Michael Carrick has been officially appointed by Man United with a 2-year contract at the end of the 2026-2027 season. This is a worthy reward after the 44-year-old coach helped the team overcome the Ruben Amorim crisis and win a Champions League ticket next season.
I always want the players to feel proud to play for Manchester United, like the feeling in the past every time I put on my shoes in this jersey. Pressure is of course there and each time is different. Therefore, my job is to share how to deal with the players so that they always feel okay.
Everything here is very difficult, saying those things outright is not bad. If it were easy, everyone would have succeeded. I don't want to talk much about the glorious past of the club. This time is a real challenge and when everyone overcame it, that's why everything is so great.
I understand that when I come here, the time I have is too little to immediately change something. Therefore, I choose to influence the players' psychology more so that they understand how great the real strength is. When everyone is ideologically informed, the way of playing will be completely different" - Michael Carrick recalled the early days in charge of the team.
Two wins against Man City and Arsenal immediately changed everything 180 degrees at Carrington. The atmosphere, confidence and spirit of the players were multiplied many times over. Contrary to the sublimation of many students, Carrick at that time thought about how to maintain this form for a long time. Finally, he did it even though Man United did not always win so resoundingly.
The team has had to go through a very long period of not believing in what they have. After those victories, I always wonder if this is the last time things are so great? The answer is no! The whole team is still trying to satisfy the fans when they come to the stadium to watch us play football every week.
To maintain such achievements in the past season, the connection between players in the dressing room and on the field is extremely important. I want the players to understand that their efforts to play well are for themselves, for this club, not for me or anything else" - Carrick shared.
Not a conservative coach, purely based on experience, Carrick has been very diligent in updating technology and analyzing indicators and data. He retired in 2018, but in the past 8 years, everything has changed too much, football too. Understanding that, Carrick has never underestimated the analysis, evaluation and indicators after each match.
Currently, there are many details to dissect in matches. Previously, sometimes everything only needed to be resolved in the individual face of each player to be enough. Football has made great strides, changed too much in the past few years. Perhaps new analyses of numbers and data have become dry, but that is the reality.
We need a stable, disciplined and principled structure. Space for free creativity is always encouraged, helping players to do what they are best at. I think that is part of today's game" - Carrick shared.
