Crystal Palace 4-0 Man Utd: Jamie Carragher says Erik ten Hag’s side are one of the most poorly coached teams in the Premier League | Football News
Man Utd have been humbled 4-0 by Crystal Palace in a brand new low for Erik ten Hag; Jamie Carragher says United are one of the “most poorly coached teams in the Premier League” and that Casemiro “should call it a day at the top level” after errors for 2 Michael Olise objectives
By Jamie Carragher, Football Expert and Columnist
Jamie Carragher says Manchester United are “one of the most poorly coached teams in the Premier League” at the second 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 side reached new depths in their properly below-par season, falling 2-0 down at half-time to objectives from Michael Olise and Jean-Philippe Mateta, earlier than the former rounded off the scoring after Tyrick Mitchell discovered the web after the break.
United have now conceded 81 objectives in all competitions this season, their most in a single marketing campaign since 1977, as they run the threat of lacking out on European soccer altogether subsequent season.
Meanwhile, since the begin of final season, solely Nottingham Forest have misplaced extra Premier League away video games by a minimum of a four-goal margin than United’s three events.
“This is one of the most poorly coached teams in the Premier League,” Carragher stated on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football.
“That is a reality. That isn’t an opinion. That is a reality. The numbers inform you that while 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 group must be getting overwhelmed 4-0 by Crystal Palace.
“Manchester United’s U23 group, in the event that they are at Manchester United, have come by way of their academy, have been coached and taught to play, I might nonetheless not count on them to lose 4-0.
“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: Football has left him
Casemiro, enjoying at centre-back, was at fault for the first and final Palace objectives, each scored by Olise – first lacking a problem which allowed the Frenchman to attain, earlier than giving the ball away to Daniel Munoz in the build-up to the Palace No 7’s second.
Analysing the first aim on Monday Night Football Carragher referred to as for Casemiro to be substituted at half-time for his “embarrassing” function in the aim, including: “Honestly, nothing may be worse than Casemiro enjoying at centre-half for Manchester United.
“It’s unhappy to see an excellent participant performing like this. We’ve all been there, however he is solely 32 and what he is achieved in the recreation, he is miles off it.”
After the match, Carragher added: “Casemiro ought to know tonight as an skilled participant that he ought to solely have one other three video games left at the prime degree – the subsequent two league video games and the cup closing – then go to the MLS or Saudi.
“I’m lethal severe – his agent, the group of individuals round him, they’ve to inform him: this has to cease. We are watching one of the greats of the trendy occasions, enjoying in the finest midfields we have now seen who’ve dominated Europe – him holding, Kroos and Modric alongside him.
“I’m nowhere close to on what that man has achieved, profitable Champions League, enjoying for Brazil and Real Madrid. But I at all times keep in mind one thing after I retired myself, there is a saying I at all times keep in mind: Leave the soccer, earlier than the soccer leaves you. The soccer has left him at this prime degree. He has to name it a day and transfer.
“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.”
Young on United’s ‘shambolic, loopy’ defending
Former Manchester United captain Ashley Young was in the Monday Night Football studio alongside Carragher and hit out at the method in which Ten Hag’s midfield was arrange in the construct as much as the first aim.
With United defending a Palace throw-in close to the half manner line, 5 gamers have been positioned forward of the play, which allowed Olise the time to choose up the ball and switch in house, which compelled Casemiro to come back out and make his wild problem.
“You’re looking at the first goal, it’s crazy the way they are set up,” Young stated. “Crystal Palace have a throw-in in their very own half.
“You need your midfielders to be behind the ball, let Palace go backwards, as an alternative of going forwards and vacating that house in the center of the park. It’s simply one run from Olise, he sees the house and walks into it.
“It’s shambolic. I do not know what Casemiro is considering, what he is doing. Olise sees he’s going to come back out and make a problem, and simply walks previous him.
“It’s really easy. It’s shambolic, all the pieces about Man Utd’s defending was loopy.”
Asked to elucidate the techniques of the first aim, United boss Ten Hag stated: “You cannot put this [down to] one participant. It’s a group efficiency. The throw-in while you concede the first aim, that should not occur.
“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.”
Next up for United is the go to of Premier League leaders Arsenal to Old Trafford, earlier than ending the season with matches towards Newcastle and Brighton – and Young believes Ten Hag’s side 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 stated.
“They’re not easy games coming up. If they’re not willing to run about, then they’re going to be in trouble.”
What’s subsequent?
Manchester United have three Premier League matches remaining. They host Arsenal on Sunday May 12, dwell on Sky Sports, at 4.30pm, earlier than the go to of Newcastle on Wednesday May 15, additionally dwell on Sky Sports; kick-off 8pm.
United then end the league season at Brighton on May 19; kick-off 4pm.
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