One of the talking points of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809’s sweltering league campaign in the previous term has been the apparent failure of their 35 million pounds striker, Andy Carroll to score goals for his team. Since his acrimonious transfer from Newcastle United to Anfield
in January of last year- which made him the most expensive English player in history-many were left wondering over the wisdom of the Merseyside club’s decision-makers for spending ostentatiously for the sturdy striker.
At one place, his critics will be quick on citing his paltry goal tally for the Reds ever since he arrived at Merseyside as a replacement for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Torres-c13707. During his first six months at his new home, Carroll managed to score just 2 goals. All of a sudden,
the player’s heroics at the Sports Direct Arena became a retroactive thing.
However, his adherents will put forward his blistering form late on in the previous term, which saw him propel the Reds to a FA Cup semi-final win over bitter rivals, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c13019. He headed home a late winner and also his notable impact in the final, when he
came on as a substitute in the second half and threatened to almost single-handedly turn the game on its head against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786. Unfortunately for him, that was not the case.
While his supporters and fault-finders continue to trade arguments to support their own point of view over what he has achieved so far, the more pressing question which needs answering is what can be expected from the player in the coming term?
As things currently stand, there have been no rumours whatsoever linking the striker’s move away from Anfield. So it is safe to assume that we will be seeing him in a Red shirt next season.
So now, it comes down to what Carroll will offer the new manager at the helm, Brendan Rodgers who recently took over the reins of the club, following Kenny Dalglish’s ouster.
Given his extraordinary ability to make the most out of the balls played in the air, he is arguably the most dangerous player in the Premier League when it comes to dealing with set-pieces- a trait which itself is good enough to catch the attention of any
manager in the world.
The striker struggled to make any notable impact at Liverpool during his preliminary days, but that can be said about a whole lot of other players too. Let us give him the benefit of the doubt and accept the fact that he required time to settle down in the
new set up.
Without a doubt, he struggled yet again in the preceding term to find the back of the net on consistent basis, but that is not an indicator of his overall contribution to the team. As he started to get into his stride, he developed a potent partnership upfront
with Luis Suarez, and also developed a good understanding with the Reds midfielder and skipper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Gerrard-c34196. As a result, the striker won the plaudits from his peers and manager-some of them even tagging him as ‘unplayable’- and he subsequently won a place
in his country’s squad for the European Championships.
As Rodgers aims at restoring the Reds dignity next term by helping them secure a place in Champions League, it is expected that he will sign a new striker during the summer transfer window. It is no hidden secret that the Northern Irishman will look to implement
his own playing philosophy at Anfield, which will involve a more possession-retaining approach, while at the same time sticking with the Reds trade mark style of direct attacking play.
As the new season approaches, it is quite likely that Carroll will fail to appear in the Reds starting eleven, and is expected to play second fiddle till at least the first half of the season. Nothing can be said for sure over whether he will be able to
go on a goal scoring spree or not, but one thing is certain. One can expect him to continue to traumatize his opponent’s defences time and again and to play as a team man.
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