It's actually hard to fathom how we've got to this state. Fulham were the bottom team in the league and it's so easy to play through us.
But Carrick didn't address this in preseason. He isn't going to do it in a 3 week international break.
This is only the start of the goading, bullying and provocation that Ireland’s players and management will be subjected to by the Israel FA.
They should not be in this situation. The only correct response from the FAI remains not to fulfil these fixtures. It’s not too late.
#StopTheGame
🚨 Gary Lineker: “I look at Man United and I see that the problems, you know, it's that thing coming down from the top. I must say that I must congratulate the Glazers on finding someone even worse than them that they can blame and getting him in there and getting all the stick, Jim Ratcliffe.
I don't think he's a particularly pleasant human being. It's a bit of a shambles of a football club the way it's been run at the moment.
So yeah, well done, the Glazers for that one, deflecting everything away from them. But it is a mess, that club.”
[@RestIsFootball]
Kobbie Mainoo has won possession more times (40) than any other player in the Premier League this season.
🥇 Kobbie Mainoo
🥈 Lewis Hall
🥉 Alex Scott
Man Utd’s best outfielder so far this term.
@UtdDanMufc_ My main worry is it doesn’t look like we’re fit. Feels like our players have been running in mud ever since the start of the season which begs the question what was done in pre season? These 3 weeks off is a massive chance to eradicate this issue.
Look at where Arsenal, City and Brighton are for example and then compare that to us. OOP we are a total mess and I’m struggling to see how or what fixes it.
Carrick’s either running out of ideas, or simply won’t take a risk - which is the antithesis of what Manchester United manager should be. Scary times. Defence is a total mess full of players that shouldn’t really be there. Lacey is a player who’s up for the fight and willing to make something happen. Take a risk, it can the worse than what it is now.
Fulham ran 117.9 km. Manchester Utd ran 111.3 km.
Quality and tactical aspects aside, it should be bloody embarassing to get outrun and outworked by the opposition every game. Carrick has not helped raise the level of this team; instead, we have regressed as a unit.
“Michael’s gotta stop defending them”
His pressers are 40% that & 60% he can’t give high quality informative responses because he doesn’t have that level in him. Every presser isn’t deprived of interesting responses by conscious coincidence. It’s a reflection.
Another international break dominated by what looks like a very poor managerial appointment by the powers that be at United.
Carrick isn’t fit for the job, but there’s heads above him that also have to roll.
Shambles.
There’s a very good chance we don’t win any of these games by the way. All these sides will play through our non existent press and take advantage of our lack of fitness levels in all them games. Quite clear this 3 week break is a waste of time unless something major happens.
Ineos are a disgusting disgrace. I will never stop repeating: there is NO sympathy & NO excuse & NO leeway for ‘what they inherited’ when nearly EVERY recruitment + football based decision they’ve made here has only made us worse & worse. Incompetent cowards.
this is how it ended for carrick at boro
slow, stale, boring, predictable, repetitive with piss poor subs and changes in game
not sure when it’ll officially be over but it’s over
'3 weeks reset'
From Rio and Gary.
What was pre-season?
I just give up. There's always a new excuse.
The current regime is not good enough. Berrada, Wilcox, Carrick etc. All of them.
#mufc
@90laurenquigley Our best attacking spell albeit for 5 mins was when Cunha was on the left. Absolutely not rocket science but Carrick seems to think he’s a false 9 when he’s not. Keep it simple instead of overcomplicating things.
Anyone who watched that game and thought we should’ve won is deceiving themselves big time. We didn’t deserve to win, we didn’t create many chances and the goal we did concede was a result of passive football and a lack of intensity in our defending. It was another shitshow!
🚨 Carrick: “I thought we should've won the game, we created enough to win the game.
"We had a lot of good play and the goal we did concede, it is one of those goals.” #MUFC
Can add the poor conditioning of our players also. We don’t look fit and get outran and outfought by every single team we play against. Zero emphasis on running but instead we’ll shorten training sessions which has proven to be a massive hindrance, not okay at all.
i would have sympathy for Carrick if it were only—or mostly even—player ineptitude plaguing the team, but the team suffers a lot because of poor tactical set-up in & out of possession that have resulted in the same problems since he took the job.
no improvements in those areas.