Carney Blasts Blades Boss

[Tron]

Carney blasts Blades boss
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12 September 2008 | 06:53 - SBS EXCLUSIVE


David Carney has swapped the euphoria of Tashkent for a likely bust-up at Bramall Lane after declaring he doesn't want to play for Sheffield United boss Kevin Blackwell anymore because his tactics are 'horrible'.

After just 13 months with the Blades, Socceroos wideman Carney appears to be heading for the exit door, citing irreconcilable differences with a coach whose methods leave him cold.

Any chance of an unlikely rapprochement all but disappeared when Carney touched down in England after an 18-minute cameo as a replacement for Mark Bresciano in the crucial 1-0 World Cup win over Uzbekistan, and said: "I really don't want to play for him (Blackwell) any more.

"He's a horrible man to play for, tactically he's terrible - it's just all about the long ball.

"I'll have a talk with him this weekend and hopefully get out on loan to a club that suits my style better.

"If I changed my style to suit him then I probably wouldn't get picked for the Socceroos anymore.

"He came and saw me play for the Socceroos and told me he didn't like the way I played for them, so what can you do?

"It's not a good situation. I wanted to leave at the end of last season and told him so.

"And going to the Olympics probably didn't help my cause with the boss."

After making 25 appearances in his debut season for the Championship side, the former Sydney FC flier has been sighted just once in six games so far this term - and that was in a League Cup tie.

And after his no-holds-bared assessment of Blackwell's credentials and methods, it's difficult to see him adding to that tally any time soon.

Just in case there was any ambiguity, Carney added: "I don't think he (Blackwell) will ever take Sheffield United to the Premier League or coach at that level. He doesn't have the brains or the ideas to do it in the top flight.

"He belongs in the lower leagues - but I don't belong there with him."
The technically adept Carney is uncertain which direction the compass might point for him.

"I'd like to stay in England," he added. "But I will have to go somewhere that suits the way I play. I think there will be a few changes for me in the next few months - hopefully anyway."

While desperately unhappy at his club, he is on a high for his country, despite losing his first-team spot to full-back Scott Chipperfield.

"I welcome the competition with Chippers, he has great experience and he's sheer quality," he added.

"I'll just have to bide my time and hopefully learn off him along the way.

"I'm happy with that, I'm still young (24) and hopefully have a few years ahead of me now with the national team."

And Carney's assessment of the victory in Tashkent?

"It was a great win, we would have settled for a draw going into the game," he admitted.

"They are a decent side, second half they came at us and we did well to hold on.

"If we win all our home games and get odd draw away now, we'd be basically through.

"At the back we were excellent, that's what kept us in it."

Carney sees little prospect of a dropping of the guard against Qatar on October 15 at Suncorp Stadium.

"We've beaten them twice already this year (in World Cup qualifying) and I see no reason why we should slip up next month," he added. "I feel we're in pretty good shape, although a lot can still happen over the next seven qualifiers."

 

[Bladesman]

If thats true.

Then Bye Carney you wont really be missed much.

If he thinks he is bigger and better than the club then he can sod off.

I guess Evertons style of play didnt suit him either then.

 

[jose_d_blade]

what a tosser hes not fit to put on the shirt .
what manager in england would want him after that out burst :shakehead:
even if theres a problem hardly the profesional way to deal with it! shows who really belongs in the lower divisions due to lack of brains.

 

[Tron]

Extremely unprofessional outburst.

As an Aussie I am embarrassed by this.

Not sure Blackwell's going to go out on a limb to help him with a loan deal.

He'll probably rot on the bench for the season and arguably deserves to after such a childish, petulant outburst - might teach him a lesson..

I think the Blades' have a sister-club deal with Central Coast in the A-League - they need a left winger so if he's lucky Blackwell will let him go there, he'd definitely be welcomed there.

He's only 24 but should know better. I think that recent international appearances have given him an inflated sense of self-worth. He's only in there as we have so few options on the left-side.

Hopefully he can learn from the experience and become a better person and player for it.

I wanted to bring this issue to Blades fan's attention.

Good luck for this season.

