Carrick now knows the reality

[newyddion]

It’s more what he thinks of players who are consistently caught on the wrong side of their man, and who can’t mark a man properly. This used to happen under Mogga; it was a shambles at the back.

Carrick has to do what Karanka did and sort the defence out. Keep the clean sheet, build the confidence, and then the points and wins will come.

I’m not really fussed on having Carrick coming in and trying to turn us into Ajax or Zdenek Zeman’s Foggia. The better football comes once you’re tight at the back and everyone knows their jobs.

We have to keep a clean sheet tomorrow night. That has to be the main aim IMO.

What would karanka do?

Valdes - Steffen

Parnaby - Smith
Williams - McNair
Ayala - Fry
Reach - Giles

Whitehead - Howson
Forshaw - Hackney

Nsue - Jones
Kamara - Akpom
Butterfield - McGree

Jutkiewicz - Muniz

Subs:
Dimi - Daniels
Friend - Bola
Chalobah - Dijksteel
Morris - Mowett
Hines - Lenihan
Hoppe - Main
Forss - Emnes

Just need Gibson, Leadbitter, Tomlin, Adomah, Carayol & Graham

 

[Jedi boro]

He must’ve known it beforehand.

I sometimes wonder, what must Leadbitter think watching this set of defenders trying to deal with a set piece? What must Woodgate think when he sees the same players failing to win headers and mark their man week after week? What must Carrick and Leadbitter think of our midfield?

Centre back and two midfielders in in January, a player to link the midfield and attack if possible. But PLEASE work on shoring up the gaping holes right the spine of our team FFS.

He did but as I say nothing is like being in a match to see what is really happening. Now he knows ( first hand) what is going on and I think he’ll have learned slot about the squad from just that one game.

 

[Ravs]

He did but as I say nothing is like being in a match to see what is really happening. Now he knows ( first hand) what is going on and I think he’ll have learned slot about the squad from just that one game.

… and hopefully more on the ready with some late substitutions.

 

[Jedi boro]

Changes made and you could see the input he’s had.

Better Shape more focussed crisper passing.

The carrick era has begun

 

[Steve Bee]

Fry is far too inconsistent and gets bullied regularly. Squad player at best.

Yes, I was being sarcastic but, reading again, It isn't obvious

 

[Jedi boro]

Carrick doesn’t have a magic wand.

You could have fooled me.

See sometimes being a hopeless optimist does pay off.

 

[NorthumberlandBoro]

Some of the early comments on this thread have aged horribly.
I am delighted to report.

 

[ForssAwakens]

As has been proven, points are more important than clean sheets

 

[ForssAwakens]

I will save you some heartache. We won’t see any such improvements.



Exactly. We have a **** squad of players with no heart and no mentality. That’s in the recruitment team and sacking Wilder was another ridiculous decision.

Might want to sit the next one out

 

[BobendBert]

Might want to sit the next one out

Happy to have been proven wrong. Very happy.

 

[chickenrunner]

As has been proven, points are more important than clean sheets

No, clean sheets are hugely important which is an area Carrick needs to work on. Of his 6 games in charge we've fallen behind in 3 but managed to recover to win 2 and draw 1 which is excellent. But be under no illusion winning from a losing position is very much the exception not the rule more often than not we won't get away with it.

 

[Alexander Supertramp]

Great thread. Where is CarrickBall?

 

[ForssAwakens]

No, clean sheets are hugely important which is an area Carrick needs to work on. Of his 6 games in charge we've fallen behind in 3 but managed to recover to win 2 and draw 1 which is excellent. But be under no illusion winning from a losing position is very much the exception not the rule more often than not we won't get away with it.

Still not many clean sheet but plenty of points…..

 

[chickenrunner]

Still not many clean sheet but plenty of points…..

Aye we're doing really well, must be topping the points gained from losing positions table...........still like to see more clean sheets though.

 

[ForssAwakens]

Aye we're doing really well, must be topping the points gained from losing positions table...........still like to see more clean sheets though.

Aye me too but points are more important

 

[chickenrunner]

We are indeed topping the points gained from losing positions table. We been behind in 16 of our 25 matches this season and won 4, drawn 3 and lost 9. No one else has done as well.