According to Varzesh3, the days of Michael Carrick on the bench of Manchester United are numbered. The Red Devils' heavy and humiliating 3-0 defeat at Old Trafford against Bournemouthunleashed a wave of anger and criticism, and prominent Sky Sports analysts stressed that the English coach is one step away from being sacked.
Tonight's home defeat was the latest link in the worst start in Manchester United's history in the competitions of the English Premier League and it made the fans feel that their great team is one step away from the relegation zone. Manchester's reds have failed to win in eight consecutive matches. A deep crisis that bears no resemblance to the brilliant days of last season, the days when Carrick succeeded Rúben Amorim and managed to secure a Champions League place.
Gary Neville, reacting to this chaotic situation, declared: "Continuing work for Michael Carrick as Manchester United head coach will from now on be ridiculously hard. This is a real crisis that the club is grappling with. Saying this sentence is truly horrible for me."
At the end of the match, although Carrick tried to appear strong and spirited in his interview, his prolonged applause for the fans present in the stadium looked more than anything like a bitter farewell. Jamie Carragher believes this partnership must end right now: "Michael Carrick must be sacked tonight. Not only for the good of Manchester United, but for the future of Michael Carrick himself. The club's directors must make this fateful decision tonight."
The flames of controversy at Old Trafford flared up further with the coaching staff's behaviour towards Bruno Fernandes The Portuguese captain of the Red Devils watched the entire ninety minutes from the bench and did not enter the pitch for even a second. This meaningful benching happened after Bruno had publicly criticized Carrick's tactical decisions following the heavy 4-1 defeat against Como in the Champions League.
Carragher, sharply criticizing this incident, said: "The situation has become intolerable. Carrick himself no longer has any desire to stay and does not want to sit on the bench next to these players. Can you imagine how tomorrow, after this behaviour, he will face Bruno Fernandes at the training ground? Sending a player like him to the touchline to warm up and then not substituting him on is the greatest possible insult. He wanted to humiliate Bruno in front of the fans for telling the truth, and this indicates a toxic power struggle in the team, not a correct technical decision. This team's dressing room is completely lost, and Carrick wants them to end this torment tonight."
The strange thing was that even after conceding the third goal, sections of the Manchester United fans shouted their coach's name, to show that their main objection is to the management and the club's overall structure.
Neville said about this fan reaction: "Carrick is popular with the fans, but the owners and the players are not popular. They have brought the club to this state. Tomorrow the directors will probably make a decision that will anger the fans, but it is a decision they have no choice but to make. The fans chant Carrick's name, but tomorrow's reality is: will he really remain head coach?"
The former Red Devils defender, at the end of his remarks and looking back at the past, said: "Last season too, I believed the club should go after the best possible coach on the market and not hand the bench to Carrick, because I predicted it would come to this. Unfortunately, things turned bitter very quickly, and now the club is drowned in absolute chaos."
Source: Varzesh3
