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22 Oct 2026 17:33:09
I've stayed quiet for a long time. Now it's time to get a ew things off my chest.
1. Some on here say Carrick has no Plan B. My problem is he doesn't seem to have a Plan A either. His tactics are spot off, team selection is questionable at best. He shows no fire which is evident in the way his team plays. He complained after the game yesterday that the players weren't running, yet he didn't take them off for young hungry players. What message does that send.
2. He puts Harry and DeLigt together, two players who even at my age of 76 I can outrun. Then when they are trailing 3-0 the team still made more backward passes than forward, no sense of urgency.
3. There has got to be a better option on a pub league squad than Dalot.
4. Fabregas took United (Carrick) behind the woodshed and whopped him. I would go get Fab, and tell him to bring Nico Paz with him (the kid was awesome, better than anyone United currently has on the squad. Como were fun to watch, every player knew what to do and where to be in order to do it. Fab also knows what it takes to win in the premier league. I would take Fab over anyone mentioned as a possible replacement for Carrick.
5. One major problem for United is that what top notch manager would want to come with the way the club is being run. Changes everywhere need to happen but we all know it won't.
6. I'll continue to support my club but I can promise I'll watch. It's pure *****.
1.) 22 Oct 2026 17:52:36
It feels like Carrick is allowing the opposition dictate his tactics. Last season things were very simple. Deep defence, and give the ball to Bruno when going forward.
In pre-season it looked like he was moving towards a more possession based system. But this seemed to go out the window after the first match. Since then the system has become more and more conservative as Carrick's primary concern appears to be having as many people behind the ball as possible.
For the Leeds game we played a back 5 without a striker. Carrick claimed that this was so we could match their physicality in midfield. He lauded this as a turning point. Last night he played a back 4 with 4 central midfielders and 2 wingers. Again, this appeared to be an attempt to make sure we had bodies behind the ball. As Bruno said, all it did was give them time in possession and confidence that we were there for the taking.
I doubt that a relegation battling club would allow their tactics to be dictated by the opposition to this extent. Both Maguire and Bruno have said that we're not brave enough. These are the senior players. They can see a manager so terrified of losing that he's putting out teams incapable of playing football. Carrick is simply out of his depth and our season is drowning with him.
24 May 2025 07:39:03
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23 May 2025 10:31:10
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09 Feb 2025 11:09:54
Someone smarter than me needs to explain something to me.
Why is it better to send out youngsters on loan?
I get the fact that they will get first team experience but it's in a system that RA doesn't run. How is that going to help these youngsters when upon return they need to run this RA system.
Wouldn't it be better for them to remain at the club and get experience in this system with the youth teams.
1.) 09 Feb 2025 12:13:28
I guess it can only be purely because it is a huge benefit to get the experience against tougher opposition when the players have outgrown the youth team. Ready to make the step up, but not necessarily to get in the first team. Like Obi, a lot feel he is there but not ready to be thrown up against Prem centre-backs. The fact he hasn't been shipped out to a Championship side suggests he might be on the brink of being included in the matchday squads.
2.) 09 Feb 2025 13:40:14
There is a huge physical jump between youth football and the senior game so, while a youngster might have an abundance of talent, the step up often counts as an initial step back.
The difference between that step up/ step back happening at United or on loan elsewhere is spotlight - the apparent struggle of a youngster trying to adapt to senior football on loan at a smaller club will not make as much noise and will, subsequently, draw much less attention.
Anyone who thinks that simply chucking the youngsters into the fray of the modern physical game because of talent alone needs to find a different sport. Even the Class of '92 were brought through gradually with Beckham going out on loan and they would also ALL have found it tough going as 18yo kids in the modern game as it is now.
There are players like Kobbie, Archie Gray and Lewis-Skelly who manage that step up better, but they are unusual outliers in that they already possess physical attributes that a good many of their more senior peers lack.
As for the idea of academy football or loans to 'lesser' clubs entrenching within a player a process of thought that does not correlate with RA's system, that is rather disrespectful to those youngsters, the academy and any prospective loan club.
The main reason our senior team looks so clumsy with this system is that we lack the aggressive athleticism that the top clubs have so much of, the ability to overcome a tactical shortcoming with a physical action/ correction that can serve to plaster the crack.
Senior football is far more results-driven and therefore far more demanding of a player to get it right - a loan can serve to remove some of the abrasiveness from the pressure relevant to the step up.
With all that said, I'm probably only smarter than a Trumpwit, but the answer is pretty obvious.
