I just don't think they fancy him. (Carroll)
He doesn't fit into the style of play, with the players he has around him. In all honesty and respect, Newcastle played everything around him (with not as good players on offer as ours) and the players around him would get the best out of him. Comparing our squad to theirs, ours is not about that, at least since Kenny has returned and Carragher can't get into the team.
We have been playing in a way, which isn't resulting in goals, but a lot of it is very predictable and repetitive. We create the chances, but we just don't put em in the back of the net.
Our style is very much, Quick close passing, getting the full backs to push on and overlap. When we do eventually get it wide, we don't really look at getting a good ball into the box and when we do, we play for a corner. Service from wide is terrible, considering we apparently signed one of the best crossers of the ball in Downing. I just don't see it, its cutting inside all the time, looking to lay the ball of, or just smacked across the goal on the deck, in hope of someone being there to finish it.
I know some of you might go nuts, but Steve Finnan was a full back, who'd get forward, but OFFER A DECENT ball into the box.
The question I ask myself is this, If we play Downing, why aren't we playing Carroll?
That's why I feel that KD, SC and KK don't fancy him. We don't play the football to incorporate Carroll upfront, EVEN when we play wingers who are there to do just that. Downing and the other wingers should be looking to get that quality ball into the box for Carroll, but they don't. The last time they did was Enrique into Carroll against Everton.....and he scored.
They've seen what Carroll has to offer and in all honesty, it's limited. That's why I feel the reason is why he isn't always coming on of the bench (he did today, but hey ho) KD looks at it and thinks, what will he offer? Can he do something brilliant, when we need it?
He's not gonna pick the ball up, turn rapidly, beat a couple of players and rifle one into the top corner from 25 yards is he?
His game is not about that, if he has LOTS of time and space, then he can work, but if he don't it's all about laying it off, back to goal, and hoping to get on the end of a cross, (that just doesn't ever go in, in the first place)....and if it does, it's not good enough!
Charlie Adam was also pish tonight n'all, regardless of the penalty, I think we need to start shouting man on, every time he is on the ball. To labored.
