Hard Truths Will Move MUFC Forward – Carrick

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick has admitted that hard truths have been exchanged behind the scenes as the club struggles with an abysmal eight-game winless streak. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

Confronting the crisis during his latest interview, Carrick confirmed that frank discussions have taken place across all levels of the club and he can only hope for positive results.

Despite the outside noise, the club legend remains optimistic that fortunes can change rapidly on the pitch.

His words, “It’s pretty clear. It’s not always rosy and nice conversations between anyone, whether that’s between me and the players or whether it’s between me, Jason, Omar or the owners.

It’s the truth, it’s the hard truth at times and it’s what we need to move forward. Whatever we need to move forward, we’ll do.

We always do what we think is going to get the best out of the team.

Whether that’s certain players that, of course, you speak to at certain points, that’s normal.

That’s why, if you ask for leaders in the dressing room, you want opinions on certain things and there’s going to be times when you ask that, that’s fine.

Absolutely no problem. It doesn’t mean that we always agree with that, but absolutely no problem with that. And then we head off in the same direction.

Confidence is the beauty of sport. Confidence is in some ways the major factor of that belief, that self-belief, that confidence level. It kind of trumps everything else in terms of level of performance.

But the beauty about confidence, it can come back quickly in one moment, one thing in a game, one win, one result. We’ve seen it before, we’ve seen it a few months ago, it can come back quickly.

And that’s what keeps you pushing and keeps you believing that it’s always that close and what’s possible is always within touching distance.

Of course when you’re not winning games and you don’t feel like you’re playing great, then it naturally creeps in. The challenge is keeping that belief deep within you, to know it’s there and it’s possible.

That’s exactly where we’re at now. We need something to flip for everyone, to change the feeling and get the confidence from us, definitely in the team and definitely from the supporters and that belief again. It’s never that far away, as far away as it seems.”