best 30minutes from him for a looong while. Perfect when we siege opponent on their half and around the box
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Did exactly what he was brought on for, even delivered one of our better crosses of the day.
I do like this Schweinsteiger/Carrick rotation. When one of them comes on they always seem to boss the game.
Our best player when he came on. Played some great passes that we should have done more with. It's good we're able to rotate him to allow him to come on and influence, hopefully next time though the attackers will show up.
Yep. People are still in the honeymoon period with Bastian. He wasn't bad, but Carrick was a lot more incisive.
Excellent when he came on, shame his shot didn't go in.
Much better than BS. The competition between the two will be good for us.
Was tailor made for him when he came on today. No pressure whatsoever on the ball and given the time to pick passes. Played some great balls.
Superb when he come on. Just like people say Schweinsteiger comes on and controls the game, Carrick did that today. The penetrative passes he plays through the middle are a joy to watch. Unfortunately, our attacking players didn't do much with it.
Much better performance today than on Tuesday, we upped the tempo of our game when he came on.
1st time in 4 games Carrick has looked better then BFS still should have been Herrera to come on don't need two dms at home to Newcastle
Also the first time he's playing against opposition on 2nd half legs with fresh legs and not the other way round though.
Yeah, usually a slow starter Carrick. Looked more like his usual self on Saturday. Expect him to start midweek.
Brugge 0:4 Man Utd
Gone under the radar a bit...but he's had a really poor start to the season imo.
He needs Schneiderlin next to him to cover the runner so he can concentrate on his passing.
That he was pretty poor again tonight. Awful in the first half. We've definitely looked better defensively when Schneiderlin has played.
Standard opening month from him. As Fergie once said, we'll see the real Michael Carrick once autumn kicks in. Such a nice change to have really quality cover when it's not quite happening for him.
Thats a good point, I'd forgotten his tendency to have a slow start to the season. Its quite bizarre how it seems to happen every year.
Totally agree on the second point. Its probably the first time in at least 5 years where I feel comfortable without Carrick in the team. Its a great luxury, long overdue.
This, exactly. It's great that we don't have to rely on him anymore - in 14/15, it was genuinely ridiculous how clueless our team looked the second he was out of the team, when we went from our best run of form to our worst (in the run in). Schweinsteiger will prove to be a magnificent signing for that reason alone, even if he doesn't show his form of old.
I still wouldn't bet against him being our best midfielder in the run-in, though. Every single year he is criticised for a bad start, and every single year he ends up as one of our most important players towards the end of the season. With every passing season he becomes less mobile, but it seems like his reading of the game and range of passing never stops improving. He's very different to the Carrick of a few years ago, but there is no one else in the squad who has the tools he has.
Although he won't be playing every game anymore (and rightly so, as Schweinsteiger is the superior player), he still has so much to offer us. His experience will prove invaluable in a few months, especially if we advance in the CL.
The new signings will make perform better since he'll be more rested.
Even a poor performing Carrick is a joy to have on the bench if needed.
Honestly even before the season after our signings I wouldn't have him in the first XI.
Honestly even before the season after our signings I wouldn't have him in the first XI.
A "really poor start" is a bit OTT. Standard Carrick, takes a month or two to get into the groove but nothing overly alarming.
We've had control of most games we've played and still the only midfielder who consistently plays accurate forward passes from deep areas. I just hope he can teach Schneiderlin how to pass through a team, because if he adds that to his defensive steel he'll be outstanding for us.
We've had control of most games we've played and still the only midfielder who consistently plays accurate forward passes from deep areas. I just hope he can teach Schneiderlin how to pass through a team, because if he adds that to his defensive steel he'll be outstanding for us.
Swansea 2:1 Man Utd
So he didn't start and we lost the game, maybe he is our real talisman.
Agree. He is the best at dictating the tempo and organizing our game, getting the better of the players around him, specially Schneiderlin.
Every time commander Carrick gets subbed off, the french start running around the whole pitch with no clear porpoise.
Right now, playing Sweinsteiger (for more than 25 minutes) is like playing with one less man, and his midfield partners suffers it the most. Slow slow slow and weak on the challenge... Hopefully he can regain some competitive level. Because moving his arms and pointing fingers around doesn't help much.
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probably the only ones who appreciate him fully are coaches and colleagues
Manchester United's Michael Carrick withdraws from the England squad to play Switzerland on Wednesday because of injury.
FFS!! Just on BBC.... Hope nothing serious!!!
FFS!! Just on BBC.... Hope nothing serious!!!
Fantastic.
Never fear Bastian is here.
Literally (Jamie) the least surprising news you're likely to encounter all week.
Other then "England and Switzerland in borefest at the Stade de Suisse"
Other then "England and Switzerland in borefest at the Stade de Suisse"
Not injured, not injured, please not in- ....... Great.
There are few things more predictable than a Michael Carrick injury on international duty. Hopefully it's more of a knock rather than anything serious. At least we have Bastian available...
I just want to know how Phil Jones managed to make it into the England Camp?
That's why we bought Bastian.
Is he really? WTF is going on there then?
He's not - just a bad joke about Phil Jones injuring our own players
I think it's almost impossible to get through an international break without picking up at least one injury.
At least we've got BFS.
At least we've got BFS.
He does himself no favours with the England camp, to be honest. He may well be injured, but this has been a regular occurrence for a player seldom injured at club level over the years.
He's not Phil Jones who always gets into risky situations. anything, shouldn't the blame lie somewhere else considering he hardly got injured here at United? yeah just blame him right
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