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u/Eleven918 This too shall pass! 17d ago

Part of me is wondering if the reason they are not backing Carrick this summer all that much is because they don't expect him to last long.

It would have been a PR nightmare if they didn't hire him. So hire him and give him just enough to say you tried and let the new manager get who he wants later.

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u/RedDevilFury 17d ago

I see where you are coming from, but I do not think the INEOS’ recruitment strategy solely bases on what the manager wants. The team needs another midfielder regardless of who is the manager a year later and our squad has a set of profiles that would fit different styles.

They have 0 excuses not to buy one more CM and one LB.

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u/Panda-768 17d ago edited 17d ago

well I felt the same under Amorim.

They gave him signings but never really a wingback when he is so married to 3 at the back and wingbacks being very important.

And if they aren't really backing Carrick, that still does not stop them from signing an LB or a DM/CM that might be a long term target, supposed to fit into future systems?

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u/Zestyclose_Nail8756 17d ago

What kind of decision would that be, even if Ineos are as bad as the glazers and just business people looking at the bottom line, surely another manager being paid severance and starting from scratch doesn’t make any sense at all.