Tron

 

[dingledog]

Oh Dear, what a petulant outburst, I can't see it being well recieved by the manager, the players or the club in general. When I last saw him play at Huddersfield in the League Cup he was hardley a Conference League player, he was awful. Jet lag does funny things to little boys minds.

 

[shorehamview]

That's his chances of playing for us again stuffed then.

 

[SlickAs]

He had an EXCELLENT game against the Dutch in Australias 2-1 win over them last Saturday, playing at left back on Dirk Kuyt and Ryan Babel. As well as a good defensive performance, he overlapped forward playing as a wing-back, giving Australia attacking options.

He also had a good tournament in the olypics, especially distinguishing himself playing on Messi.

My guess is that he has some concrete offers for a loan deal coming out of the Netherlands based on the weekends performance. He sounds frustrated at The Blades, the Championship being wrong for him, and sounds like in the above he just said "I quit".

 

[Linz]

Extremely unprofessional outburst.

As an Aussie I am embarrassed by this.

Not sure Blackwell's going to go out on a limb to help him with a loan deal.

He'll probably rot on the bench for the season and arguably deserves to after such a childish, petulant outburst - might teach him a lesson..

I think the Blades' have a sister-club deal with Central Coast in the A-League - they need a left winger so if he's lucky Blackwell will let him go there, he'd definitely be welcomed there.

He's only 24 but should know better. I think that recent international appearances have given him an inflated sense of self-worth. He's only in there as we have so few options on the left-side.

Hopefully he can learn from the experience and become a better person and player for it.

I wanted to bring this issue to Blades fan's attention.

Good luck for this season.

Tron

Welcome to the forum Tron, that little snippet certainly hadn't filtered its way through over here yet so thanks for sharing.

The thing is, Carney has played under two managers at United and hasn't bathed himself in glory under either of them. As Dingledog said, he was woeful against Huddersfield Town (a third division club) and despite the service he received, just couldn't do anything with the ball.

I can't see him securing a move to another club in the top two divisions, so if he wants a loan somewhere, he will have to see himself as a lower league player. You're only as good as you're last game and no offence to the Socceroos, English managers don't exactly scout their matches for players they want to spend millions on. Either that, or he'll be forced to head out to another country and try his luck there.

The thing that keeps United going more than anything else is a good dressing room spirit, if he doesn't want to be there, then he doesn't even deserve to be taking Keith Quinn's place in the reserves.

My guess is that he has some concrete offers for a loan deal coming out of the Netherlands based on the weekends performance. He sounds frustrated at The Blades, the Championship being wrong for him, and sounds like in the above he just said "I quit".

Again, welcome to the forum SlickAs.

I think he came to the club with the idea that we were going to get straight back into the Premiership, looking at all of the above, and reading more into it, wanted to show Everton that they'd made a mistake. Obviously, we didn't go up and we had a bloody hard slog last season.

He played much of this pre-season with the kids and fringe players but we assumed it was because he'd been out for a loooong time last season with injury and was still rusty.

If his head and heart aren't in it... get rid of him for the good of the rest of the team.

 

[Billyblade]

That outburst is the equivalent of me shagging my bosses wife after taking a a shit on his desk.

Slightly worrying though that a comment is coming from inside the camp that Blackwells tactics are all about long ball. That's what I witnessed against Cardiff. I had an awful feeling when he signed henderson that was his intention.

 

[beightonblade]

"I don't think he (Blackwell) will ever take Sheffield United to the Premier League or coach at that level. He doesn't have the brains or the ideas to do it in the top flight.


Carney might be reight !

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

"I don't think he (Blackwell) will ever take Sheffield United to the Premier League or coach at that level. He doesn't have the brains or the ideas to do it in the top flight.


Carney might be reight !

He's more of a PL chance than Carney now has, that's for sure!!

 

[jodman]

I have to say that i very much doubt that this story and the quotes attributed to Carney there within are genuine; they could not possibly be more antagonistic towards the club, staff and fans.

