For me, the main problem with us right now is that Carrick wants to play in a positive way (and I don’t criticise that) but we just don’t have the quality to deliver it. Carrick has played highest level with elite players his whole career. He’s trying to impose the same tactics on a group of players, where most are just not good enough to pull it off. The obvious examples playing out from the back. Couple that we have some lower Champo/league 1 standard players trying to play that way - and a loss of almost all firepower up front, compared to last season - and it’s a recipe for disaster.
I honestly believe Carrick will go on to be a top manager but while we don’t have the players to effectively play his system, he needs to change things up. In parallel, and probably of more importance for next season, we seriously need to improve the quality of our squad to meet Carricks playing objectives.
This is so f obvious and basic that if it doesn’t happen, club people need to be getting held accountable.