Originally Posted by Instant Karma

Exactly...watch the goal we conceded against Derby. Carrick is jogging 5 yards from Teale and does fuck all to gain back possession. Hargreaves would have tried to win the ball but he runs around like a headless chicken

Last season - a last minute smash and grab at Anfield, get beaten home and away by Arsenal, get humiliated by the likes of Lille, Celtic, Copenhagen away from home. FFS, we even struggled against Boro, away to Fulham, away at Pompey, away against City and at St James when the likes of Ronaldo/Scholes had to produce something exceptional for the points. Carrick is exactly what we need because he can pass well against Charlton and Wigan.