Park Ji-sung’s former teammate and former Manchester United legend Michael Carrick’s leadership move is unusual.안전놀이터
After retiring from Manchester United in 2018, Carrick, who had a career as a coach and acting manager, took over as head coach of Middlesbrough in the English Championship (second division) in October of last year.
Middlesbrough, who stayed in the Championship for seven seasons after spending the last 2009-2010 season in the Premier League, succeeded in promotion to the First Division in the 2016-2017 season, but were relegated again after one season.
Since then, Middlesbrough, which has been in the second division for five consecutive seasons until this season, suffered extreme sluggishness at the beginning of this season and fell to the third division relegation zone, and Carrick was appointed as a new manager for a reversal.
As if to repay expectations, Carrick immediately raised Middlesbrough, which was in 22nd place out of 24 teams with 4 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses (17 points) when he took office in October last year.
In 17 matches since taking office, the overwhelming total of 14 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, sweeping a whopping 40 points, took the team to 3rd place, the right to advance to the 1st division promotion playoffs.
In their most recent game, against Queens Park Rangers on the 19th (local time), they won 3-1 and are on a 5-game winning streak, the team’s most this season.
With 13 games left until the end of the league, the gap between 16 points from first place Burnley and 4 points from second place Sheffield United has widened.
If the recent momentum continues, it is evaluated that it will be able to occupy the second place or higher, where automatic promotion to the first division is confirmed at any time.
Michael Carrick leads Middlesbrough’s entry into the EPL, and football fans around the world are interested in whether he will be able to add to his reputation as a leader following a player.