With such a successful partnership then, where does this leave Andy Carroll? It has led some newspaper journalists to state that King Kenny is in a quandary as to how to fit the player into the team.
As I have said before about Big Andy though, it is very much about how the team get the best out of him. They will be learning all the time when they play with him, how best to utilise his talents, and the same goes with Luis Suarez. The partnership between Kuyt and Suarez was instant because they were culturally similar in regards to footballing philosophy. Carroll is a completely different beast as he is the archetypal English number nine. Strong and powerful, he can benefit from a more direct style but he has the feet to play in a different way too.
A lot will depend on how Carroll learns how Suarez plays, as well as vice versa. It will take some time because of their differing styles and patience will be needed. Carroll needs to be fully fit and in top form, while Suarez just needs to keep doing what he’s doing. Unlike with Kuyt though, it will take a lot of hard work, and many may feel that the Kuyt/Suarez partnership should be favoured until Carroll is better integrated. The thing is though, Carroll needs to play for this adaptation to take place, and Kenny Dalglish may have to consider whether he can afford this at the expense of some fluidity in the team.
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couldnt agree more
Dirk Kuyt is ok but he is no more a striker than he is a winger. People just ain’t giving Carroll a chance simply because Suarez is doing well.
What people need to realise is that they are two totally different players. Carroll is the muscle and the height and Suarez is the flair and finesse. You cannot compare the two but people do, and they think that because Suarez is running here there and everywhere then Carroll should too. If that’s what you expect from Carroll then you don’t understand what type of player he is and you’re slating him for the wrong reasons.
I agree that Carroll has stuttered a little but he is by no means as bad as what people have been saying. Unfortuately, because of his fee he is easy to slate. The press find it easy and many unknowledgeable supporters simply jump on the bandwagon.
He’s only 22 and has great potential. If people thought he would be a superstar striker overnight then they are quite clearly delusional. People need to get behind him and support him.
As for Kuyt, he is better off the bench once we have a lead – when we’re trying to score he’s a bit too predictable. We need another quality striker and another wideman like Adam Johnson.
@Dave: Stop harping on the excuse that Andy Carroll is only 22 years old. If Pele, Maradonna, Messi, Ronaldo, just to name four, were still learning the ropes at the age of 22, they would never be deemed great players. Andy Carroll, for all he is worth, is ultra slow, blatantly lazy, technically deprived, excessively overrated and has a rotten work rate. At 22, if one does not show how great a player one can become, it’s unlikely that the player concerned will ever truly become a great footballer.
I think Dave is wright.we need to get a winger,like Adam Johnson.
Its not just Kuyt that Suarez has brought the best out of Meireles and Maxi(eight goals since Suarez arrived with not that much game time) are both on his wavelength, but both could go for the right offer? Andy will make his mark in due course but for now Suarez, Kuyt, Meireles AND Maxi would be in my starting line up
Carrol should be left on the bench and brought on when we 2,3 up for the moment till he finds his form.
He should also stop falling down for everything like a baby and his body to outmuscle defenders
Would like him to start against stoke though,that game will be a real indication of how far we’ve come since we never seem to win at the brittania
Good defence of carrol,but if all he has is just muscle and height,he should play elsewhere nt liv’pool. Tell urself d truth he’s too slow,stiff n ineffective.
Good defence of carrol,but if all he has is just muscle and height,he should play elsewhere nt liv’pool. Tell urself d truth he’s too slow,stiff n ineffective. However u re right we need another quality wideman young could ve been dat guy,but…..
I personally think it depends on what team we play. I think it is great that we have 3 strikers who are all world class and who are all good at different things. I don’t see why people are slating players, it is pointless. King Kenny will play who he feels will cause the most damage to the opposition. Sometimes he may just play one of them as a lone striker in some games, sometimes I am sure he will play all 3
May be Carroll can join the Academy for a while for all benefit nothing is impossible .Carroll is an elemental player they must know , where and how to use him it’s just the begining YNWA