Five goals in 28 appearances simply isn’t good enough for
any striker, especially when they cost £35 million. So is it time Liverpool cut
their losses and sell Andy Carroll in the summer?
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish continues to throw his full
support behind the former Newcastle striker, however, there is no doubt that
the Scotsman is becoming fed up with his striker, not that Dalglish would admit
that in the media.
With the return of Luis Suarez to first team after serving
his eight game suspension for being found guilty of racially abusing Manchester
United defender Patrice Evra, Carroll could find himself on the bench in the
coming weeks especially with the continued success of Craig Bellamy in the absence
of Suarez.
People argue that Carroll brings to the side so much more
than goals, however, at the moment he isn’t even bring assists to the team as
Liverpool continue to struggle to find the net. Liverpool’s performance against
Tottenham on Monday evening was frightfully poor in an attacking sense for the
Liverpool fans at Anfield and those watching at home on TV. Despite having
Carroll up top Liverpool still looked inept to understand that balls floated on
to the 6’3 strikers head is the best way to use the 23 year old. Instead Liverpool still insist on playing beautiful
football on the floor while trying to zip balls into the middle, all very well
if you have a striker that is quick and has good movement, the problem is
Carroll is anything but.
The striker enjoyed his time at St James Park because the Toon
knew how to use him and they played to their strengths, however Liverpool
continue to remain stubborn and cling onto the belief that they are a top four
club and playing beautiful football along the floor is the only way to win
games, unfortunately with Carroll in the team, playing ugly and playing to
their strengths is the only way they will win some games.
Liverpool and Kenny Dalglish may well decide to keep Carroll
on the books although that would mean altering the way the team play and no one
at Liverpool seems ready to admit to that meaning it is more than likely the
club will sell the 23 year old in the summer.
Should Liverpool sell Carroll? Would Newcastle take him
back?
