"There are two versions of Michael Carrick the coach: the interim manager who took charge of Manchester United for three games and the Middlesbrough manager who spent three years in the Championship. The nature of both projects could not have been more different, with one an extremely short-term job and the other a long-term assignment. Five months, as interim head coach until the end of the season, lands awkwardly in the middle, so how might Carrick set United up?"
"The most significant tweak was in how his United side nullified Tuchel's Chelsea with a 4-3-1-2 defensive shape that blocked the centre of the pitch. Speaking on Match of the Day earlier this season, Carrick said that his rationale was to stop all access to Tuchel's midfield two because their progression was typically through the middle. United's narrow front three stopped passes into Jorginho and Ruben Loftus-Cheek while the physical centre-midfielders in Scott McTominay and Fred tracked and pressed Chelsea's wing-backs."
Two coaching profiles exist for Michael Carrick: an interim Manchester United manager and a three-year Championship manager at Middlesbrough. The projects differed sharply, leaving five months as interim head coach awkwardly between short-term and long-term work. At Middlesbrough he favored high possession and a consistent system to dominate games. As United interim he adopted pragmatic, game-by-game system changes. A notable tactical adjustment was a 4-3-1-2 defensive shape to block central progression against Chelsea, using a narrow front three and midfielders who pressed wing-backs. Matches versus Manchester City and Arsenal will test whether a blended approach is used.
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