Nice stats Carrick, but stats are only stats. The influence in the game is another story. You can end up at the back doing 200 passes with the back line and have 100% stats. Almost everytime when Carrick partners Scholes, man of the match honors goes to the later. Problem is he doesn't do anything spectacular for me. At the same time he doesn't do much wrong with it as well, so probably that's why he doesn't get the heat often.

That all has changed now. The villain who famously concede valuable possession and unfortunately the ball ends up back in the net as well. The 08/09 CL final defeat to Barca. The 09/10 CL versus B.munich, both goals his creation of mistake. Carrick makes Gerard look super good I must say. When he loses the ball, in the big games those teams really make you pay. Carrick plays the ball backwards and slows the play down. With exciting players coming down the ranks, he seems out of place.

He does have his moments. Like the Roma demolition. I just think his price tag is not justified. At all. He is decent and is playing well atm. Can't wait for the Ajax game.