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Michael Carrick - Middlesbrough Manager
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Love Carrick. Be great to see him get Boro promoted along with McKenna at Ipswich.
Another win to keep the run going, beating Rooney's Birmingham City 1-0. The scoreline massively flattered Brum tbh, Boro was incredibly wasteful, Brum was all over the place taking stupid risks and being wide open. Boro could easily have been won about 5-0.
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Another win, 2-1 away at Norwich. 7 wins in a row now! Quite a turnaround after the horrible start to the season.
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Would be great to get a poll on which of the three will finish higher between McKenna, Carrick and Rooney. i know McKenna has started incredibly well but Boro I reckon will creep up toward play offs
It's amazing how many teams in the Championship do this, looking out then go on a winning run, that is one hell of a turnaround.
It's all the more impressive that he had 60+ goals and assists taken out of the squad, plus the starting keeper, and all the replacements were inferior. He's doing very well all things considered. One thing he has had is time from the Chairman, which may not happen at another club. The new players did not get his system at all to start with and it was evident in results. He's had time to knit the squad together and get them playing, and this shows in the run they're on.
It's great that the team believed in him even after the bad run. They didn't just give-up and refuse to follow the manager's ideas.
6 wins on the bounce and up to 7th is an Incredible turnaround for Boro after they took only 2 points from their first 7 games
Always happy for Carrick. One of my fav players
Already joint with 5th & 6th place who are in the play offs, fantastic turn around.
That's with Akpom sold as well, 28 goals last year.
Archer had about 12 too, Giles is also gone and had something like 25 assists plus goals.
So you're telling me he's world class? ETH out Michael in
I love ETH and I think he shouldn't be touched.
But in a few years I'd be estatic to see Michael manage Manchester United!
But in a few years I'd be estatic to see Michael manage Manchester United!
Good that you're still a newbie.
Cold handshake by Rooney and Carrick.
I still get 10 posts a day with which to talk shite
. Besides I wasn't actually being serious.Fair.I still get 10 posts a day with which to talk shite
Looking like a very promising career in management.
The turnaround after the poor start, which was pretty forgivable given their horrendous summer window, is quite remarkable.
I'm sure they'll make the playoffs again as a minimum, but it's a very tight championship this year. A lot of clubs in there who are definitely at least on par, if not better than current PL fodder.
The turnaround after the poor start, which was pretty forgivable given their horrendous summer window, is quite remarkable.
I'm sure they'll make the playoffs again as a minimum, but it's a very tight championship this year. A lot of clubs in there who are definitely at least on par, if not better than current PL fodder.
Eighth win in the last nine games, and Boro are through to the 1/4 finals of Carabao Cup
OK, Exeter are awful, but still, Carrick is doing a great job
OK, Exeter are awful, but still, Carrick is doing a great job
The similar player, Alonso, has built reputation in managing Leverkusen. Carrick is building his reputation and won’t be behind too long I hope. With his football intelligence shown in his playing career and charming character, there is no reason he can’t be a great manager.
Needs to do more on a higher level
Always thought Carrick would become a good manager in future. He has that 100% unbeaten record with us, and seems doing pretty well lately.
Yeah of course, which is what can be said for every young and upcoming manager.
The comparison was made with Alonso and I think he is already doing much better at a higher level.
Thing is with Coaches that there is no set path they need to follow to succeed at the highest level , Carrick could take approach of slowing going level up in terms of Clubs profile and Stature and prove himself at every step and yet he could be found wanting at the highest level or conversely he could be parachuted straight into top Job even now and could prove to be great Success .
Wasn't Carrick on the verge of getting the boot earlier in the season - now's he Fergie 2.0. What a fickle world we live in. Rudyard Kipling might well have been right.
Alonso was only the manager of Real Sociedad Reserves just over one year ago and didn't even do well there (they got relegated). You never know what opportunity will come up next for Carrick.
I still get 10 posts a day with which to talk shite
Agreed he needs to do it at a higher level although he somewhat has experience being an assistant with us (and managing a handful of games!).
It’s always difficult to tell with managers, isn’t it - higher level experience or not. Wish him and McKenna well. Will be interesting to see who ends up the better manager/having the better managerial career.
It’s always difficult to tell with managers, isn’t it - higher level experience or not. Wish him and McKenna well. Will be interesting to see who ends up the better manager/having the better managerial career.
Not that I know of. I think Boro fans were more worried about him quitting in protest at how poorly the board had backed him when they lost a bunch of their most important players and barely bought anyone in. After the horror start I guess there would have been some question marks if it had continued too much longer, but he turned it around before it got close to that as far as I know.
It seems like he has to train up a bunch of new players who were not as good. He's really being tested.
What does a baker know about football? Do love his Country Slices though.
Great turn around. Shown a lot of character in difficult circumstances
Said it before, would love to see McKenna and Carrick both get promoted this season. Carrick was one of my favourite players and seems like a great guy, hope he keeps smashing it.
Not as far as I'm aware. I think it was more likely he was going to walk because the board sold his best player and didn't really back him in the summer.
Knows when a man’s cake is baked
He's doing really well, pleased for him.
Knew they'd won last night because the thread got bumped, knew they'd lost at the weekend because it didn't. It's the opposite of Mourinho or Lukaku threads which I don't blame anyone for. He's much more likeable.
Knew they'd won last night because the thread got bumped, knew they'd lost at the weekend because it didn't. It's the opposite of Mourinho or Lukaku threads which I don't blame anyone for. He's much more likeable.