Confirmation bias
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Definitely missed him today, we would have used the ball so much better with him in the team. Blind disappointed me today.
We need Carrick back desperately, its crazy how much we miss him in the side. Blind is not good enough. Its no coincidence when it Blind instead of Carrick we are always poor.
I would do everything to get him back for our next match.
It's amazing that people still massively underestimate his importance to the team. Both in terms of shielding the back four and starting off significant attacks. He's calm, authoritative and dictates the play for us.
This is exactly how England feel after every major tourney... only they stand around and have no idea how to fix their issues.
We on the other hand know we just need Carrick healthy.
We on the other hand know we just need Carrick healthy.
Carried our midfield since 2009. Just a shame we never bought a proper midfield partner that Carrick deserved. Herrera and him are good together as they can both use both feet.
Carrick along with his passing has great positional play. The Chelsea goal last week and the first goal this week doesnt happen if Carrick is there. He plugs holes. Hes not a tackler and doesnt need to be as he reads the game. Need him back for the final four games.
Carrick along with his passing has great positional play. The Chelsea goal last week and the first goal this week doesnt happen if Carrick is there. He plugs holes. Hes not a tackler and doesnt need to be as he reads the game. Need him back for the final four games.
I really hope he can keep playing into his mid-late 30s.
Carrick is always in the box for corners so he wouldn't have even been back there if he was playing.
The Legend that is Michael Carrick needs to work his magic to clinch this top 4 finish.
I can't remember..what was his injury again?
Spent over one hundred millions on players and still can't properly replace him. Shame he cannot be 25 years old again.
I honestly look forward to the challenge LVG faces when he has to find a player who can replace Carrick. Incredible how important he is to us.
Thing is, Carrick's style isnt a particularly demanding one in that he could probably play for another 3-4 years at the same level. The concern lately is more about fitness than age, for me. If he can stay fit then we shouldnt need to replace him for at least another couple of years.
Although it has come at the detriment of the team at times, it's nice to see that Carrick's legacy is really being enhanced as his career winds up. Hopefully he can get back ASAP, top four is a certainty with him fit.
The team looks clueless when he's not on the pitch, just look at what happened when get went off against City as well, everybody's heads just dropped. I would worry about us not beating Palace and Arsenal without him in the team, even West Brom because the way we are playing right now will mean teams can just counter attack us easily/
We need him back badly and need to buy a player who can properly replace him
Is he healthy for this weekend? Any word...
Guess we will hear from LvG in the press conference today. Hopefully he's fit for Arsenal at least.
Is he even more important than we thought?
Yes. Though at the same time it shows how tactically limited van Gaal is when he relies so much on a single player.
Just because Carrick is out should not mean that the team turns to utter garbage. Though that's unfortunately been the case, as we are far too reliant on him to get results. It's a bit disheartening.
I think another reason why we are so crippled attacking wise if he isn't playing is also the fact that Herrera needs to play much more defensive and we are missing his creative input going forward. Rooney just isn't good enough in this role especially not at the level he is playing at right now.
He is very important. However, these performances have been abysmal and have nothing to do with Carricks absence. We shouldn't be that reliant on one player...
Have we even won a game this season when he hasn't played?
Have we even lost a game when he has?
Doesn't feel like it is would be my answer to both
Have we even lost a game when he has?
Doesn't feel like it is would be my answer to both
Wouldn't blame someone for believing that. Simply put, we're far better with him on the pitch than we are without him.
How long is he out for? Already feels like an eternity.
Should be our priority this summer finding his replacement, forget flirting with the idea of Bale. He's such an important player for us, we seem lost without him in the middle.
LvG initially though he'd be back for today's game so it's anybody's guess.
Forget spending 100m or whatever it is on Bale. Spend that money and get in two proper central midfielders to replace Carrick.
Any chance of him being back next week?
Physioroom has him listed as "no return date".
Don't waste your time. They know feck all.
Well they probably only know what the club tells the press. But if we haven't given out a return date it doesn't sound too good. I just hope he will be back until the Arsenal game.
Yes, that's true. In short, a simple google search will reveal the same information as what Physioroom publish. They basically just aggregate information from Twitter and club pressers/interviews much like we did in the Injuries/Suspensions thread in the United forum.
Van Gaal is not optimistic that the influential Michael Carrick will be fit in time to return at Palace next Saturday The absence of the injured midfielder has clearly been felt and has stopped United's momentum in its tracks.
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Damn. It looked such a little niggle at the time.
Match rhythm is over-rated. If he has been training with the first team for a while, he should be match fit. I mean they are proper athletes who don't simply lose their sharpness in just a few weeks. And he has brought the likes of Blind straight back in
He must have missed more than 50% of the games in the last two seasons. Time to get a proper starter for his position or this will become like our search for the next Keane or Scholes.
In my opinion, it depends. If it was a minor injury or the player was out for a very short while and continued to train with the rest of the team, then match rhythm matches with the second tier might not be essential.
If the injury was serious or the player was out of training for a long time, I imagine that this would be necessary to prevent further injuries and get the player back up to speed.
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