I have no doubts that Carney is unhappy with the current situation but i have learned to take these kind of articles with a pinch of salt; unless i hear the words coming out of his mouth then i'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

 

[Linz]

I have no doubts that Carney is unhappy with the current situation but i have learned to take these kind of articles with a pinch of salt; unless i hear the words coming out of his mouth then i'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

Indeed... but even if the quotes are exactly verbatim, any kind of negativity needs to be dealt with. If the quotes that have been attributed to him aren't anything to do with him, you'd want him to come out and say so

Perhaps we have his agents on here, trying to instigate a move

 

[Robbie]

If the article reported is true, I don't see a future for Carney at this club.

He may have points about Blackwell right, as I personally don't think he is a manager worthy of being in the PL. However, his outburst is a poor blast on everyone associated with the club, and he won't stand much chance with the United faithful if he plays any other games for us.

 

[SRBlade]

got one http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/aussies-abroad/carney-blasts-blades-boss-134161/

 

[Linz]

Tron, do you have a link to the story?

I'm assuming the working day is done in Oz...

The link is:

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/aussies-abroad/carney-blasts-blades-boss-134161/

 

[SlickAs]

I'm assuming the working day is done in Oz...

The link is:

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/aussies-abroad/carney-blasts-blades-boss-134161/

I must say that SBS is the football authority in Australia. Like the BBC it is government owned, and although it has been known to report rumors, it is usually prefaced by something like "Unconfirmed reports say that ..."

Reputable. David Carney probably thought that he was speaking to Australian media and let his guard down with some truths ...

 

[Linz]

I must say that SBS is the football authority in Australia. Like the BBC it is government owned, and although it has been known to report rumors, it is usually prefaced by something like "Unconfirmed reports say that ..."

Reputable. David Carney probably thought that he was speaking to Australian media and let his guard down with some truths ...

Very interesting. Thanks for the info

It still hasn't really surfaced around many of the message boards. No doubt they'll find it in three days time and report it as news.

I think Carney would get more sympathy had he looked like he was busting a gut when he did get a chance. If the quotes are his, I can see him getting little.

Some players channel their frustrations into effort, others whinge and bitch.

 

[Come from away]

If it is real surely we will hear or see some reacton from the club?

 

[SlickAs]

Very interesting. Thanks for the info

It still hasn't really surfaced around many of the message boards. No doubt they'll find it in three days time and report it as news.

I think Carney would get more sympathy had he looked like he was busting a gut when he did get a chance. If the quotes are his, I can see him getting little.

Some players channel their frustrations into effort, others whinge and bitch.

Yeah, as I say, SBS is the "Special Broadcasting Service" ... government owned TV. The Australian version of the BBC is the ABC. But still, unlikely he has been misquoted.

The football pundits on SBS are unashamedly anti-Coca-Cola-Championship, which they consider the home of physical play, X-rated tackles, and unsophisticated long-ball 4-4-2.

Given Carneys recent performances for Australia (and he has played in defence on Messi two times and aquitted himself well on both occasions as well as against the Dutch who were dominant in the Euro's), my guess is that he is looking to the Continent. There is no way that he would see himself being signed in the Premiership without having performed in the Championship, and given the strong connections that the Australian national team management since Hiddink have in the Netherlands, there will be strong connections and opportunities in Holland especially given his performance with Hollands best and finest at the weekend.

I think Carney probably has places to go. A different question is the style of play and management that he has been playing under, and Sheffield United's prospects for the coming season and those beyond. That is a much bigger question when perhaps there are already rats deserting a leaking boat.

 

[Linz]

That is a much bigger question when perhaps there are already rats deserting a leaking boat.

Even the Ozzies are doom and gloom merchants when it comes to the Blades

Just posted it on BU (seeing as I'm one of few people on here that aren't banned) so we'll see what everyone else says. If it's BS... expect something from the club about it soon.

EDIT: No sympathy whatsoever appears to be the overriding reaction so far...

http://www.bladesunited.org/msg/21358.html

 

[SlickAs]

Even the Ozzies are doom and gloom merchants when it comes to the Blades

Ha!

I am a Blades "supporter" if you can call me that given I have never been to Sheffield and could not sing a single song. At least I always want the Blades to win.

