Nice ball for Park's first chance but wasn't in the game enough for the most part, defensively he still does better than most of our midfielders though.
Alas poor Carrick...WTF has happened?
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He was supposed to be marking Elokobi for the first goal though.
Carrick did well I thought. Problem for both Carrick and Gibson tonight was that I think they are a bit samey in the way they defend. Hence defensively they both looked out of sorts IMO. Carrick and Fletcher or a triple of Carrick-Fletcher-Scholes is a much better combination in that they complement each other well.
Nah there were three on three; Smalling had the man at the front, Carrick the man at the back and Gibson the man in the middle. Carrick and Smalling were both tight on their men and stayed there throughout, Gibson left a couple of yards in between him and Elokobi before the corner was taken and lost him once the corner was taken.
A fair assessment.
First half he was invisible second half he was much better.
I think Carrick could've moved in ahead of Elokobi and occupied the space before he got there, or did he also let his man get ahead of him?
Best since the Community Shield. Not surprising given he's only started 4 games since then (including today).
But yeah, Carrick did very well. Quality passing throughout and his usual good contibution defensively sweeping up loose balls and making a few crucial blocks and tackles.
He thrives when he has a fluid set of forwards ahead of him making clever runs. Chicharito is the kind of player that Carrick will love to provide service to.
Doesnt say much though.
Invisible in the first half.
Pretty good second. Keep on improving.
Much better in the 2nd half. More like the Carrick we know.
Last two or three appearances he's looked much better.
A second string Wolves team who have not scored a goal much less won a game at United in 5 previous vists. You'd expect him to be good...but, with Carrick you take the small victories because lord knows when the next one will come along.
He had a good game...
That Elokobi goal was strictly Amos' fault.
Besides the pass to Park i did not see alot more form Carrick. Shocker how bad his fornm is.
Really? You need to pay a bit more attention.
Personally, thought he was very poor in the first half, but very good in the second.
Needs more Hargreaves
It was the best fecking pass of the match.
Carrick is doing all he can. He's doing well with his limited opportunities.
He did well yesterday and got better as the game went on.
Actually I thought Gibson was the one that lost his man for the first goal. Completely out of order.He was supposed to be marking Elokobi for the first goal though.
Yeah, Gibson was to blame for that goal.
Encouraging signs, for the most part.
The last time I saw him have a great game for us was last time we played Chelsea, but as long as he gets more game time and improves, then he'll be a good asset.
The last time I saw him have a great game for us was last time we played Chelsea, but as long as he gets more game time and improves, then he'll be a good asset.
I wouldn't be surprised if he was sold in the summer.
The thing is, even with Fletcher and now Scholes struggling to find their best form, I highly doubt Carrick did enough in this match to displace one of the aforementioned players.
He played a damn sight better last night than either of them did against Stoke.
Granted the opposition was stronger but Fletcher and Scholes were both very poor last weekend IMO.
I predict he'll be United's most used sub this season.
You think he will play against Spurs if we play a 4-4-2?
Think Carrick and Fletcher should play every time we play a 4-4-2.
Scholes has been great in some games though?
Passing yes, off the ball in a 4-4-2 we just get overrun with him in the midfield. Imo its a major reason why we have been struggling defensively this year and Fletcher has looked out of form. If you look at the stats Fletcher and Carrick both cover a huge amount of ground (interestingly Carrick usually more than Fletch), and this is something Scholsey is just not able to do unfortunately.
He's fecking brilliant when on form like today. Still underrated by so many.
Carricks coming back!!! Well done today!
Looked like the Carrick of old today; his passing stats from today's game should be quite impressive.
Brain fart in the 93rd minute but apart from that OK.
Nothing to wank over.
Nothing to wank over.
Played well, covered good ground. Some good passing, some poor ones also. Much better in general.
Goodish today, should be coming along the next couple of weeks.
Did his job which was to protect the back-four. His positional play was much better today than it has been the last few times he has played and he made sensible passes but nothing spectacular. All in all a typical Carrick performance, hope he kicks on now.
It is criminal how much you underrate Carrick. He was brilliant today and dominated midfield and was great in our attacking play as well as defensive clean-up.
He played OK, nothing to wank over.
I don't think anyone was 'brilliant' today personally, Vidic, Nani and Park were probably the best players out there for us. Oh and no one 'dominated' midfield ya fool.
Assured display today, very good defensive work and particularly liked his composed interplay with Fletch whilst the ball was bouncing awkwardly in central areas.