Michael Carrick: Adam Lawrence makes bold claim about United coach
Michael Carrick: Adam Lawrence makes bold claim about United coach Manchester United’s Under-21 lead coach Adam Lawrence has praised caretaker manager Michael Carrick for his handling of the academy since taking charge. The English manager was identified as the short-term replacement for former head coach Ruben Amorim, who was relieved of his duties at the turn of the year. Carrick has been placed on the hot seat at Old Trafford until the end of the season, when a permanent appointment is expected.
However, the Englishman has been outstanding so far, prompting talk of a possible full-time stay. The Red Devils have won seven of their 10 Premier League games under the former midfielder, drawing two others, and now sit third in the league table after 31 games. Carrick has managed to get the team firing on all cylinders and has also displayed greater involvement with the academy during his short tenure compared to Amorim’s chaotic reign.
Michael Carrick Managerial Stats Source: Transfermarkt . Several academy graduates have trained with the first-team squad so far this season, including the highly rated Shea Lacey. Lawrence has now shed light on the youngster’s integration into the senior side.
Lacey training regularly with senior side Lacey broke into the senior side under Amorim, although his progress was briefly halted after receiving a red card in the 2-1 FA Cup defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion in January under interim manager Darren Fletcher. The 18 year old is yet to feature under Carrick, although he was on the bench for the game against Fulham. Academy players regularly shift between the first team and the Under 21s in training, but speaking recently, as cited by The Daily Mail , Lawrence revealed that Lacey is an exception.
He said: “So, day to day, Shea will train with the first team, basically follow their programme and then obviously be topped up with Under 21 games when he needs to be playing. ” “Shea is quite a unique case that you don’t see a lot of within the game because he’s always had a higher level, like an elite technical level. He’s been a later developer physically.