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🚨 ⚠️ Michael Carrick (fictional)🎙️: When Michael Carrick was asked about Kobbie Mainoo’s World Cup treatment after England’s elimination; “I’m disappointed for England, of course. But more than anything, my heart breaks for Kobbie Mainoo.” “I watched young players across this tournament get their chance. Some started, some came off the bench, some made mistakes, and some produced moments they’ll remember for the rest of their lives. That’s what a World Cup is for ; it’s where the next generation is born.” “Then I look at Kobbie… a player who proved himself week after week for Manchester United last season. When I took over, he never asked for anything. He earned every minute with maturity, courage and unbelievable consistency. Yet somehow, he leaves the World Cup without playing a single minute.” “That doesn’t sit right with me.” “The Panama game was the perfect opportunity. England were in control, qualification wasn’t under threat, and there was a chance to reward a young player who had worked his whole life for that moment. If you couldn’t trust him then, when exactly were you planning to?” “People keep saying, ‘He’s still young.’ Exactly. That’s why you play him. Young players don’t wake up one day with World Cup experience—they gain it because a manager has the courage to trust them.” “Instead, Kobbie spent the tournament warming up, sitting back down, warming up again… I think he covered more distance jogging along the touchline than some midfielders did on the pitch.” (smiles) “I know Kobbie. This will hurt him. It’ll stay with him. But knowing the character he is, he’ll turn that pain into something special.” “One thing I can promise you is this: he’ll come back to Manchester United hungrier than ever, and he won’t need anyone’s permission to remind the football world how good he is. Sometimes the players you leave on the bench become the players you spend years trying to stop.”