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HarryBoulton says...

Synergy, your assessment of Carrick generally mirrors mine. Carrick does tend to get caught in possession against sides that apply pressure on the ball. I remember very clearly that he used to really struggle against high tempo midfields such as Garrard/Mascherano and Lampard/Mikel/Mieireles etc. But his tendancy to struggle against such approaches has seen his weaknesses greatly exagerated in both the press and on forums such as this. The stock lines from opposition fans tends to be "Carrick is sh*t", when his medal haul and success with this club and manager would point to a very different reality. The fact they use the example of him struggling against Barcelona also seems to make their claims somewhat shallow. I struggle to remember a player, never mind a central midfield player, that hasn't struggled against Barcelona over the last 5 or 6 years.

Posted 1:03pm 4th March 2013

il_birbone says...

skoolyad you only have a passing (wrong word of course) interest in midfield at Bradford so it's understandable.

Posted 1:02pm 4th March 2013

Synergy says...

@spurs57> Carrick gets slated by the idiots, but has been praised by the fans who understand football.

That being said, he has a tendency of losing the ball when he is pressured and he tends to under perform in the big games (Even in the Madrid games he lost the ball a few times in dangerous positions). This year he has been a lot better as he is playing alongside a mobile midfielder in Cleverly who tends to keep moving into space and hence Carrick always has a pass available to him when pressured. His shielding off the back four while not blood and thunder like Keane has always been exceptional.

Posted 10:47am 4th March 2013

Skoolyad (Bradford City) says...

Does Yaya Toure still play for Man City? I thought he'd left last summer...

Posted 10:02am 4th March 2013

fictionalemu says...

So, WBA's win percentage with Mulumbu and Yacob in the team is evidence of their importance, but West Ham's poor form since Cole joined it 'pretty irrelevant'. Hmm

Posted 1:55pm 3rd March 2013

KuriKuri (Wigan Athletic) says...

Respect for your love of Beausejour, that man is a prodigious crosser of the ball. Despite yesterday's gubbing we still hope that between him, Kone & co and our very underrated midfield we can pick up the neccessary points again. And we have Villa at home on the last day, ooooooh!!

Posted 11:29am 3rd March 2013

Koolski says...

Started to read article. Noted the absence of Cazorla from Arsenal's list. Stopped reading. Utter rubbish. I love Arteta and would always argue his worth, but his inclusion in place of one of the finest playmakers in Europe is ridiculous.

Posted 10:03am 3rd March 2013

el_diablo says...

Imo Sandro should definitely be in the list of our MVPs. Dembele started brilliantly. He had a Parker-esque start in a way with us winning every game he started in the first 2-3 months. But he has gone off the boil since the start of the year. Sandro on the other hand was our player of the season until he got injured.

Posted 2:06am 3rd March 2013

el_diablo says...

@spurs57, Carrick always got the credit he deserved in our colours. He was the heartbeat of the team at that time.

Posted 2:02am 3rd March 2013

spurs57 (Tottenham Hotspur) says...

@ Mulsey, Carrick never got the credit he deserved at spurs either.I was one of the few that i know who realised what he did for the team,only have to look at the season after he left to see his contribution.He doesnt get the credit because he isnt flash, just does everything well and makes it look simple, I'd have him back in an instant.

Posted 6:25pm 2nd March 2013

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