Famous Star: Carrick Will Definitely Become A Regular Player Carrick: Casemiro Will Definitely Leave The Team

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This morning, Manchester United defeated Brentford 2-1 at home. With four rounds left in the league, Manchester United is 11 points ahead of sixth-place Brighton and 12 points ahead of seventh-place Bournemouth. It is difficult to throw away tickets for the Champions League. This Sunday, Manchester United will usher in a double red match at home. If Brighton (to play away at Newcastle United) and Bournemouth (at home against Crystal Palace) both lose points before they kick off, Manchester United will be the first to celebrate off the court for returning to the Champions League after two seasons.

Since Carrick took over in January, Manchester United has won 9 out of 13 league games, ranking first in the Premier League in terms of wins during the same period. Results like this are the confidence for Carrick to become the official head coach. The famous star Carragher has already concluded: "There is no doubt that Carrick will continue to be the Manchester United coach next season. You can't say that he is not qualified to take the position. They have shown championship-level efficiency in grabbing points. It is true that they do not have the situation of being distracted by European war tasks. "I don't think there is any other coach who can do better than Carrick after taking office. From the perspective of performance and process, Manchester United is not outstanding. However, this Manchester United itself is not outstanding, but Carrick has led the team to achieve excellent results."

Carragher feels that compared to Amorim, Carrick has the advantage of being able to adapt. That is, Amorim is criticized most for never making adjustments, but Carrick has proven that he can make adjustments.

For this game, that was evidence of that. At the beginning of the second half, Carrick chose to make a change with a 2-goal advantage. He tactically replaced Amad Diallo with Mazrawi. This was Carrick's earliest active substitution during his tenure. After that, he switched his usual 4231 formation to an Amorim-style 343 formation, and actually used a 5-back style in defense. Such a change of formation allowed Manchester United to retain the fruits of victory in terms of the result of the game. They conceded a goal due to a long shot near the end of the game, but this did not affect the Red Devils' win in a game in which not only the ball possession rate was lower than that of their opponents, but also the number of shots and expected goals were lower than their opponents.

Carrick revealed that this change of formation was planned in advance, and he still calmly responded to the opportunity at the beginning. "We originally planned to change the formation. After scoring the second goal in the first half, we decided to implement better protection of the space. This is a completely pure tactical decision. We We want to secure the victory. For most of the second half, we controlled the situation well. The whole team showed a good spirit and we have the ability to score more goals. However, at this stage of the season, the result is the top priority."

This is not false. A big victory is worth 3 points, and a small victory is also worth 3 points. Of Carrick's nine wins, six were by a slim margin of just one goal. Time after time, Manchester United "didn't play very well" but managed to win. Is this just luck? General Maguire doesn't think so, "The actual situation has shown everything. Since the head coach took office, we have made changes in the formation here, and achieved results that are in line with expectations. When the team was coached by Amorim, for those games where the odds of winning and losing were half, That side always loses. Now, the situation is completely reversed, because our performance in the two penalty areas has greatly improved. We have done a better job of protecting our own penalty area and our shots in the opponent's penalty area have become more accurate."

Maguire clearly hopes that Carrick can be improved. "The results we have achieved have greatly enhanced the outside world's confidence in the coach. Carrick faced two difficult games as soon as he took office. After everyone checked the schedule, everyone felt that the situation was not good. However, we scored six points in all games against Arsenal and Manchester City. We are together and have confidence. We know that we have the ability to score goals anywhere."

For this game, Manchester United's goal to break the deadlock came from the corner kick tactics. B Fee was responsible for taking the corner kick, and then Maguire assisted in the ferry action, and then Casemiro took over the relay process and headed the ball into the goal. This goal is the 20th time this season that Manchester United has scored through a set piece, which is only slightly less than Arsenal in the Premier League. Maguire, Casemiro, and the player Sheshko, give Manchester United a sufficient number of high-point players in the penalty area when attacking set pieces, making it difficult for the opponent to effectively defend in all directions.

This season in the Premier League, Casemiro has scored 9 goals. These 9 goals are tied with Sheshko and Mbemo as the team's top scorer. Of Casemiro's nine goals, eight were headers. This number of headers equaled the record for headers scored by a Manchester United player in a single Premier League season set by Yorke in the 1999-2000 season. Moreover, among these 9 goals, 5 goals gave Manchester United the lead, which is very valuable.

Maguire praised Casemiro and his cooperation with the Brazilian veteran: His aggressiveness and skills are the best among the players I have ever seen and worked with. He was of great help to us. Without his goals we would never be in the position we are in now. In many games, the opponent will arrange one or two people to mark me (when attacking from set pieces). However, now every team has to admit a reality: Casemiro is also very threatening. Therefore, they had to devote a lot of energy to keeping an eye on him. They had to put a very capable defender on him instead of two guys on me. This was an instant relief for both of us. The effect of the two of us playing together is quite good. If I am on the court, I can help Casemiro score more goals; and if he is on the court, I will also get more opportunities. The two of us formed two threatening points in the opponent's penalty area that made the opponent feel troublesome, which undoubtedly made it much more difficult for the opponent to deal with it.

So, next season, is it possible to see "Big Head" and "Fat Tiger" play together? The contract signed by Maguire does not expire until 2027, but Casemiro has already stated that he will leave the team when the contract expires this summer. After the game, the 34-year-old Brazilian player had tears in his eyes when he thanked the home audience and left the field. The fans once again shouted "Stay for one more year."

Fat Tiger is indeed in great shape at the moment. In this game, in addition to scoring goals, he also made 11 steals, 16 successful confrontations and 9 clearances. These statistics were the highest on the spot, and his contribution was full. However, many people have reminded that if they really change their decision to stay for one more year, it is difficult to predict what the 35-year-old Fat Tiger will be like next season. At present, it seems that Manchester United will not act based on emotion. When asked after the game if Casemiro's career at Manchester United will definitely end next month, Carrick replied: "Yes. For Casemiro personally and the club, the decision (to separate this summer) is very clear. Equally clear is his emotion and investment in Manchester United." Perhaps, clarity on the decision to leave the team will also help fans understand everything better. "