CARRICK'S MESSAGE BEFORE ATLETICO: "NOBODY IS GUARANTEED A PLACE"

Manchester United legend Michael Carrick stepped in front of the cameras before the tough Atletico Madrid encounter they will play in the Champions League and made assertive statements about the current status of the team. The experienced coach, who gave nothing away about the squad he will put on the green pitch against the Spanish representative, expressed with a clear language that the jersey competition within the team reached the highest level. Carrick, who voiced his deep satisfaction with the ambition of his players in the recent training sessions, stated that no footballer's jersey is ready and sent a very clear message to the entire squad with the outburst, "Nobody is guaranteed a place." The successful technical man, who touched upon the motivation level of the team, shared the great unity and high belief in the dressing room with the sports public with the words, "The players are involved, I can see it behind the scenes." Carrick, who drew attention to the fixture density and the quality of the opponents, summarized the difficulty of the process ahead of them as, "It's an important week with 2 tough matches, but we're looking forward to playing them," and underlined that his team is mentally ready for all kinds of difficulties. The English coach, who is fully aware that the match they will play against a resilient opponent like Atletico Madrid will be a very great test, defended that the fighting power will definitely be the determining factor on the pitch. Carrick, at the end of this press conference, instilled a strong hope into the fans and promised that they will show a team that definitely does not give up for 90 minutes and fights until its last drop of sweat with the words, "We're going to fight until the end." These ambitious statements of Carrick found a wide echo in the sports press before the critical appointment.

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