Forgive me if there is another active thread about him that I missed but I feel he is the player that polarises Utd fans like no other since Berbatov.. I recently had a debate with one Utd fan who thinks Carrick is the best midfielder in England & the best DM in the premier league & I have mates who cant wait to see him gone
Personally I think his best position now is CB if Utd played 3 at the back, otherwise he becomes a squad player for me. His strong suit is organising & reading the game, I just don't think he has the pace or physicality to be a top class DM & he lacks the skill [& pace again] to be the type of playmaker who will take Utd to the next level. In big games when good teams pressure high he simply cant get himself out of trouble & eventually disappears out of the game
I do believe he has a decent passing game but he rarely uses it. In the past so much was made of how he retains possession, but Utd went to Chelsea without him & had around 70% possession & as much as the stats have been used to show we are better off with him in the team following the 3 straight losses, they were down to not scoring, you cannot win a game unless you score & that is not one of Carricks strong suits, either scoring or creating.
For me, Nemanja Matic has set the bar for DM's, & just as Chelsea had to buy him back, I feel Utd need to do the same with Pogba. SAF's 2 colossal errors were bringing Moyes in & letting Pogba go
Personally I think his best position now is CB if Utd played 3 at the back, otherwise he becomes a squad player for me. His strong suit is organising & reading the game, I just don't think he has the pace or physicality to be a top class DM & he lacks the skill [& pace again] to be the type of playmaker who will take Utd to the next level. In big games when good teams pressure high he simply cant get himself out of trouble & eventually disappears out of the game
I do believe he has a decent passing game but he rarely uses it. In the past so much was made of how he retains possession, but Utd went to Chelsea without him & had around 70% possession & as much as the stats have been used to show we are better off with him in the team following the 3 straight losses, they were down to not scoring, you cannot win a game unless you score & that is not one of Carricks strong suits, either scoring or creating.
For me, Nemanja Matic has set the bar for DM's, & just as Chelsea had to buy him back, I feel Utd need to do the same with Pogba. SAF's 2 colossal errors were bringing Moyes in & letting Pogba go