And Cisse goes on and shows Newcastle exactly what they're not missing with another brace today against the Swans. If I'm speaking as a non-partisan player and both 'pool and 'castle are after me this summer, I know which I'd choose...
Excellent point made re: Carroll on The Anfield Wrap today. Put simply: We only have ourselves to blame for how he hasn't worked out. There is no rhyme or reason to how we have played him (or haven't, really) this season. He gets a short run of games where in the last his confidence and performance are to where you think it's going to hit its peak and we'll see quite possibly an 8/10 game from him and yet he gets benched, essentially destroying what confidence he has built.
^^^ If there is any criticism of Dalglish, it's the lack of a settled side, no rhyme and reason to why players on form are dropped or those not on form persisted with, and a coherent style when we attack. I do recall, however, Hyypiä's saying it took them about 7 months before they fully grasped how Benitez wanted them tp play. It could be the same with this disparate group ...
I think the difference is Dalglish wants his players to think for themselves a bit more and without direction, they've looked lost at times. As for Clarke, I think we can put to bed the myth that he had much to do with Chelsea's resurgence other than implementing Mourinho's philosophy on the training pitch.
You may be right because he does stand there on the touchline looking perplexed that they can't pass and move, or simply move with or without the ball.
You nailed it on the head. Rafa recruited and signed players who were good at taking direction, Kenny is looking for players able to create and read the game. He needs a different kind of player than most of the team's composition right now (I'm not thinking skill - I'm talking about approach, mentality towards the game). Suarez is a good example of the ideal creative player for Kenny's system - but Carroll is a horrible partner to him because he needs far more direction and just doesn't think at the same pace. Exactly - Clarke was an implementer, Mourinho was the strategist and leader. Clarke would have done better assisting Rafa (a similar "command and control" manager style to Mourinho) than Kenny's more collaborative approach.
Just in case you missed it or you read as good as you spell, this is from your childish match quote. Why did you come and post in here? You have nothing to say about the match or the posts that says how well Carroll was playing with only one comment when he missed a header from 3 yards that said "Just not happening for Carroll." You post stupid, childish, sneering comments. Get called on it and suddenly you're weeping and crying about the bullies we have here. Either grow up or ******** off. Your choice. I actually felt sorry for you at one time, now I see it's just a way of life for you. Must have been fun at school for you. Last year!
I'm really glad AC had a great match. That's what one expects for someone that set the club back 35 million--consistent performances and playing with heart rather than whinging, lackluster stuff. I hope he comes good, it can only help the team I love, and I'll scream at the screen if he plays like he'd rather be doing something else.
He certainly showed a lot of skill in blindly throwing himself at two headers inside the 6-yard box and missing one of them.
Actually 26 you're the biggest jerk here, and everone knows it. If certain mods weren't your buds you would be banned long ago. You have an over-inflated opinion of yourself, and you quite often post irrelevant posts, and then blame others for doing the same thing. Hypocrite. You, are the biggest baby on here. Go to hell. It's good when me and others stand up to your childish shite. A mod told me that you are quite a p****. If anyone stays here for any length of time they know 26 - the complete 'jerk'. By the way - back to football - Carroll was involved in all 3 goals: (From the Independent). They really needed to start well. For 12 minutes or so they looked as though they had, only for Liverpool to strike with a classic counter-attack. Andy Carroll began things with a neat piece of defending in his own penalty area but it was the first-time ball upfield from central defender Martin Skrtel that cut Blackburn open, and Craig Bellamy only had to touch the ball twice before crossing low for Rodriguez to score at the far post. It really was a splendid goal and worse was to come for Blackburn two minutes later. This time their defence was to blame as centre-halves Grant Hanley and Scott Dann allowed Jonjo Shelvey to carry the ball 30 yards unchallenged to the edge of the area. Shelvey’s low shot was not terribly powerful but Paul Robinson could only parry it, and when Carroll’s follow-up was blocked, Rodriguez volleyed in his second goal of the night with his left instep. And then of course, the winner!
Carroll may have been "involved" in the second goal, but he didn't do anything special. he should have been in the box and he was. that's about the size of it. as far as the winner was concerned, a veddy nice piece of football.
26 is a jerk, but he's earned it. When he calls me out, I don't get sore about it. I take a moment to see it from his perspective, measure it against my own, and then decide from there. Knows what he's talking about, and that's what matters.
Let's praise Carroll's performance first. His attitude, effort, and results have been greatly improved in the last couple of games.