Australians, even Sydney FC supporters (whom he used to play for) are mixed about this outburst. Some say it is short-sighted and who-does-he-think-he-is. Others believe it is balls, and he has already tried to negotiate his way out to no avail.

It is a hot topic of conversation. You can check out what Australians are saying on the forum that is part of SBS football who reported this story (and beware, there are 20,000 members so it is far less polite than here) on http://www21.sbs.com.au/wgforum/index.php

 

[Linz]

At least I always want the Blades to win.

And that's more than can be said for some season ticket holders at the Lane

It is a hot topic of conversation. You can check out what Australians are saying on the forum that is part of SBS football who reported this story (and beware, there are 20,000 members so it is far less polite than here) on http://www21.sbs.com.au/wgforum/index.php

I see what you mean about the opinion of the Championship being very low

 

[SlickAs]

I see what you mean about the opinion of the Championship being very low

Yeah, people don't think much in Australia of the Championship as you have seen from that forum.

But some of the more balanced opinions say things thus:

His contract is up at the end of this season, do you really think that they will keep him unitl he is worth nothing to them, whereas if the deal now they could get much more for him than they paid in the next transfer window, it would make good business sense to loan him out and keep him playing.
Blackwell maybe a vindictive manager, and try to knobble him, but I think that McCabe being a business man will want to cash in if he can.

 

[Linz]

But some of the more balanced opinions say things thus...

There are some which I hope are tongue in cheek though...

He must be another transfer target for cashed up Man City.

And...

No chance when Sheffield were offered $5m for him from Anderlecht last year and he has been impressive for the NT.

I certainly can't remember anything about an offer from Anderlecht and $5 AUSD works out at just under £2.5m! I can't see either manager having valued him at that price!

 

[SlickAs]

I certainly can't remember anything about an offer from Anderlecht and $5 AUSD works out at just under £2.5m! I can't see either manager having valued him at that price!

I agree, I never heard anything like that.

It would not matter if he were the player of the century, Blackwell would not play him now.

So Blackwell has the choice of leaving him on the bench, or playing him and downgrading Blackwells authority over the team, or selling him (loaning him with a buy clause). Carney doesn't want to play and the Blades don't want to play him. He will be loaned.

There are clubs on the continent that will take him based on his stellar Socceroos performances. This is unlike other players in a usual "I want out" situation. He can't even make the bench for the Blades when he can demonstratably contain players like Messi and Kuyt in a different system and playing style as recently as last weekend.

He might be worthless in the transfer market. But just moving his salary from Sheffield United's books to someone elses is all profit for the Blades.

He will move. I don't see how he can continue without a very humble appology. And if he wants out, why suffer the inhumility, just as you and I dont enjoy that with our own bosses when we are talented, unappreciated and have other companies head hunting us.

 

[ClarkeBhoy]

might not be right that carns said this i TOTALLY agree with him. Every game this season apart from QPR has been long ball. he is totally inept. he might do well this season but i personally think blackwell is the wrong man. i will always support him because he is our manager but I just hate the way he plays football.

 

[Mousey]

might not be right that carns said this i TOTALLY agree with him. Every game this season apart from QPR has been long ball. he is totally inept. he might do well this season but i personally think blackwell is the wrong man. i will always support him because he is our manager but I just hate the way he plays football.

Yeah, I hate winning. Bring back Robson's total football where we get beat nearly every week. Much better to watch.

Carney isn't a brilliant player and certainly doesn't have the stature in the team to say such a thing.

 

[ClarkeBhoy]

i never said that i didnt like winning and will support blackie but like a few others i am already fed up with the long ball up to henderson. i don't want robson back and im glad he has gone.

as for carney, i like him but disagree with him saying this while he is at the club. however, if it is true and this is from him, what are the other players thinking about this situation.

i am not saying to never to play long ball but surely we should mix it up and play some football on the deck.

 

[Mousey]

The 3 goals against Blackpool, how many of those were long balls? None. The long ball worked against QPR, Speed's pass to Sharp could be considered long ball. I've no problem with how we are playing.