The red panther
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LaughableMentioning just his league 12/13 form is beyond ridiculous when Manchester United reached three Champions league finals, winning one and being stopped only by one of the best teams ever(if not the best) twice with Carrick as one of our instrumental players in all three campaigns. Last time we reached CL final, he was playing next to Giggs in midfield two ffs, and he was excellent. He was also at least twice our player of the season since 2010. He is going high even in his 36th, and he is still easily one of the best passers around.
But yeah, overrated. Let's talk now about building the team around Schwensteiger who at 31 couldn't play as good as Carrick can in his 36th.
Mourinho is giving Schweinsiteiger a shamefull treatment now and last year Schweinsteiger was unable to play much and settle into the team because of injurries. But in terms of ability and career Schweinsteiger is easily 3 times the player Carrick is. Carrick has been as good as unexisting in the past 3 seasons. No assists, no goals and I remember some games of him where he was depressingly bad and many people were calling him a spend force and that he should better retire. Right now he is having a bit of a renaissence under Mourinho the last few games but he isn't doing anything out of the ordinary except providing simple midfield contol and defensive cover which no doubt Schweinsteiger could be providing just as easily. The overrating of Carrick on here is just mind boggling.
I'am also fairly sure if we would have this discussion about who were great midfield players of this generation with football fans of other clubs, only United fans would think of Carrick whilst Schweinsteiger would be one of those names top of the mind of many other football fans regardless of club. Carrick is an overrated United **** hero and he will only ever go down as a great midfield player in the minds of his United fanboys. But in 10 years most football fans (except the United fanboy club) will have forgotten about him completley whilst Schweinsteiger will live on as one of Bayern's and Germany's greatest ever midfielders and captains.