:22:34 GMT
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Post by Bestie on Jul 28, 2016 14:35:22 GMT
It absolutely infuriates me that Carrick is capable of that sort of goal and yet he has only ever done it once in ten years. |
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Post by ScholesEvilTwin on Jul 28, 2016 14:48:25 GMT
It absolutely infuriates me that Carrick is capable of that sort of goal and yet he has only ever done it once in ten years. Roma x2 also. EDIT: Well, the hitting it from the edge/outside the area part. |
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Post by Ole's Red Whiteknight03 Army on Jul 28, 2016 18:10:25 GMT
Why are we bumping the Carrick thread? Did something happen that requires a scapegoat?
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Post by Ole's Red Whiteknight03 Army on Jul 28, 2016 18:12:34 GMT
It absolutely infuriates me that Carrick is capable of that sort of goal and yet he has only ever done it once in ten years. How much of that was down to Carrick's personality and how much was down to coaching and tactics? I honestly don't know, but he seems capable of much more than he displays. |
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Post by CaajScot on Aug 23, 2016 9:15:24 GMT
| FOOTBALL NEWS
 VIDEO ** 23/08/2016 09:52, Report by Joshua Kerr
CARRICK REFLECTS ON 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Tuesday marks a decade since midfielder Michael Carrick made his competitive debut for Manchester United, coming on as a substitute in a 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic at The Valley.
Talking to United Review, the official matchday programme, Carrick has been reflecting on his 10 years at the club and about his time as United player so far. “When I signed, I came here just hoping to try to force my way into the team”, said Carrick, referring to his arrival from Tottenham Hotspur before the start of the 2006/07 season. “Ten years later, to be here and have had a decent time, winning some good things, it’s a bit strange how quickly it has all gone, but hopefully there is still more to come.” Described by many as a modest player, Carrick is certainly humble in referring to his achievements at United as “decent” – with the Englishman having won five Premier League titles, a League Cup, a UEFA Champions League, a FIFA Club World Cup and, in May for the first time, an FA Cup. The victory at Wembley against Crystal Palace completed Carrick’s collection of all the domestic honours, something truly remarkable and that few have achieved. “The FA Cup was massive and a big relief more than anything to me. To finally get it after trying for so long to get my hands on it and win it was quite emotional really on the day.” And our Players' Player of the Year in 2012-13 says winning silverware again has only increased his appetite. “To get your hands on it and taste it again makes you feel you want to win more and more,” he stated. www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2016/Aug/michael-carrick-reflects-on-10-year-anniversary-of-debut.aspx **
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Post by viking22 on Aug 24, 2016 8:31:49 GMT
Probably coaching and having to play second string to someone as talented as Paul Scholes. At Tottenham he had a more expansive role. But he's been a very important part of our success under Fergie so can't complain too much.
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