Feck me, he was immense, especially in the second half. You could see he grew in confidence; when he's not doubting himself, he's as good as it gets.
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I didn't think he was that great to be honest. Second Half he was much better as he had a lot more time but a lot of our success in the First Half was by bypassing him and going to Fellaini, also he was piss poor on the first City goal. His role is critical to how we play though, was worried after 10mins that we'd be fecked if he got nullified by Milner, our first goal was so crucial.
One of the most underrated players (outside of the club) in the prem, he's brilliant.
How bad is the injury?
Just got home from watching at the pub... God I hope nothing serious.
Any word?
Not sure I agree... Mata was the one who let Silva make the run and get the assist...
Any word?
Not sure I agree... Mata was the one who let Silva make the run and get the assist...
To rip off the quote made about Pirlo
He might not be the best but he is one of the most important.
He might not be the best but he is one of the most important.
They both watched him, for someone who reads the game so well however Carrick has to do so much better than that.
He was majestic today, I hope that injury is nothing serious, vital for us.
my only concern other than his injury is he appears to be crucial to everything we do. if he's out for any period i can see our form really suffering.
Yeah but Silva started in the middle, ran away from the goal, then went out to the wing near mata...
At that point he is Mata's responsibility, especially when you play a single central holding mid. Carrick is most definitely *not* suppose to vacate that central space right infront of the back line. Maybe I am missing something else but that is what i remember from watching the replays at the pub.
Is Shaw close to being fit if Blind has to replace Carrick? Our attacking play suffers if we have to stick Rojo in there, and we've been so good down the left lately...
if onlyDid his job again today, such a shame he couldn't tuck away that chance in the 2nd half.
He ran straight past Carrick and caught him on his heels. He was there but didn't anticipate the run even though he was right in front of him.
Yeah, we are incredibly reliant on him, that's obvious. We need to start looking for a replacement now and not get ourselves into the sorry of situation we did with Scholes again.
Really hope he isn't badly injured. Different side without him, which is concerning.
Why wasn't LvG asked what his injury is?
I think he deserved a little bit of criticism for the first half but in the second oh man he was so good, best half from him despite his early departure.
The thing about him is that if he's pressed hard and the tempo is too high like it was in the begining of the game he struggles but when they backed off and we gained time and confidence he was great. Hope it's nothing serious but I am all for giving Blind a chance and seeing Andy Pereira on the bench :-)
The thing about him is that if he's pressed hard and the tempo is too high like it was in the begining of the game he struggles but when they backed off and we gained time and confidence he was great. Hope it's nothing serious but I am all for giving Blind a chance and seeing Andy Pereira on the bench :-)
Really stepped it up after the first fifteen minutes. That second half performance was majestic.
Because the sports journalists in this country are feckin' morons.
One of the greatest midfielders in world football.
Let's hope he's ok cause we still have some very difficult games ahead of us and not just the visit to Stamford Bridge next Saturday. Carrick's been absolutely vital in LvG's 4-3-3 (or 4-1-4-1). As Louis has stated, he has a 'football brain' and with our current tactical plan, in which the CBs often have to move out of position, he's the perfect choice to shield the central channels, drop deeper when necessary and cover the two CBs.
As for today's game, once Pellegrini replaced Milner with Nasri and 'offered' Carrick enough time on the ball, it was really game over for City. He completely dominated the tempo of the game and picked quite a few neat passes and initiated plenty interesting attacking plays.
As for today's game, once Pellegrini replaced Milner with Nasri and 'offered' Carrick enough time on the ball, it was really game over for City. He completely dominated the tempo of the game and picked quite a few neat passes and initiated plenty interesting attacking plays.
Just rewatched it... You have a point that Carrick is near Silva but you are off in the priorities for each player.
