₦airaland Forum

MRTA7:
I think but not sure that they only checked the offside against Ake but they should have checked against Rodri as well who looked like he was further behind.

akwesenana:
Do you think he'd have been sacked if he didn't make that outburst after the Leeds game?
Personally I think it's not yet Uhuru as those guys up there look clueless.

MRTA7:
Either Berrada or Wilcox or both needs to be sacked at the end of the season.

maik99:
You people amaze me mehn
Why exactly should Ugarte and Dalot not be sold
Don't you get tired of watching dross?

Jamiuokolaa:
Lol

Not sure his reputation is too good at the moment

engrelvis:
Besides good tactical formation by Carrick the energy n determination ( which I didn't often see in Amorim tenure) was there.They wanted that win but can they sustain that same energy in other matches?.Tbh Amorim left us much better than when he met us .He bought good players . Arrogancy n rigidity is what finish him
As for Mainoo let us pray this positive ascendency continues

larride:
Why will I be sad that the team I support win.

larride:
Absolutely especially at A field.

Beating Arsenal will be the cherry on the cake

patrickmuf:
No, we used to have a dysfunctional setup. How many times did Maguire and Martinez face the kind of pressure we used to face under Amorim's setup?

eph12:
Read this many times, still confused. What are you comparing with Amorim's set up exactly?

We started playing 343 last season. What was it like playing against the likes of LFC and City in the last couple of years when we didn't play 343? Do you remember the formation we played when we were thoroughly beaten in recent years?

I am seriously hoping it's not the case of the players being extra pumped for the game based on the opponent, and that they will approach all games same way.

patrickmuf:
If you can, watch the game again, you'd notice that Bruno was very disciplined in terms of his positioning on the pitch, it was not the Bruno that we used to see everywhere on the pitch. This alone is a big tactical approach.

Mainoo and Casemiro didn't push forward unnecessarily meaning that Foden and Bernado Silva had very little space to operate. Also, Dalot and Shaw did not allow Dorgu and Semenyo the space they needed to whip in crosses. All this meant Haaland was a passenger for the entirety of the game.

If you remember Carrick as a player, you'd know he was one of the most disciplined players when it came to positional discipline...In the whole, the setup brought out the best in our players...

afrodoc2:
Of all the sins of Amorim his cardinal sin was playing his 3-4-3 which requires a 2-man midfield when NONE of our midfielders is suited to 2-man midfield. That was what made his set up dysfunctional and that was what led to our defence being under so much pressure.

Asking 2 men who can't do the job of 2 men to do the job of 3 men.

ovoP:
Also the centre backs where confused alot in his system. They didn't know when to step up or when to stay. The mid CB In a 3ATB system is suppose to step up and act as a 3rd midfielder. Which begged the question, why not just play an extra midfielder.

Lana1:
Rashford ship has sailed abeg. Let everybody involved move on from that relationship.

I don't think we should sell Ugarte just yet. We can keep him for another year as 4th choice CM for squad depth.

I'll prefer we sell Dalot but I can live with him eating bench

eph12:
It will be interesting to see ineos transfer decisions in the summer. I'm not convinced they'll want to spend that much unless we make good sales

Mrviktor:
Kudos to him.

He should be a converted winger

eph12:
I think Casemiro contract ends this season. Ugarte may be sold too. We will need 2 new midfielders. Dalot should not be first choice next season so yes we need a full back.

As for wingers, is it certain Barca will pay for Rashford? We also have Lacey. Ineos may not want to spend a lot. So maybe Lacey will just be promoted fully to the senior team

CapitalCee:
We wil spend heavy on the midfield.

BARAJ92:
We also need a striker that can put fear in the mind of the opposition.

TrebleChamp:
I just watch a lengthy highlights of yesterday game, and United DNA was clear to see. Thunder will fire the board if they don't bring in a Manager that plays quick transition counter attacking football. If Carrick get us CL football playing that beautiful football, they he should remain as interim Manager till further notice...

https://x.com/MKBALL10/status/2012542036742733876?s=20[/quote]It's just one game against a team playing highline with a makeshift defense. We all need to chill.

TrebleChamp:
I just watch a lengthy highlights of yesterday game, and United DNA was clear to see. Thunder will fire the board if they don't bring in a Manager that plays quick transition counter attacking football. If Carrick get us CL football playing that beautiful football, they he should remain as interim Manager till further notice..

Carrick:
"I don’t want to get carried away with all that DNA kind of thing, I think we wanted to play well today,” the former Middlesbrough manager said. “We wanted to put things into the game that we felt would help us do that.

Bombblacks:
It's just one game against a team playing highline with a makeshift defense. We all need to chill.

Jamiuokolaa:
Hopefully, he is able to focus and steer us to a decent finish in the league.

I read an article about how clubs at the top level appear to be shifting away from the old‑school, all‑powerful manager model. The modern trend is to appoint head coaches with defined, limited responsibilities while the broader sporting direction sits with executives, analysts, and recruitment departments. Only the truly elite names — the Peps and Klopps of the world — are guaranteed full managerial authority.

In that context, Carrick’s temperament might work in his favour. His calm, collaborative personality fits perfectly with what big clubs now want: a coach who can work within a structure rather than dominate it. If he performs well and develops players during his short tenure, he becomes exactly the type of low‑ego, high‑competence head coach top clubs seem to prefer nowadays.

Lets see how it pans out.

CapitalCee:
I understand your reservations about him, and its justified at times, but he is a young player that just came from relagation battlers in Seria A. With the right coaching he will be a monster. We are looking at something closer to Nuno Mendes.

I am for allowing young players to thrive low key without pressure until they reach like 24ish, thats when their true potentials show. Ofcourse there are outliers but those ones are very few and rare, and even in many cases taper out before they reach 28. Look at Delle Alli, Rooney(I am very harsh here though), Rashford, Owen etc

Trevor012:
It has nothing to do with Amorim. Ineos have always bought well.

TrebleChamp:
The bolded has been Real Madrid model for years and it works for them, their board decides which players they sign and the coach must use them to win trophies.
I love how we dominated the game plus how the useless Mainoo bosses the world class Rodri in midfield, how our players were making quick one touch passes rather than holding too long to the ball. The performance was absolutely mind blowing.
The Assnal game will further show if the team can play the style consistently and confidently, i will also like to see how Carrick set up against low block teams...