Every word of Michael Carrick’s embargoed Brighton pre-match press conference
Every word of Michael Carrick’s embargoed Brighton pre-match press conference Newly-appointed permanent head coach of Manchester United, Michael Carrick, has been speaking to the media in the embargoed section of the pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday’s final Premier League game of the season against Brighton. The presser took place on Thursday, before the official announcement, so Carrick was speaking as interim manager at the time. A partner for Mainoo The first question of this section was “You’ve praised Kobbie Mainoo a lot since coming back to the football club.
Just with a view to the summer, obviously Casemiro is set to leave. How important is it to find the right partner for Kobbie this summer in the transfer window? ” Carrick replied: “I mean, there’s a balance.
There’s a balance as a football club because you’re not necessarily, whenever it is, bringing a player in just to play with one player. ” “I think it’s about fitting in with the squad, the balance of the squad. Being able to cope with playing here for different competitions for so many games.
So it’s not necessarily— I’m talking quite broad here in general of any player – you’re not just bringing them just to play with one player. “But certainly there’s a dynamic and there’s a balance that needs to be had. And the beauty about Kobbie is that he can do so many things well, and I think he’s proven that and he’s evolved so much in the 4 or 5 months that I’ve seen his progress.
And that’s him! I’m not taking the credit for that. He’s done that himself.
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