What the £#%&! has Michael Carrick done wrong?

Delightful pass last evening to play Park in.

Fergie really does seem to have some beef with this boy, and has done ever since he helped out last winter playing centre back?

His craft, guile and vision are only second to Paul Scholes at the club, and when Scholes isn't playing I cannot understand why he is constantly overlooked.

Last night was just a further example of his talents, never rushed in possesion and if Juan Veron had played a pass like the one mentioned previous we'd be talking about if for weeks after (like we did with the Deportivo ball).

Am I just looking at the situation through Carrick tinted specs?

You are.

So he made one nice pass. He was mince for 89 minutes.

he looks like he has never got over the Rome defeat

I've always been a big carrick fan but he seems to have lost something, looks slow in possession and 90% of his passes go sideways or backwards, looks like hes trying to play it simple and seems scared to take a risk.

He rarely shoots and when he does its worse than anderson.

I would have thought being overlooked would have been the spark he needed to push on.

Very rare I say this but I would move him on in the summer for his own sake.

Close your mouth, you gormless Geordie thread starter.

Originally Posted by ScholesScoresGoals2

I've always been a big carrick fan but he seems to have lost something, looks slow in possession and 90% of his passes go sideways or backwards, looks like hes trying to play it simple and seems scared to take a risk.

He rarely shoots and when he does its worse than anderson.

I would have thought being overlooked would have been the spark he needed to push on.

Very rare I say this but I would move him on in the summer for his own sake.

you'd move him on in the summer based on how he's doing in the autumn? interesting.

Good footballer. No longer good enough.

Originally Posted by andyroo

You are.

So he made one nice pass. He was mince for 89 minutes.

A game can be mince for 89 minutes and require 1 moment to change the result. Did he give possesion away often?

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Originally Posted by elephantstone

he looks like he has never got over the Rome defeat

this

Originally Posted by tomsdreads

A game can be mince for 89 minutes and require 1 moment to change the result. Did he give possesion away often?

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What the £#%&! has Michael Carrick done wrong?

Been bobbins for about 2 years I'd say, he's gone from being the heartbeat of the team always looking to pass forward and make something in to a central midfielder not fit to lace Quentin Fortune's boots.
Even last night in a team that involved a lad who was playing none league 2 years ago and a lad who was a tramp 2 years ago and he still failed to shine.

Originally Posted by elephantstone

he looks like he has never got over the Rome defeat

Agreed - has since then and the penalty at Burnley last season - looked a very timid player!

Next stop Newcastle/Bolton for Carrick.

I think carrick's just upset as he's the only player that doesn't have a song about him (and Evra as well curiously).

he does nothing, but andersons the best at that

he was tremendous for three years, an inspired buy to replace keane which few people understood or appreciated at the time. i think a fair bit (not all) of the criticism of carrick comes from people who never liked him for whatever reason and now finally have the chance to slag him off.

having said that, his form has been pretty poor for a while now and it's baffling as to why. if he could get back to where he was then he'd be a key player and we'd be a far more formidable side, but it's looking less and less likely.

Originally Posted by borsuk

he was tremendous for three years, an inspired buy to replace keane which few people understood or appreciated at the time. i think a fair bit (not all) of the criticism of carrick comes from people who never liked him for whatever reason and now finally have the chance to slag him off.

having said that, his form has been pretty poor for a while now and it's baffling as to why. if he could get back to where he was then he'd be a key player and we'd be a far more formidable side, but it's looking less and less likely.

This.

Always thought he got unfair stick but now he is playing like a @#%&! and I cant defend it

last night he should've been the stand out player on the pitch. given his considerable talent and experience you'd expect a paul scholes-esque control of the game from midfield. he kept the ball fairly well and there were some nice moments but he was the invisible man again for long periods. for all their faults, bebe and obertan at least made an impression on the game and kept on trying to get involved.

given time i think carrick will slowly play his way back into enough form to be a very useful asset to us but unfortunately he doesn't have the character or attitude to be a star.

Originally Posted by ReligiousRed

This.

Always thought he got unfair stick but now he is playing like a @#%&! and I cant defend it

My thoughts too. I didn't mean to sound quite so grumpy upthread, I don't like our players being slagged and I recognise he's done a job for us.

He wasn't total shite last season. He had a shocker against Burnleh yes, then he had to fill in at centre half which he was totally inadequate for, but that was hardly his fault and a credit to him he was prepared to stick it out. Then he played some good games - Arse away for one - but never seemed to recover from that silly red card in Milan.

Would like to think he's not finished, but Jesus it's depressing watching him lately.

Originally Posted by elephantstone

he looks like he has never got over the Rome defeat

Or Bayern at home.

Originally Posted by tony tabletop

Or Bayern at home.

This. Letting them back into the match in the way that he did will probably always haunt him