jasonrh, you must be really bored.... or Carrick's no.1 fan, which is it?
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Certainly most United fans rate him.
after Ronaldo, the veterans from class of 92, and Rooney, he is my fav United player.
Football fans don't just appear on the internet. Go down any pub like most people, and you will not meet many people who rate him.
I know plenty of football fans who rate him.
Whats capello playing at is the question really.
I thought carrick would be his cup of tea...right up his alley, but just doesnt seem to fancy him
good enough to be in the squad.Do the majority of Non United fans that you know rate him?
Couldn't agree more, Gus.Whats capello playing at is the question really.
I thought carrick would be his cup of tea...right up his alley, but just doesnt seem to fancy him
It baffles me, it really does.
He's worked with and seen countless players...i would have thought he'd see a bit of pirlo in him and given the lack of english players who like to keep the ball i thought he'd be a shoe in, but what do i know eh.
Except for the fact we didn't line up like that and Tevez and Park gave Herculean performances to cover, you'd have an excellent point.
So, no, it's not 'end of' you'd be smarter bumping this after the final in which we play three in the middle.
I'll likely get a real pranging for saying this, but since (with the benefit of hindsight) anyone with the temerity to have doubted Carrick is to branded an idiot...
I still don't know that I'd have spent 17 on him, especially knowing that we already had Fletcher, and now knowing we would get Hargreaves and Anderson.
No point going in to it here though as we sure as hell don't need another Carrick vs. Hargreaves thread.
I still don't know that I'd have spent 17 on him, especially knowing that we already had Fletcher, and now knowing we would get Hargreaves and Anderson.
No point going in to it here though as we sure as hell don't need another Carrick vs. Hargreaves thread.
Because he brings something to the team which none of those players really bring to us bar Scholes. He can pass a ball with either foot Long/Short and He regains possession well with his good positioning alot of the time he doesnt have to slide in he just intercepts passes. Can shoot really well but doesnt seem to have a go too often
Hargreaves - more a ball winner and defensive shield but has the ability to drive the ball forward if necessary. Good at freekicks and long range shooting. Can pretty much run all day long and can also provide RB cover. Good at crossing aswel
Anderson - Attack minded player but fergie seems to be moulding him for an all rounder midfield job due to his dynamic ability to get forward and defend. Can also play a killer ball and has a good shot but is still very young and his passing and all round game will improve with time. Had scholes not been injured we wouldnt really have seen too much of him at all this season.
Fletch - Not the greatest at ball retention but what he does bring is the occasional goal and tons of drive in the middle of the park, he has a great fighting spirit in him which every engine room requires
Fair points on Carrick, KKane. It's subtle, but I'll keep an eye out for it. The doubts I have with him are that he only seems to have the one gear, and I rarely see him impose himself on a match. Can't take it by the scruff like our Keane did (a big ask). Against a tough opponent, the ball seems to get played around him too easily.
Well observed on the rest of them as well.
Well observed on the rest of them as well.
Watch him throughout a match and just focus on him.
He's just fantastic.
And given what the state of our MF was like when we bought him (from Christmas Scholes thought everyone was playing a 8-8-4 against us; Smith was in CM until he got his leg snapped in half; and we ended the season playing a CM pairing of O'Shea and Giggs) he was a hugely important buy.
What an important piece of the puzzle he was, outrage that he doesnt start for England he is exactly what they need to pair Gerrard with imo
It shouldn't. Capello has to learn soon that men like Gerard don't actually do much centrally first. When it comes to the type of possession football he wants England to play. A few more friendlies will teach him to look in Carrick's direction. I'm certain.
I can understand Carrick not starting for England, who to pick there is open for considerable debate. But for him not to make the squad...it's a mystery.
to be fair, there're alot of mugs in this thread.
Scholes-Carrick midfield partnership won us the title last season.
What a fantastic signing. Would you say he's even our first choice in central midfield at the moment?
I think so, I think he's the first one on the team sheet for a CM position
Some of the people at the start of this were so wrong 
Fantastic signing for us.
And wasn't a large proportion of the transfer fee made up of future club success?
And wasn't a large proportion of the transfer fee made up of future club success?
at the time i really thought he was crap at Spurs. He has more than proved me wrong.
you've been pwned in the face.IN THE FACE!
...Stupid and ignorant son of a bitch.
Loon.
I see you're still a fecking imbecile. Congratulations
Ditto...
Although instead of having a go why not admit that your post was OTT. Why are you so confrontational btw?
Why do you feel the need to verbally abuse others? Is it the lack of confidence on your statements and opinions, a sign of your immaturity or a sign of your low social status? Only these three things can account for the way you treat those that don't agree with you on the internet.
This is the clue.
I watched the FA cup game vs Villa a second time, just watching Carrick. This wasn't a game I thought he'd been particularly good, and it was when most people still thought he was out of form.
I was shocked. Schocked by the fact there was so much about his importance for the team I'd never noticed before - even about football I hadn't been aware of!
The way he shut down Villa every time they approached, without even having to reach for the ball - just by small shifts in positioning.
How he at every occation of getting the ball, managed to put United in an attacking mode immediately with his intelligent passing - particularly the simple looking ones.
On first view, I'd considered us lucky against an aggressive and dominant (in-form) Villa. Watching Carrick, I also noticed how little threatened we actually were throughout the match, and I understood a bit more about how we now have 163-47 in goal differance over the last two league seasons, while getting reaching the CL semis twice in a row and having good FA cup runs at the same time.
It wasn't over the top. I was responding to a person who had been bugging me all week.
Because I keep coming across posters like you. Who seem to have nothing of value to do on here. Apart from having a go at what ever I post.
It has nothing to do with people any of that. I'm an ultra confident person. Plus I only abuse people who deserve. Because I don't mince words. Not "people who disagree with me" as you claim.
Besides my aggression has everything to do with every Tom, Dick and Harry poster feeling they have to come up with dumb ass commentary on everything I post to score social points on the cafe. Even when what I've posted is correct. Or what they are commenting on had a context as to why it was posted, that they have no inkling about.
I'm not referring to you by the way but I think you get the picture.
Christ you're weird, how many times have I had a go at you then? (I barely remember interacting with you on here unlike others)... infact don't bother. Lets just move on. 
Maybe you have me mixed up with another poster.
Maybe you have me mixed up with another poster.
Christ you're weird, how many times have I had a go at you then? (I barely remember interacting with you on here unlike others)... infact don't bother. Lets just move on.
I moved on long ago. You clearly didn't that's why you dug it up. A post that had to do with Stobzilla and not you. You wish. You are still the same irritating airhead poster you've always been when I've had the displeasure of interacting with you.
Christ you're weird, how many times have I had a go at you then? (I barely remember interacting with you on here unlike others)... infact don't bother. Lets just move on.
Maybe you have me mixed up with another poster.
I ignore him, he's nuts
Clearly ... how he manages to type while simultaneously chewing on his own cock is a mystery.I ignore him, he's nuts
The Rubberman.
Yes, you're right on this one... Too many muppets in here looking for a social life on the internet.
Clearly ... how he manages to type while simultaneously chewing on his own cock is a mystery.
The Rubberman.
A classic a example of what I mean. ^^^^You never have anything of value to say or post ever! You are a real pathetic piece of work.
Yes he's the only creative midfielder we've got, plays big in the important games and longterm he'll be there with Hargreaves and Anderson.!
Precisely. Afrocentricity is a prime example of that type of poster.