Andy Carroll - Best Striker in the World

[Darth Marty]

Much like the Liverpool team as a whole Carroll has seemingly been unfortunate, unlucky & come across keepers in inspired form, I strongly believed that at some point it would all click & both Liverpool & AC would find themselves battering someone with goals flying in from all angles.

However it is now nearly 2012 & that still hasnt happened & someone else said well if it consistently happens maybe its more that just bad luck etc.

There is definitely a degree of misfortune but as a pro footballer AC should be scoring some of these chances, as should Suarez, Maxi, Kuyt, Adam etc

They all need a ****ing rollicking with extra training but personally I still believe it will happen & that we will come good & hopefully it is in time to salvage 4th.

[Exiled_red]

Much like the Liverpool team as a whole Carroll has seemingly been unfortunate, unlucky & come across keepers in inspired form, I strongly believed that at some point it would all click & both Liverpool & AC would find themselves battering someone with goals flying in from all angles.

However it is now nearly 2012 & that still hasnt happened & someone else said well if it consistently happens maybe its more that just bad luck etc.

There is definitely a degree of misfortune but as a pro footballer AC should be scoring some of these chances, as should Suarez, Maxi, Kuyt, Adam etc

They all need a ****ing rollicking with extra training but personally I still believe it will happen & that we will come good & hopefully it is in time to salvage 4th.

I like you have been thinking that at some point things would click and someone is due a hiding, but having got to this point in the season I don't think it's going to happen

I've said this a number of times but I think that the problem with Carroll is that he hasn't been getting a run of games. I don't think he's started more than two back to back games this season. I think if we give him a run of games he'll be much better than he looks now.

[Bender]

I agree that's how it is now, but if a team like Liverpool can't play two different styles to suit which strikeforce is playing then these lads are on far far too much money, it's what huge squads like today are made for, surely ?

Gerrard could be the catalyst here, going forward.

again lfc relying on gerrard

[Rabiosa]

I have full confidence that he can prove he deserves a starting place in the next 7-8 weeks while Suarez is out, he needs a good run of games and should get it now, i think if Gerrard plays behind him in CAM then he can flourish.

[yamiedo]

I don't think we are relying on Gerrard. The chances are being created already, Gerrard is just going to add even more to that. We are relying on the hope of buying a top class finisher right now. Hopefully Stevie can weigh in with a few goals too.

[Jaymo]

He's definitely not a player who should be coming off the bench with 10 minutes to go! He always looks like Bambi on ice when that happens.

I think we need to look at a whole new formation so that he can play maybe more of a 433, which can switch to a 451 when we dont have the ball.

[danperkins]

This would be some game for the big man to kick start his LFC career. No doubts he'll start so let's hope he sticks one in the back of the net

[lickedlollipop]

This would be some game for the big man to kick start his LFC career. No doubts he'll start so let's hope he sticks one in the back of the net

[Shanks]

Had a go at Bellamy.. Had a go at Enrique.. Had a go at Downing..

All for not setting him up, laying him off etc..

I don't think we play the type of football that suits his game..

[JohnDoe]

Had a go at Bellamy.. Had a go at Enrique.. Had a go at Downing..

All for not setting him up, laying him off etc..

I don't think we play the type of football that suits his game..

If the type of footbal we play involves **** delivery then I agree.

[Zapater]

If the type of footbal we play involves **** delivery then I agree.

Unavoidable with Downing playing every minute of each game.

[lickedlollipop]

from what i saw today... i think there are many factors that influences his game (which all were discussed here, but to conclude).

- no understanding with other players
- totally out of form - match fitness?
- no confidence at all - what's up with those "i'llpassitbacktoyou" balls. if he had confidence, he could at least try to rollover opponents player
- his price
- and, tbf, he's a little bit unlucky.


I still think that all these problems can be solved. step by step. and, buy new striker.

[JohnDoe]

Unavoidable with Downing playing every minute of each game.

He's a massive waster and what pisses me off more is that when he runs around the pitch a lot, people think he has a good game.

"Oh, I have to take a shot now, it doesn't matter that I will NEVER be able to score from here but I ran this far and I'm too tired to look up. There. The crowd is clapping my efforts, I'm warm and fuzzy inside"

"Oh, Carroll over there. I'm just going to be clever and float that ball towards him, that would cause the defense problems, since they've never seen me do this before a million times and can't anticipate it"

"Oh, I'm one on one with the defender. Oh no. I'm a bit scared now, better activate my dribble of doom. Oh god. Oh please god. Let's just sneak in a cross, I don't even know if someone's in the box but let me just sneak it. Hit the first man. Damn. Oh, but it went out to a corner. The crowd is clapping. I've done well"

[Fredo]

I think Downing should play on the left. His delivery will improve surely.

[Daniel 7]

Cue someone coming on here to have a go at people daring to say anything negative about him in a thread dedicated to him....