3.) 09 Feb 2025 15:02:47
They play against pros not kids.
4.) 09 Feb 2025 16:49:30
for every 18 year old who can actually get into the main squad, there are 10 who are no where ready or good enough and will ever make it and hence loans and eventual sales is the route.
5.) 09 Feb 2025 20:16:06
A sobering fact is that only 4% of teen academy prospects make it to the top tier of professional football.
Only 6% even go on to play in lower leagues.
Anything that can be done to try and beat those odds should be tried.
Another interesting fact is that those who do succeed excel in self confidence, ball reception skills, dribbling and coaches subjective technical assessments.
If you make it, the rewards are staggering but it sure as hell is hard getting there.
6.) 09 Feb 2025 21:00:22
It's also good to remind them of the reality of life outside the cossetted top tier of football. It's hard and the kids need to learn that.
7.) 09 Feb 2025 21:46:22
Playing men's football, at any level, is wildly different to academy football. A young player getting exposure to that early (only once they are ready) is hugely important.
Once the player has had that exposure it is perhaps more important to play in the system the manager wants to play, ideally you find a loan club with a similar ethos/ style.
8.) 09 Feb 2025 23:32:47
Because the youth levels in England are pretty poor to be honest.
Growth and development can only happen in a challenging environment. At some point the youth leagues no longer present a challenge for young players, at which point they need a step up.
They need to play regularly at a higher level, ideally they would go on loan to a club that plays a very similar style of play as our first team. But that will be difficult. What's most important is they actually play regularly.
There can be other benefits to sending the kids out on loan. The one's who have only ever been in our academy and who have trained with the first team can be prone to arrogance as they are already at a top club. Sometimes a loan to a lower level can show them what their future could be if they don't knuckle down and listen to the manager.
9.) 10 Feb 2025 21:15:48
I always thought it was to toughen them up, nothing better than having to face players in the lower leagues who while not have the skill level, will more than make up for it in aggression and a take no prisoners approach.
01 Jan 2024 12:17:37
Just rambling.
What is going on with Marcus Rashford?
Why hasn't a journalist interviewed him (MR) to try to understand what he could have possible done that Anthony gets into the squad before him. Rumor has it RA told him he wasn't in his plans and that's when Rash said he was ready for a new challenge .
One of the things AR harps on is how players relate to teammates yet he watches the antics of Bruno every game. Bruno is famous for his hands up in the air when someone makes a mistake, like misses a shot. Bruno drives me crazy with some of his decisions and inability to make a routine pass.
RA has also praised some of the youngsters on the U21 team yet we are yet to see one play for the first team. I understand those that say it could be damaging to these young stars but it might also uncover a better option than those who have proven they can't hack it.
I'm fully behind this manager, or whatever his title actually is, but he needs to try something different and I don't mean formation.
Watching the Bournemouth game was telling to me. They seemed to know exactly where each player was on the field while United had no idea where their teammates were.
Set pieces are an adventure. We don't have a keeper who takes control of his 6 yard box. No way should a keeper ever give up a goal directly from a corner. I like what Arsenal do, put their players outside the six on the far post area then run toward the corner kick. Don't just stand inside the six where it's extremely congested.
I realize this is going to take time to fix all our issues, I see small improvement, but I'm having problems figuring out just what our ceiling is. I see it pretty low as long as the Glazers have control.
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07 May 2024 22:05:30
Since you asked Ports, I'll give it a go. Although I'll start by saying I don't follow the youth side at United, also who exactly was available.
First I would not let Anthony near the pitch, Ahmad should have started imo.
Second I wouldn't have paired Evans and Cassie in the rear. Would have put in either Big Willy or one of the starting CB on the U23's or even the U21 squad.
Third I would be looking at the Egyptian keeper, Onana isn't helping.
Basically my honest opinion is that by now eTh should be looking at some of the youth players. Give them a shot, it's obvious the experienced players have given up, let the young guns have a run. Could it get worse?
09 Sep 2023 23:33:09
Shaw you are an old fart, having said that I realized I'm 2 years older than you.
Great perspective.
24 Jul 2023 23:13:59
I'm well aware of the fact it's a Man United page. I asked a question using
Kane and Bayern as an example. It could just as well be asking about Maguire
and any club.
12 Jul 2023 19:36:22
Tim just read a story that indicated Diallo played extremely well and stood out.
Would like to hear your report.
11 Jul 2023 16:32:55
haven't seen anything on the team sheet, can you elaborate.