Michael CarrickThey say you dont know how good it is until its gone. Well thats true in the case of Michael Carrick. He spent two seasons at the
Jean Segura Jersey Lane, appearing 64 times, before leaving to move to English Champions Manchester United. When he eventually left I was disappointed, but paid more attention to the fortunes of the more enigmatic players, such as Robbie Keane, Dimitar Berbatov and Aaron Lennon. In the seasons that followed however, I came to realise just what a player Michael Carrick was.Carrick in action against ArsenalCarrick is a wonderful pa ser of the ball, and created many attacks during his
Randy Johnson Jersey time at the Lane. Bought from West Ham for just 2.75 million, Carrick became a key player whilst playing under Martin Jol and led the team to a fifth place finish, Tottenhams highest
Alex Colome Jersey ever finish in the Premier League. During the years we had him at the club, we had a number of midfielders on the books at the club, and yet Carrick was arguably the best. He did
Erik Swanson Jersey so much unseen work whilst playing in the middle, winning tackles, searching out the front men and feeding players in. It was no surprise when a big club came calling, and Carrick eventually left for around 18.6 million.Carrick is now playing an important role for Manchester United and his departure hit the club hard, as no real
Ken Griffey Jersey replacement had been signed. The eventual signing of Luka Modric went some way to filling the gap Carrick left (like Carrick, Modric is a very good pa ser of the ball), but the midfielders all round ability is still mi sed.