
Set-piece practice proves worthy as Carlisle United salvage a late point against Crawley Town
Carlisle United boss Keith Millen was pleased that a focus on set-pieces during training helped his side rescue a point at home to Crawley Town.
Carlisle United boss Keith Millen was pleased that a focus on set-pieces during training helped his side rescue a point at home to Crawley Town.
Carlisle United looked dead and buried in November and a win seemed almost impossible, but Keith Millen was not panicking.
Keith Millen is actively looking to improve the Carlisle United squad in January to try and steer the Cumbrians away from relegation troubles.
Inadequate summer recruitment, a mentally fragile squad and yet another early managerial change mixed in with a failed takeover pretty much sums up Carlisle United’s first half of the season.
Lowly placed Scunthorpe United travel to the underachieving Carlisle United on Saturday, with both sides hoping to bounce back to winning ways after suffering defeats last weekend.
Around 286 miles separate Brunton Park, the home of Carlisle United and Crawley Town’s Peoples Pension Stadium, a supposedly daunting journey for away players.
Despite a blistering first half of the season, an alarming drop-off in results during February saw Carlisle United’s promotion ambitions fade away.
Almost seven years on from their devastating relegation, Carlisle United are pushing to regain their place in League One.
The season 2020/21 is by far one of the strangest, with tales of multiple call-offs due to COVID outbreaks within squads. Footballers have been criticised for not playing with the usual intensity, which has been blamed on factors such as lack of fans in stadiums.
The third of April 2021 marks ten years since Carlisle United won the then called “Johnstone’s Paint Trophy’ final at Wembley, realistically, United’s last success.