In recent weeks, various English newspapers have come up with reports about Michael Carrick’s future at Old Trafford after the end of the season. Some claim that the United management “has learned from the Solskjaer blunder” and will not hire another United legend without the big titles as manager. This makes the English website United in Focus fire.
United in Focus does not accept that Solskjaer is referred to with a negative connotation. What the Norwegian delivered as United manager speaks in favour of hiring Carrick on a permanent basis.
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We let the English website explain:
“Up to this point, the comparisons with Solskjaer have been unfairly made to score points against Carrick, when the Norwegian is arguably the club’s most successful manager after Sir Alex Ferguson.”
Solskjaer is arguably the best United manager since Ferguson.
“Yes, he (Solskjaer) didn’t win a title, but Erik ten Hag did, and nobody thinks he was successful when he led United to eighth place in the league. United (with Solskjaer) played brilliant football and faced two of the best teams ever – Pep Guardiola’s Man City and Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool.”
United played brilliantly and at the same time competed with two of the best teams ever.
“He did all this despite his previous English managerial experience with Cardiff, where he was eventually relegated. The crux of the argument is that Solskjaer’s problems with Cardiff were not an indicator of his leadership skills, because each job is vastly different and requires a different set of skills. Some managers do well with limited resources and don’t know how to play proactive football, and others struggle with the opposite.”
“Carrick looks more like Solskjaer than someone like Thomas Frank, and that’s the biggest argument in his favour.”
We hang on to the English Solskjaer and Carrick cheerleaders.
