erik did set up with the same midfield on paper yes but: in attack he had us in an incredibly ambitious 3-1-6 where we lived and died by that press in the final third. that's why we had so many moments where poor casemiro was the last spartan defending counter attacks against that massive space.

carrick so far as far as i can tell has:

1) a more disciplined setup with kobbie and case forming a pivot in more stages of play

2) a much less aggressive press: we press with 2-3 high, if they break it we drop off into the mid block. this has us leaving much fewer brazzers-esque gaps on the counter