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Life on the football pitch certainly hasn’t been easy for
Andy Carroll since he made his £35 million move from Tyneside to Merseyside.
The long-haired Centre Forward has struggled to find form in the Red of
Liverpool - form that would justify his hefty price tag. Once more the England international
is linked with a move away from Anfield, and as long as Brendan Rodgers is in
command, his future in a Liverpool jersey looks short lived.
Rodgers is a huge advocate of pass-and-move football,
getting it down on the deck and playing it in a one or two-touch fashion.
Carroll’s style of play certainly doesn’t fit comfortably into this ethos.
Tall, strong, perhaps languid, he is a Target Man through and through. Carroll certainly isn’t the type of player
capable of maintaining both a high number of passes with a high success rate. This
is no discredit to him as a player however; he just doesn’t suit Liverpool’s
new philosophy.
One of the clubs being linked with Carroll is West Ham. A
move to the East London side I feel would certainly benefit him in the long
term, whether it’s a loan or permanent deal. The Hammers will look to play a
more physical game this season as they aim to stay in the Premier League; attractive
football is not at the forefront of Sam Allardyce’s mind when it comes to
winning football matches, the 3 points is what matters. Therefore Carroll would
fit perfectly into the set-up at the Boleyn Ground, because he would be able to
hone-in on strengths, whilst playing regular competitive football, vital to
improving any young footballer’s game.
One thing Andy Carroll does have is youth. He is only 23,
and still has a long career ahead of him. For Carroll now it is pivotal that he
doesn’t become stifled of first-team opportunities. Even if he feels the need
to prove why he warranted such an extortionate price tag, he has to gain
regular competitive action to move forward in his career. Whether he leaves
Anfield in the next couple pf days we will have to wait and see. But it can
only be good for both Liverpool and Carroll should he choose to.
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