Carrick is the shield, Mata needs to track, and if Mata is on his man as he should be then all is well. Because any player anywhere on the pitch if given the choice of facing up to the man with the ball and shielding the center of the pitch, or tracking a man without the ball need to choose the man with the ball. That is exactly what Carrick does here and what he should do. And the point is he can not shield the center and track Silva; he can not do both he has to choose one. As he is goal side he chose correctly and protected the center of the field.
It looks bad, but this is a team game and when one team mate does not do their duties the whole team can look bad.
And to be honest I see this as typical for Carrick, he does exactly what he is suppose to do, and he still gets blamed
.Just rewatched it... You have a point that Carrick is near Silva but you are off in the priorities for each player.
Carrick is the shield, Mata needs to track, and if Mata is on his man as he should be then all is well. Because any player anywhere on the pitch if given the choice of facing up to the man with the ball and shielding the center of the pitch, or tracking a man without the ball need to choose the man with the ball. That is exactly what Carrick does here and what he should do. And the point is he can not shield the center and track Silva; he can not do both he has to choose one. As he is goal side he chose correctly and protected the center of the field.
It looks bad, but this is a team game and when one team mate does not do their duties the whole team can look bad.
And to be honest I see this as typical for Carrick, he does exactly what he is suppose to do, and he still gets blamed
What is he shielding? The play is broken, Smalling is at RB so Carrick has to look after that inside right space that Smalling has just left which Silva glides into. Carrick, Mata and Valencia are all fault but Carrick should do better with his defensive nous. Carrick has to drop into CB there. It all happens very quickly but I expect better from Carrick.
The center of the pitch mate. He knows Smalling is not there. He can not let a ball into the center.
He has to drop in at RCB, let Fellaini or whoever protect the centre, everyone has to come across because of Valencia getting caught up the pitch. Carrick is not purely at fault admittedly but he can do better. You are right about other people not doing their job making things look worse than they are.
He made at least one or two goal saving interceptions around the box today, something that actually lacked this year in his play. Hopefully he will be OK.
Thought he got a Red for a second. Walked away for a bit and came back to the pundit saying "he went straight to the tunnel, didn't wait to see the result." Hope he's alright, we need him.
It didn't look that bad. He'll start against the renties.
I really hope it's not bad, we'll need him for Saturday. He was brilliant today and deserves just as much praise as Young, Fellaini and Mata have got today.
Yep. As soon as Milner went off I was fairly confident we were about to utterly dominate the midfield (as opposed to only 'slightly dominating' before), and that's exactly what happened until we scored our 4th and took our foot off the pedal.
Hope Carrick's ok.
One word: Maestro.
It's only taken for him to reach 33(?) for him to be universally recognized as England's best midfielder
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RAN
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The goal conceded was kind of similar to the one at arsenal actually. Different players but tracking runs from the right wing gets pretty messy.
I don't know who's responsibility it is. Expecting mata or di maria to track runs that deep into our box seems a bit counterproductive to be honest.
I'd hope smalling and valencia would deal with it tbh and carrick or blind covers as necessary. Honestly carrick has always been a bit too reluctant to make a tackle.
Overall i'd just say its something we need to work on in training. Maybe pull hererra back a few yards.
It wasn't a badly worked goal in fairness.
Hope hes ok for Chelsea. Wouldn't object to giving him a week out if he needs it though.
Bad timing but getting him back fit and 100% for a good pre season and hopefully keep him fit and available for more of next season would be my priority at this point.
I don't know who's responsibility it is. Expecting mata or di maria to track runs that deep into our box seems a bit counterproductive to be honest.
I'd hope smalling and valencia would deal with it tbh and carrick or blind covers as necessary. Honestly carrick has always been a bit too reluctant to make a tackle.
Overall i'd just say its something we need to work on in training. Maybe pull hererra back a few yards.
It wasn't a badly worked goal in fairness.
Hope hes ok for Chelsea. Wouldn't object to giving him a week out if he needs it though.
Bad timing but getting him back fit and 100% for a good pre season and hopefully keep him fit and available for more of next season would be my priority at this point.
Football seems to be really easy for him at the moment. A joy to watch.
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