Manchester United dropped two points against Bournemouth due to some unbelievable referee mistakes, but Michael Carrick is at least fixing what’s in his control.
Correcting Ruben Amorim’s errors at Man Utd has been the theme of Michael Carrick’s tenure so far at Old Trafford.
The puzzling thing is that Amorim seemed to identify United’s problems well, but never had the answer for them, which is making Carrick look like a genius.
After the events that transpired in Man Utd’s 2-2 draw against Bournemouth, it’s clear that another issue that drove Amorim insane has been fixed by his successor.
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Michael Carrick brings Man Utd’s focus on ‘details’
After every dropped point, Amorim seemed to die on the hill that the team losing points had nothing to do with his system.
He always said that the team misses in the finer details that decide a game, like a tackle to save a goal by putting your body on the line, or breaking your nose to attack the goal.
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There was some credibility to that claim, but the thing is that details are hard to apply when the basic structure is all over the place.
You can’t blame Bruno Fernandes for losing his runner in the midfield when that shouldn’t even be his job in the first place.
Carrick has proved that theory true, as United look much more focused on the details, the biggest test of which came against Bournemouth after going down to ten men.
Players are running their socks off every game, putting in crunching tackles, throwing themselves into duels, and not wilting when things aren’t going their way.
The way United dug in and secured a point despite the referee’s attempts to award Bournemouth all three was a testament to the mental fortitude of this side.
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“Mental fortitude” is not something that was associated with United under Amorim, and it drove him mad as he looked at it as something that the players needed to sort out.
Turns out, a better system in which the players feel clear comfort over their roles is much more conducive to nailing the ‘details’ which caused Amorim immense frustration.
Under Carrick, the same Man Utd squad has hit back at Arsenal in their own home ground, secured late winners and equalisers, and now earned a point despite going down to ten men.
None of those feats are a trait of a mentally weak team that misses the details. Maybe the system was the problem after all…
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