Barnsley have reappointed Daniel Stendel as their head coach on a two-year contract. The 52-year-old German has succeeded Conor Hourihane, who stepped down at the end of the season after the Tykes finished 15th in League One. Stendel led Barnsley to promotion from the third tier in 2019 with a club-record 91 points, but was sacked in October of that year after a poor start to the following season.
"It didn't bother me," Carrick stated when asked about Keane's comments. "[Former players] are not putting more pressure on me. I don't feel that. There are plenty of opinions around, some positive, some not too much. It's totally irrelevant in terms of what I focus on. I know what we want to improve on, how we want to work with the players. There's a lot that can be said, it's the way of the world. I'm not going to pay too much attention to that. For me, the players and staff, it's a focus on how we're going to succeed."