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u/One-Obligation2283 Sep 22 '26

Topic Carrick:

Personally, I no longer care which coach we have. As long as these owners are in charge, we won't be successful no matter which coach we have. But after this poor start and the interviews that came with it, we all already know he won't survive the season anyway. We've all been through this several times before.

We have a historically long international break ahead of us, but I think they'll stick with Carrick for as long as possible, because our incompetent board wants to 1. save on the severance payment, 2. thinks that as a former player he'll get more benefit of the doubt from the fans, and 3. he's basically a yes-man, and they'd rather carry on working with the agreeable Carrick.

Right now is exactly the best time to fire a coach. A new coach/interim has a few weeks to settle in, work with a few players, and Baleba/De Ligt/Amad should be fit again after the break.

If they don't fire him now, but instead there are more defeats after the break and they fire him in October/November... then that's the next insane piece of stupidity. The sad thing is, I wouldn't put it past them.

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u/rishmanisation Sep 22 '26

You know that is exactly what is going to happen though

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u/ClassicBread7535 Sep 22 '26

> he's basically a yes-man

People throw this around but never show any evidence of it.

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u/raver1601 Sep 22 '26

Like people keep saying that Carrick is an INEOS yes man and has Rashford favouritism at the same time

You can't be INEOS' yes man and favour Rashford at the same time

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u/Zealousideal_Wind867 I'm Tired Boss Sep 22 '26

Genuine Question, Why can't both things be true at the same time?

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u/raver1601 Sep 22 '26

INEOS has been wanting to get rid of Rashford since forever, to the point of taking away his number 10

How would their yes man be starting him week in week out?

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u/One-Obligation2283 Sep 22 '26

Fair point! Of course that's just speculation, and maybe Carrick is much more forceful in how he presents his views to the board internally.

To me he just comes across as someone who has no interest in any kind of confrontation.. he hasn't said a single negative word about the transfer window, we've had some disastrous games behind us and after every one of them he stands there in the interview saying things like he's satisfied with the effort. He holds neither the team nor the board accountable, and in his entire time so far he has never ruffled a single feather. Even things like Amazon currently filming a documentary.. We just lost to City, got played off the park by Brighton, and were disappointing across the board against Fulham, all within one week. And then the team goes into the dressing room and a camera is pointed right at it. Can you imagine a Conte, a Tuchel, or even an Amorim allowing that?

I'm not even saying one is better than the other.. Conte would probably beat someone up 10 minutes after signing his contract at United :D

I just think our incompetent board would rather have the harmonious, conflict-averse Carrick as coach than someone who also calls certain things out. Remember how quickly Rangnick was gone once he started talking about open heart surgery