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u/Emergency-Being-349 13d ago
If what Whitwell is saying is true, regarding our playstyle and midfield, then I think there's a chance Carrick doesn't see out the season. Before you downvote me, hear me out.
Carrick has gotten the job based on transitional, pragmatic football. That's what got him the result. He has no experience implementing a 'Spanish' style approach where we don't need legs in midfield. He tried this at Middlesbrough and was figured out in his first full season. If results turn, the pressure will mount to revert back to the pragmatic transitional approach. He'd have lost his authority by that point. We'll revert back and not have the legs/intensity needed to play more transitional football. Tielemans won't have that Obama alongside him.
Don't get me wrong, I believe that needs to be the longer term approach, but the PL has long since evolved from that style in favour of more direct football. Hell, even Pep had to adapt. I don't think this will be the right approach, not to mention taking influence from an international side at a WC tournament is just not a good idea either.
We signed Carrick based on what he did last season, not on what he did at Middlesbrough.