Jamie Carragher says Manchester United are “one of the most poorly coached teams in the Premier League” in the mean time after their 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace – and added that Casemiro ought to “call it a day at the top level of football”.
Erik ten Hag’s facet reached new depths of their properly below-par season, falling 2-0 down at half-time to targets from Michael Olise and Jean-Philippe Mateta, earlier than the previous rounded off the scoring after Tyrick Mitchell discovered the web after the break.
United have now conceded 81 targets in all competitions this season, their most in a single marketing campaign since 1977, as they run the danger of lacking out on European soccer altogether subsequent season.
In the meantime, because the begin of final season, solely Nottingham Forest have misplaced extra Premier League away video games by at the least a four-goal margin than United’s three events.
“This is one of the most poorly coached teams in the Premier League,” Carragher mentioned on Sky Sports activities’ Monday Evening Soccer.
“That could be a truth. That isn’t an opinion. That could be a truth. The numbers inform you that if you see them backside of the league defensively, decrease than Sheffield United.
“I struggled to see how United would win tonight however I believed Palace would win one or two nil. No Manchester United workforce ought to be getting overwhelmed 4-0 by Crystal Palace.
“Manchester United’s U23 workforce, if they’re at Manchester United, have come by means of their academy, have been coached and taught to play, I might nonetheless not anticipate them to lose 4-0.
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Jamie Carragher was lower than impressed with the behaviour of Antony, Mason Mount and André Onana following Manchester United’s 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace.
“I have never been a manager or a coach but I have been a player and I have been coached by top coaches and some of the things that I see are just wrong.”
Carra on Casemiro: Soccer has left him
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Talking after their 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace, Jamie Carragher was important of Man Utd’s efficiency and mentioned they’re some of the poorly coached groups within the Premier League.
Casemiro, taking part in at centre-back, was at fault for the primary and final Palace targets, each scored by Olise – first lacking a problem which allowed the Frenchman to attain, earlier than giving the ball away to Daniel Munoz within the build-up to the Palace No 7’s second.
Analysing the primary objective on Monday Evening Soccer Carragher referred to as for Casemiro to be substituted at half-time for his “embarrassing” position within the objective, including: “Honestly, nothing can be worse than Casemiro playing at centre-half for Manchester United.
“It is unhappy to see a fantastic participant performing like this. We have all been there, however he is solely 32 and what he is achieved within the recreation, he is miles off it.”
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Jamie Carragher and Ashley Younger analyse Casemiro’s involvement in Michael Olise’s opener for Crystal Palace in opposition to Manchester United.
After the match, Carragher added: “Casemiro should know tonight as an experienced player that he should only have another three games left at the top level – the next two league games and the cup final – then go to the MLS or Saudi.
“I am lethal critical – his agent, the workforce of individuals round him, they’ve to inform him: this has to cease. We’re watching one of many greats of the trendy occasions, taking part in in the very best midfields we now have seen who’ve dominated Europe – him holding, Kroos and Modric alongside him.
“I am nowhere near on what that man has achieved, winning Champions League, playing for Brazil and Real Madrid. But I always remember something when I retired myself, there’s a saying I always remember: Leave the football, before the football leaves you. The football has left him at this top level. He has to call it a day and move.
Casemiro at full-time after Manchester United’s defeat at Crystal Palace.
“They should pay him off and do some sort of deal. But that sort of a player, should not be put through this. By Crystal Palace. He’s not playing Manchester City or Real Madrid, all due to respect to Crystal Palace. A man of that level should not go what he’s going through and has to call it a day.”
Younger on United’s ‘shambolic, loopy’ defending
Former Manchester United captain Ashley Younger was within the Monday Evening Soccer studio alongside Carragher and hit out on the method wherein Ten Hag’s midfield was arrange within the construct as much as the primary objective.
With United defending a Palace throw-in close to the half means line, 5 gamers have been positioned forward of the play, which allowed Olise the time to choose up the ball and switch in area, which compelled Casemiro to return out and make his wild problem.
For Palace’s first objective, 5 Manchester United gamers have been forward of the ball on the half-way line while defending a throw-in
“You’re looking at the first goal, it’s crazy the way they are set up,” Younger mentioned. “Crystal Palace have a throw-in in their own half.
“You need your midfielders to be behind the ball, let Palace go backwards, as an alternative of going forwards and vacating that area in the midst of the park. It is only one run from Olise, he sees the area and walks into it.
“It’s shambolic. I don’t know what Casemiro is thinking, what he’s doing. Olise sees he is going to come out and make a challenge, and just walks past him.
“It is really easy. It is shambolic, every thing about Man Utd’s defending was loopy.”
Asked to explain the tactics of the first goal, United boss Ten Hag said: “You’ll be able to’t put this [down to] one participant. It is a workforce efficiency. The throw-in if you concede the primary objective, that should not occur.
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Erik ten Hag insists he is nonetheless the fitting man for the job, regardless of watching his Manchester United facet endure a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace.
“That’s the team because we don’t follow the rules, we don’t adapt to a slightly different situation, to organise, to keep control in that situation. Five players over the ball and they have a throw-in, it’s not possible.”
Subsequent up for United is the go to of Premier League leaders Arsenal to Outdated Trafford, earlier than ending the season with matches in opposition to Newcastle and Brighton – and Younger believes Ten Hag’s facet will miss out on a European spot altogether subsequent season if these performances proceed.
“If United put on displays like they have shown tonight, they will miss out,” he mentioned.
“They’re not easy games coming up. If they’re not willing to run about, then they’re going to be in trouble.”
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