SCOUT· 61%59m·2026-09-17·SportsProblems pile up for Carrick & Man United
When Brighton fought back from an early two-nil deficit at Old Trafford on Wednesday night they were the first team to achieve that feat in fifty years but the mood around the game and the performance felt much more recent. We try to shake off the deja vu of it all and work out why the spark wasn't there despite Shea…
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“The reality is that the performances under Carrick have been bad. Even last season when we won a lot of games we were the worse team in a lot of them. Brentford at home, Everton away, Crystal Palace at home (before the red card), Bournemout…”
“where's carl or critch we need the harsh words”
“The answer is obvious, Carrick last season benefited off the coaching, conditioning, effort and muscle memory that Amorim was building. He came in, reduced the number of training sessions, gave players more days off to appease them and now…”
“It’s nice to see the talk of the devils, not covering up any cracks and speaking honestly and openly.”
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