article_snippet.sent: Michael Carrick is not a flash footballer.
article_snippet.sent: Michael Carrick doesn’t hit Hollywood passes.
article_snippet.sent: Michael Carrick doesn’t score lots of goals.
article_snippet.sent: not as mobile, Michael Carrick doesn’t grab games in the same way
article_snippet.sent: and Michael Carrick certainly doesn’t tackle like Roy Keane.
article_snippet.sent: But that is not Michael Carrick style.
article_snippet.sent: And don’t be fooled by a powerhouse like Nemanja Matic — Michael Carrick can pick out any kind of pass with that left foot.
article_snippet.sent: These keep things ticking over, as does Carrick.
article_snippet.sent: Carrick makes the passes that lead to the key pass.
article_snippet.sent: When Phil Jones gets possession, Carrick quickly gets the ball out of Phil Jones feet and tries to slide passes forward.
article_snippet.sent: Carrick’s not the toughest of tacklers but Carrick doesn’t need to be.
article_snippet.sent: Carrick reads the game brilliantly and intercepts the ball so well that Carrick doesn’t need to go charging after people.
article_snippet.sent: Carrick has fantastic vision, which means Carrick team-mates can get into dangerous positions.
article_snippet.sent: but Carrick has a nasty habit of passing to Carrick own players.
article_snippet.sent: It might not look flash but Carrick makes the game look easy.
article_snippet.sent: That’s why so many of Carrick team-mates love playing alongside Carrick.
article_snippet.sent: Carrick might be a quiet personality but you can see the effect Carrick has on those around Carrick.