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afrodoc2:
Yes. If he delivers a convincing top 3-4 finish playing good football and front foot football especially against the lower teams he will be in contention. If that happens then we can't reject him for another unproven manager like Glasner, De Zerbi etc. Only top tier managers like Enrique, Flick, Nagelsmann should be considered if Carrick does extremely well in this interim period.

But like you said, the real test will come against the lower teams. Can he device a way to consistently breakdown low blocks and can he find a way to inspire the players to consistently play with the same energy and discipline against unfashionable teams.

afrodoc2:
I think you are right about Holland. That is why I mentioned Carrick’s coaching staff in an earlier post.

Holland is said to be a very good defensive organiser who did some good work at Chelsea and with the national team.

afrodoc2:
Not as explicit as your post but when i mentioned Carrick's coaching crew it was Holland i was talking about.

Carrick with Boro was known for setting up his teams to create chances but they also conceded chances. At least that is what heard. So, this our defensive solidity is probably partly due to Holland.

CapitalCee:
Woodgate has also been mentioned as a very good coach too

CapitalCee:
5th place will inevitably deliver UCL football, considering that Laliga and Bundesliga have 1 team each knocked out of the UCL already, and Bilbao and Napoli are struggling.

If Carrick can get 5th place which should get us UCL, i will suggest he stays and we back him in the summer.

afrodoc2:
The manner in which he does it is also Important. If he just does Jama jama and wuruwuru to the answer to get it then that is not sustainable or easily repeatable.

In all our excitement we should try avoid repeating the Ole mistake.

LostMyZeal:
Continue? Honestly, I don't trust these players. We saw all these with Ole and RVN. The first 20 minutes of the game flashed our memory back to those boring and pointless gameplay where Rashford or Martial would eventually save the day and we chant Ole at the wheels, knowing there are obvious cracks in the team. The dreadful gameplay of not being able to string passes successively couldn't hide itself and that speaks volume.

Overall, Carrick deserves a chance should they sort the midfield and get rid of the likes of accidental Dalot.

If we continue with these crop of guys, all I can say is Omo

engrelvis:
My problem is Carrick riding on wave of new manager bounce? Amorim has already structured all players to be defensively minded n discipline .lt was there to see yesterday.If Carrick is really good tactically it will show as more matches are being play.Presently besides Dalot,Yoro we r not too bad so I didn't really understand what u mean " if we continue with these crops of guys" . Personally is only that midfield we need to strengthen.

patrickmuf:
Which useless Amorim? You forget so easily.

Goosethetruth:
Gaslighting all over the place.
Gaslighting Carricks defensive set up as Ruben Amorims set up....lol...😊
Gaslighting by comparing Michael Carrick tactical abiluty to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's new manager bounce. NO THIS IS DIFFERENT!!!
Carrick has got the so called "USELESS" players liking and enjoying their football again.

Fans need t relax and take thing easy. Carrick may not have a fancy name or have won a Portuguese league title but he is a quiet and cerebral,thinking coach. He has got the team playing positive Manchester United football.
We need to support him until the end of the season.
Simple.

engrelvis:
No Gaslighting bro.Am very open minded.Alot of people here insulted ETH when Amorim newly came on board, especially when he started using Amad.lf Carrick is the one that will take us to promise land then I will throw my full weight behind him but I will never agree Amorim didn't improve us a little esp with quality of players bought.

CapitalCee:
Chelsea away is the issue, we can beat Liverpool at home. For Chelsea away we can play haram football and scrap a draw. They are our rivals for the top 4 race

🚨🎥 | Patrick Dorgu’s private coach has posted a montage of some of his shooting-focused training recently. 😮‍💨🇩🇰 [@ue_shm]

pic.twitter.com/xb1S8TnCsO

— (fan) Frank 🧠🇾🇪 (@FrankEra_) January 26, 2026

everton4life:
Jose Bordalas might just be the most haramic and disgusting coach I've ever seen to manage a team. Which kain satanic football Getafe dey play like this

patrickmuf:
That man is the most defensive-minded coach in the world...I have known him and his Getafe team for some time now.

everton4life:
Omo, that match is an eyesore. Upon everything, Girona still score dying minute goal Na the fans wey dey buy tickets to watch that sacrilege of a match I dey pity pass.

everton4life:
Jose Bordalas might just be the most haramic and disgusting coach I've ever seen to manage a team. Which kain satanic football Getafe dey play like this

🚨🎥 | Patrick Dorgu’s private coach has posted a montage of some of his shooting-focused training recently. 😮‍💨🇩🇰 [@ue_shm]

pic.twitter.com/xb1S8TnCsO

— (fan) Frank 🧠🇾🇪 (@FrankEra_) January 26, 2026

LordAdam16:
yours is an unpopular opinion
and i don't miss amorim -- i don't think for a second he'd have beat man c and ars b2b

but...
we had three shots on target yesterday and scored all three
against city we should have scored 7 but we only put 2 on the scoreboard

if we had better conversion and a deeper bench from the start of the season
we'll be title contenders because the rest of the league has been inconsistent

nonetheless, it is fair to admit that carrick's setup is better for this crop of players
and amorim's game management was atrocious

hopefully we'll keep creating a dozen chances per game because we consistently need a sh*tload to outscore the opposition

-Lord

engrelvis:
My problem is Carrick riding on wave of new manager bounce? Amorim has already structured all players to be defensively minded n discipline .lt was there to see yesterday.If Carrick is really good tactically it will show as more matches are being play.Presently besides Dalot,Yoro we r not too bad so I didn't really understand what u mean " if we continue with these crops of guys" . Personally is only that midfield we need to strengthen.

MRTA7:
Dorgu out for nearly 3 months.

MRTA7:
Dorgu out for nearly 3 months.