TRon Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Didn't sound nearly as dangerous after he went off. Shola more effective without the shackles of being the target man? Carroll going off deprived us of the option of route one football. After that it was up to our midfield to retain posession against a mediocre Championship club and they weren't up to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Carroll really impressed me again today. The timing of his runs and jumps with the defenders is brilliant at times. Reckon at times he had the Sheff Wed defender in his back pocket. We just fell apart upfront after he went off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakie Doke Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I hope he's fit for the Palace match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Should have absolutely hammered that shirt in the first half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinotheprehistoricgeordie Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 He goes to ground a bit too easily for my liking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 He goes to ground a bit too easily for my liking. Like someone said, learning alot from Shearer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Liam Liam O Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Carroll really impressed me again today. The timing of his runs and jumps with the defenders is brilliant at times. Reckon at times he had the Sheff Wed defender in his back pocket. We just fell apart upfront after he went off. It's good to see a player coming through from the reserves/academy who has a bit of a physical presence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Did ok but that's two games now where he's had a great chance on his right foot and checked inside instead of shooting. So infuriating, a professional footballer should not be doing that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Carroll really impressed me again today. The timing of his runs and jumps with the defenders is brilliant at times. Reckon at times he had the Sheff Wed defender in his back pocket. We just fell apart upfront after he went off. It's good to see a player coming through from the reserves/academy who has a bit of a physical presence. It's also slightly worrying that we are paying big wages to an assortment of high profile midfielders then have to rely on lumping it to a big man to create any chances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 He wins balls in the air but has nothing about him as a footballer, doesn't look like a striker to me at all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 United To Assess Andy Injury By Craig Hope NEWCASTLE United's medical team will wait until the morning before assessing the extent of the injury which forced Andy Carroll to limp out of Wednesday's 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday. The Geordie striker appeared to tweak his groin midway through the second-half, as boss Chris Hughton explained: "It's a very, very slight groin strain. "But we'll wait until the morning before taking a further look and we're hopeful it's not too serious." http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1761613,00.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alan Shearer 9 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Amuses me how much praise he gets now when Ameobi is criticised for being a clinical goal scoring and match winning machine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Who or what is Lee Stewart? And well played tonight like Big Andy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 He wins balls in the air but has nothing about him as a footballer, doesn't look like a striker to me at all Glad someone else is of that opinion. Its still very early days for him and maybe I just havent seen enough of him, he is reasonable and ever improving in the air, but far from great. I havent seen that he has much of a shot on him or any ability to run with the ball. I think he is instantly replacable in the team when we bring someone in upfront. I think the fact that he has a decent work rate, looks focussed and is a geordie boy puts him a couple of stars higher in most peoples mind, he is the only person half capable of winning a ball in the air and trying to hold up play, but this is also something Shola can do if he is in the right mindset. Clapton could be on to something, regarding moving him to the back, but whether the coaching staff have the guts to do that and basically embarrass the staff that have brought him up through the game is another matter. We certainly wouldnt have the staff to do it right now seeing how stretched we are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 the only first-team goal Carroll has scored with his feet was that tap-in against Man City. This should worry people, clearly doesn't like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakie Doke Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 he's improved so much since this time last year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Seems like Carroll needs to improve his movement, near every single cross and sholas the one on the end. He judges it right everytime & Carrolls off somewhere else. Strange, because he looked good last season dropping off at the backpost. His workrate is good, but at championship level he should be looking quite dangerous himself also & he hasnt really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 he's improved so much since this time last year. how? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzle Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Ronaldo you're so quick to defend the likes of Coloccini but not Carroll? I know which one has been more impressive so far this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Ronaldo you're so quick to defend the likes of Coloccini but not Carroll? I know which one has been more impressive so far this season. Neither one has impressed but Colo to be fair has done his job decently imo. Carroll doesn't look dangerous to me in the slightest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzle Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Ronaldo you're so quick to defend the likes of Coloccini but not Carroll? I know which one has been more impressive so far this season. Carroll doesn't look dangerous to me in the slightest And Colocinni looks a liability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 he's improved so much since this time last year. Seems to be a common phrase here now. Wonder when this improvement starts to show in the scoring stats. Hopefully soon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Ronaldo you're so quick to defend the likes of Coloccini but not Carroll? I know which one has been more impressive so far this season. Carroll doesn't look dangerous to me in the slightest And Colocinni looks a liability. not to me he doesn't. He looks slow and like he's finding his feet at times but far from a liability BTW: love the fact you spell Coloccini differently in consecutive posts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzle Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Ronaldo you're so quick to defend the likes of Coloccini but not Carroll? I know which one has been more impressive so far this season. Carroll doesn't look dangerous to me in the slightest And Colocinni looks a liability. not to me he doesn't. He looks slow and like he's finding his feet at times but far from a liability BTW: love the fact you spell Coloccini differently in consecutive posts It's late, that's my excuse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Colocinni has been part of a back line that let in 1 goal in 3 games. Carroll has one assist in 3. He needs to improve as I've said before, why he didn't give it a go on his right tonight i'll never know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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