Interim coach says there’s a “time and place” to be more aggressive as a manager
Michael Carrick has revealed he was angry at his players after Manchester United suffered a defeat to 10-man Newcastle earlier this month.
United were beaten 2-1 at St James’ Park after a dramatic late winner from William Osula gave the Toon, who had had Jacob Ramsey sent off in stoppage time of the first half. The result is Carrick’s only loss in nine matches in charge this season. He has won seven.
Carrick said a manager’s emotions had to show at some point depending on the state of affairs.
“Yeah, there’s a time and a place,” Carrick said. “Obviously we’re disappointed at times and so were disappointed with the result at Newcastle, so there’s feelings there.
“It’s a sport, elite performance. You’ve got to play with emotion and feeling and sometimes that is a bit more aggressive, it’s a bit more intense sometimes, so you’ve got to manage that. If I don’t manage that, you can’t expect the players to create the right emotion. So it’s certainly part of our role.”
He rejected the idea that it had to be calculated and planned.
“No, I think it’s that drive ultimately in you,” Carrick said. “It comes out in different ways. Some players will be a little bit quieter [but] doesn’t mean they don’t care. They might not show it but there’s something inside.
“There’s a drive, maybe there’s a stubbornness at times to want to prove to yourself as much as anything. To play at a certain level you’ve got to have that confidence in yourself and that belief to ultimately pull it off.
“But the emotion is part of it. I wouldn’t say I’ve put on a performance. I go with how I feel at the time. Certain times it’s a little bit louder maybe, sometimes a bit more feeling, other times it’s calm. It depends on what the group wants and needs at certain points. I guess that’s the ultimate of coaching and managing really: to get the lads in the right frame of mind.”
