# Pressing Problems for Man Utd? Viral Clip Highlights Carrick’s Tactical Headache

Right, let’s address the elephant in the room. That viral clip from the Spurs match has done the rounds on social media, and it’s not pretty viewing for any Red Devil. Three million views by Monday morning of Tottenham slicing through our press like a hot knife through butter. Absolutely brutal.

Look, we all backed Michael Carrick when he got the permanent job back in May, and rightly so. He knows the club, he understands what it means to wear the shirt, and he’s got the credentials. But this clip exposes a real issue we need to sort out quickly. You can’t have opposition sides strolling through your press as if you’re not even there. It’s embarrassing, and it’s exactly the kind of thing that gets picked apart on social media and by the pundits.

The problem is clear: either the lads aren’t executing the system properly, or the system itself needs tweaking. With quality players like Bruno Fernandes, Manuel Ugarte, and Kobbie Mainoo in that midfield, we should be suffocating teams, not waving them through. Carlos Baleba came in to add steel and energy to that engine room, yet we’re still getting bypassed far too easily.

Carrick’s only been in the hot seat permanently since May, so there’s patience to be had, but four matchdays into the Premier League season, we need to see improvements. The gaffer needs to drill this into the squad on the training pitch because if Spurs can do it, every other side will be watching that clip and thinking they can exploit us the same way.

Come on, United. We’ve got quality all over the pitch with Cunha, Mbeumo, and Šeško leading the line. Let’s get the defensive structure sorted and start dominating teams properly. We’re Manchester United, not a training cone setup.

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