🚨 Carlos Baleba doubtful for start of new campaign through injury. 22yo Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder suffered ankle ligament damage in pre-season - expected to spend period on sidelines but longer-term problem not anticipated by #BHAFC@TheAthleticFC https://t.co/GJf4eZ9FtO
Carrick’s approach is very different to what we’ve become used to from coaches like Arteta, Maresca, and De Zerbi.
I break down his in-possession principles, analyse the approach in detail, and assess whether his model can scale over a full Premier League season.
All this pile on started because Amorim appealed to a subsection of our fanbase. We knew Kobbie Mainoo was the next target once Rashford went on loan. Suddenly, a player that was universally adored by the fanbase became a pariah. Worst manager in Manchester United history.
@Gbemiga__A Good for him, respect the player he was but if he's going to keep speaking disparagingly about the players that currently represent the club and keep making up stuff to suit his weird narrative then he can kindly piss off to hell. And he's also a Spurs fan so idk what to tell you
@Jackxnwv@Gideoomatic@Gbemiga__A You really can't equate the voice of faceless fans to the one who has led the club to many trophies in the past.
They are aware of the voice they have and that's the disheartening part honestly
Before this conversation, I thought I understood Bruno Fernandes.
I knew the numbers. The goals, the assists, the leadership, the criticism he’s faced over the years at Manchester United.
But I didn’t understand the mentality behind it.
Bruno has arguably become United’s greatest player of the post-Ferguson era, carrying their creativity season after season.
He’s won more club player of the year awards than Ronaldo, and only five players have scored more than his 70 league goals.
So I went to Manchester United Training Ground to ask him questions the footballing world wants to know.
Bruno spoke about growing up in Porto, watching his father sacrifice his own football career to provide for the family. He told me his dad never praised him for scoring goals. Instead, he’d point out the small things he still needed to improve.
And somehow that mindset shaped one of the most resilient athletes in world football.
We spoke about:
- Why he believes character matters more than talent in elite teams.
- How dressing room culture determines whether talent succeeds or fails.
- Why taking risks is essential if you want to create anything extraordinary!
- His honest opinion on pressure and why he thinks it’s a privilege.
- His thoughts on having Michael Carrick as a manager.
- Addressing Roy Keane’s criticism.
When you listen to Bruno speak, you understand that what makes him exceptional isn’t just technical ability. It’s his standards.
The standards he holds himself to.
The standards he expects from teammates.
The standards he believes define culture.
I really respect how Bruno chose to join United during instability because he believed in rebuilding something meaningful rather than joining an “easy” project.
I saw a much softer and more thoughtful side of Bruno that I don’t think people will expect. So, thank you Bruno for taking the time to sit down with me and for being so vulnerable.
Even if you don’t care about football, there’s a huge amount to learn from this conversation about leadership, resilience and high performance.
@Ellis_ Man's going through an abymsal run of form since AFCON. Still would keep considering the run he had last season, hoping this season's an outlier and not the new normal
🚨🚨Michael Carrick BIG quotes on AMAD:
“Amad's fine. He's absolutely fine. There's no problem. He was smiling full-time [against Liverpool]. Mistakes are part of football. I've made them. I've made plenty as a player, I understand, and sometimes you make them and it leads to a goal.Sometimes you make them and you get away with it and no one really talks about it.
He's done so many good things since I came back and the impact that he's had on the team and his performances and what he gives the team, with the ball, without the ball, his energy, his attitude towards it. And he's been great over the last few days and he was great after the game and so he should be.
He's got nothing to feel down about or upset about and frustrated about because he's got so much to look forward to and he's so talented and so exciting and absolute joy to work with. So, he's in a good place, he's in a good place and I'm sure he's looking forward to the game on Saturday.”
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Manchester United's underlying numbers have gone down under Carrick compared to Amorim - that is true
I couldn't care less. The numbers being down has come as a result of choices made by Carrick, choices made to give United the best chances of winning games
Link 🔗 below👇
@AdamCrafton_ While I do understand the discourse around the performance, there needs to be something done about the man in black that is supposed to maintain the flow of the game.
Two consecutive calls that are extremely contentious should be the focus honestly.