Andy_Cole
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Him in a 3 man midfield. With a front 3 of Lukaku, Sanchez and Martial. Rotated with Rashford, Mata and Lingard. This will bring us glory this season.
Discuss.
Discuss.
Actually Carrick has always gotten easily pressed out. I'm not sure when the narrative started that he could dominate games against a press. Under pressure, Carrick was sending the ball to VDS or a defender 9 out of 10 timesCarrick gets pressed out of the game because he has lost his legs.
Carrick in his late 20s would be amazing in this team.
An absolute myth.Actually Carrick has always gotten easily pressed out. I'm not sure when the narrative started that he could dominate games against a press. Under pressure, Carrick was sending the ball to VDS or a defender 9 out of 10 times
Feel free to disagree. That's what forums are for. I think he was a good player but a great beneficiary of the Fergie era where teams camped in their box and rarely committed to pressing our midfielders. When they did, he would disappear. Think the Bilbao tie was one of such but I won't pass this opinion off as a factAn absolute myth.
You need to watch some games with him in his prime as this is wrong on all levels..Actually Carrick has always gotten easily pressed out. I'm not sure when the narrative started that he could dominate games against a press. Under pressure, Carrick was sending the ball to VDS or a defender 9 out of 10 times
Definitely. And I still don't think we've replaced him, no matter how hard we've tried.One of the most underrated players in PL history IMO, wish we could have kept him.
We were the same, he got some serious stick form some of our supporters cause they “didn’t know what he did”, then we signed Modric and again the same fans asked “what exactly does he do”. True sign of a world class player is when they find time on the ball that others don’t, and makes everything look easy. We don’t have a replacement right now, maybe Winks, but he’s still very raw and not really in the exact same mould.Definitely. And I still don't think we've replaced him, no matter how hard we've tried.
I remember he was basically a one man midfield in SAFs last season, he was absolutely immense.
Dembele isn't doing a bad job for you to be fair.We were the same, he got some serious stick form some of our supporters cause they “didn’t know what he did”, then we signed Modric and again the same fans asked “what exactly does he do”. True sign of a world class player is when they find time on the ball that others don’t, and makes everything look easy. We don’t have a replacement right now, maybe Winks, but he’s still very raw and not really in the exact same mould.
Indeed it would be glorious. Dembele carries the ball probably as good as any player I’ve seen, strong and glides past players but doesn’t have the same range of passing or vision to make a game tick, and sadly never 100% fit. He needs a player like Eriksen on the pitch with him to shine.Dembele isn't doing a bad job for you to be fair.
Peak Carrick and Modric would be a pretty amazing midfield two, though.
I love Carrick but peak Modric was the best midfielder in the world so it'd have to be him.Indeed it would be glorious. Dembele carries the ball probably as good as any player I’ve seen, strong and glides past players but doesn’t have the same range of passing to make a game tick, and sadly never 100% fit. Would be hard to choose 1 between Modric and Carrick, a real head scratcher, my favourite type of player.
Ye, him and Dier have been fantastic.Dembele isn't doing a bad job for you to be fair.
Peak Carrick and Modric would be a pretty amazing midfield two, though.
Yeah your probably right, I’d happily take Modric back even now, for a season or 2 but he deserves to retire at Madrid if they let him.I love Carrick but peak Modric was the best midfielder in the world so it'd have to be him.
Rooney is the answer. Him and Pogba floating around in front of Matic, spraying raking balls out the Valencia, then jogging over to Valencia to receive the guaranteed post-shuffle pass backwards from him.