25 Oct 2026 17:48:19
Let's be clear here, these are the same players and Manager that won all round them last season. I don't get this mid week games, we have only started this recently. It's down to attitude and application from players and Management. I get we didn't buy sufficiently in the summer but this squad should be doing much better, they proved it last year.
25 Oct 2026 19:11:24
The results last season set unrealistic expectations. Watching the games last year, the results were better than the performances. At the time I said that I couldn't see much of a strategy when it came to attacking. It seemed to be a case of giving the ball to Bruno and hope he creates something. This was all well and good when Bruno was in the best form of his life, but it's not sustainable.
This season, the limitations of Carrick's approach have come home to roost. Opponents know that we're going to try to hit them on the counter, and the team look at a loss with what to do in possession. Bruno's form has fallen off a cliff, and as today highlighted, without him creating, we have nothing.
On top of all that, there's zero confidence. The manager is setting up with everyone behind the ball. The players are scared to take risks in possession. And we start every game hoping not to lose, rather than trying to win. Our squad is good enough to be competing for a champions league spot. Carrick has failed to develop a coherent way to win as a team, despite having 10 months to work on it. It's not all his fault. But keeping him any longer will make it harder for his replacement to salvage anything.
25 Oct 2026 19:51:06
The writing was on the wall and some of us tried to tell others this.
C'est la vie.
25 Oct 2026 19:58:29
Carrick took over a well coached very fit team, that got us through to the end of season. It's been widely reported that this team isn't doing the fitness work, carrick when he took over shortened training times and gave extra days off for players.