I’m definitely a fan of the team he’s put out.
Carrick's First Team
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12 subs in Europe.
Of the 32 CL teams in MD04, 20 had 2 keepers on the bench (Ajax, Atalanta, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Benfica, Chelsea, Juventus, Liverpool, Malmo, Manchester City, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, Porto, Real Madrid, Salzburg, Sevilla, Sheriff, Sporting Lisbon, Young Boys, Zenit). Funnily enough all the English sides apart from us.
And tonight our opponents have two on the bench as well. It's normal.
Bruno benched. Didn't see that coming. Let's see if this gives us a bit better ball retention.
He looks handsome in a suit, there I said it!
You know what, i know this club is in crisis right now as to the future of the managerial structure......but i do love seeing Carrick on the sidelines all suited up.
I like it!
Martial through the middle then?
It might be normal but I still maintain it's stupid. One sub keeper is more than enough and should be filled by an outfield player if possible. Appreciation the stats.
Showing more tactical organization in 10 minutes than 3 years under Ole 
Don't talk sense, we need to keep the outrage going here.
Mctominay is such a hinderance to us. Not comfortable passing forward, never an option to receive the ball. How long have we been expediting the same problems?
They are passing through our midfield like it’s not there
Away teams tend to take three keepers on the trip in case one of the other two picks up an injury before the game. Given we've "only" got 10 players on the bench out of a possible 12, Heaton isn't taking the place of an outfield player as we had two more spaces anyway.
Elanga, Mejbri, Mengi etc were better served playing against Villarreal U19s in the Youth League in a crucial game to help decide who would automatically qualify for the knockouts rather than be a probable unused sub for the first team.
MacTominay has.not kicked on from his initial promise. So indecisive and ineffectual at decision making. Poor finesse at challenges. We need much better in the pivot
That's what happens when you have bad midfielders.
Not great but at least he has tried something.
The 4-3-3, 4-4-2 hybrid at least showed some deviation from the typical approach. It's an idea. Get Ronaldo some support, get into a shape to cover his lack of tracking back.
Just hasn't worked due to quality and lack of intensity as usual.
The 4-3-3, 4-4-2 hybrid at least showed some deviation from the typical approach. It's an idea. Get Ronaldo some support, get into a shape to cover his lack of tracking back.
Just hasn't worked due to quality and lack of intensity as usual.
Hard for the players to show a new found confidence when it’s the same coaches they’ve had for the past 2 years.
Having said that some of these so called footballers don’t have an awful lot of ability with their feet on the ball. Any manager is going to struggle playing any sort of possession based stuff with our two midfielders and right back anywhere near the first team.
Having said that some of these so called footballers don’t have an awful lot of ability with their feet on the ball. Any manager is going to struggle playing any sort of possession based stuff with our two midfielders and right back anywhere near the first team.
On your first point fair enough. I did add the caveat if possible.
On your second point I disagree. Elanga, Mejbri and Mengi would be better served being with the first team as an unused sub than playing in a U19 game. It's a subjective evaluation but I think the chance to come on is worth a lot more than a U19 game whatever the stakes.
i did. He was overused by Ole
Good team selection, well balanced, I am feeling more confident as a consequence
Best performance of the season. Fair play Michael Carrick.
Let's hope Woodward isn't getting too excited, mind!
Let's hope Woodward isn't getting too excited, mind!
this is weird seeing substitutions that make logical sense
First half was very tepid but the second half has been a smart display. Carrick laying down a claim.
Fantastic gameplan. Compact and sold shape in the 1st half then pick them apart in the 2nd half, this is what we should have done in the final.
Carrick's at the wheel. 
For what?
He's much smarter than he lets on.
I think Carrick deserves full time job. 4 year contract should be signed sometime this week!
Give this guy the longest contract known to man! What do we have to lose?
Did his job as a caretaker just fine. Good subs that changed the game for us.
Hopefully the board doesn't hire him permanently now.
Hopefully the board doesn't hire him permanently now.
One game in charge and he’s got us knocked out of the Europa League.
A 3 year extension.For what?
Got it spot on tonight.
Arise Sir Michael
Good result. But let's not act like this was some kind of masterclass from Carrick. If not for De Gea we'd have been 3-0 down within the hour.
Did what he needed to, got us out of the group stages.
Well done, that was a really high pressure situation to be in for his first game.
Got his subs spot on.
Carrick only got one wrong - Martial.
Thoroughly enjoyed that. Exactly what I want to see in the sense that for the first time in a long time we were a team with a shape, a structure and care and patience on the ball. As a foundation, it is exactly the base we should be building on.