Playing pedigree is Carrick’s head start

Adam Virgo BRIGHTON LEGEND AND TV PUNDIT

DRESSING rooms can be won or lost in the first weeks of a managerial reign, so this is a crucial time for Michael Carrick. It’s about being approachable. Making training fun. Truth be told, though, simply being Michael Carrick will give him a massive head start. Michael has spent his entire career in the Premier League. He’s won every major trophy, and played in a World Cup for England. That matters to players. It happened to me at Brighton when Gus Poyet came in as manager. With all due respect to our previous managers -Mick...

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