With Carroll half fit at the moment, there will be less tendency for the 22 year old to go chasing for the ball and run down the flanks and into space further forward creating the opportunities for Suarez in deeper areas. In fact, what happened against Spurs was that Andy found himself in deeper areas than usual leaving no room for Suarez, meaning the Uruguayan had to feed off the scraps from the long balls aimed at Carroll’s head. None of this is Carroll’s fault though. If we are to get the best out of the tall Geordie, personnel changes are a necessity.
I know I have said it a dozen times before but if the £35million gamble is to pay off and the partnership between Suarez and Carroll is to flourish, Carroll needs service. Two wingers will make a world a difference for one simple reason; you add another dimension to the team’s play. Rather than Carroll looking for the ball in midfield (his first touch came after 25 minutes against Spurs), and having to feed off hoof balls from Jamie Carragher, he can venture further forward in the knowledge that players will deliver the ball to him in danger areas where he can either head at goal or hold the ball up for Luis Suarez.
What we want for the future then is Suarez playing deep and Carroll as far forward as possible, as opposed to the other way round. That way we get the best of both with Suarez benefiting from the pass and move style in central midfield areas while Carroll getting deliveries from wide to either help himself to a goal or assist Suarez in his efforts.
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the whole team need to make it work by giving them the right passes and moving in the right spaces and areas.
Is this perhaps the first worrying signs that the signing of Carroll was a wee bit too hasty???
Good article indeed, I agree with most of it. Carroll was almost an additional midfielder at times against spurs. A concern for me is the team tendency to hoof the ball up to Carroll who is then expected to work a minor miracle to hold up the ball. When Carroll was injured we played some beautiful quick one touch, close control passing from back to front. As you said Suarez (just can’t get enough) as second striker and the big man up front is where we need to get to next season!!!
High Hopes for the Kings reign!
PS I was at Fulham last Monday – best game for years!
andy carroll not fast he drinks tomuch!!!!! work first and nite out after but not drink tomuch
I can’t help but feel that with Carroll in the team, we forget to play football!
It seems like the ball just comes in the air too often and at times we alienate Suarez who has performed unbelievably since joining from Ajax!
I hope i am proven wrong, but for me this was not a good way to spend 35 million and i would not have bought Carroll but i would have gone and bought Aguerro! I think he and Suarez would have destroyed every defence known to man!
David Tully, I would like to firstly say you are doing a great job, you always write wonderful articles, you seem to be a great writer and I think you will have a great future.
I am very disappointed that you wrote this article and all the ‘fans’ comments after. You are judging and Carol after 1 game against a Tottenham team who played extremely well defensively who is to say if Kuyt played upfront we would have played any better?????????? You are all slating Carol when he has been injured, and hasn’t had a run of games. Surely as fans we should be encouraging this partnership, not slating it because we got beat by a very good tottenham team!!!!!
Hi David,
Thanks for your comments, much appreciated. I am not trying to slate Andy Carroll, all I have said is that it will take some time. I do predicate the article at the start by stating his injury problems. I hope for nothing more than to see Andy be successful at Liverpool and I believe he will be if we get the right players that will compliment him this summer.
Thanks