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ironsofcanada
12:05 Sun Jan 13
Re: Carroll and Snodgrass
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Sven Roeder 11:48 Sun Jan 13
"the hunt for Chinese tittles"
I read Arnautovic's hunt as something a little different initially, one reason to go, I guess, if that is your thing,
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andyd12345
12:02 Sun Jan 13
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Agree with Sven. To get to where we want to be in the next few years (threatening the top 6) we simply can’t have someone like Carroll as our backup plan. He isn’t actually that great in the air, is clumsy, slows things down, invariably isn’t in the area which is the only place he can do any damage, and always seems one challenge away from a red card or an injury.
He served a purpose 5 years ago and he suited our style. But it’s plain to see the type of build up we want to play involves intricate touches in and around the area that suit Arnie, Nasri, Anderson, Hernandez, Lanzini etc. Carroll simply isn’t good enough to play that way.
Flogging Arnautovic and releasing Carroll in the summer gives us £220k a week and £40m to buy 2 decent young strikers. That’s what we need to be looking to do.
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the exile
11:59 Sun Jan 13
Re: Carroll and Snodgrass
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I wouldn't mind Carroll getting some kind of short-term pay-as-you-play deal but anything else would be madness.
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Sven Roeder
11:48 Sun Jan 13
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Carroll isn’t fit to clean David Cross’s boots
Am happy for him to have this role as a back up for the rest of the season but we have to move on after that.
He and Hernandez aren’t value for money and with Arnie on the hunt for Chinese tittles we should have a complete revamp up forward in the summer
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ironsofcanada
11:37 Sun Jan 13
Re: Carroll and Snodgrass
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the exile 11:25 Sun Jan 13
I have defended him a lot over the years. I just didn't get as angry as some but I don't think he ever going to get back to what he could have been or even what he was.
Apparently (and rightly so) Pelegrini seems to think he contributes with a certain kind of minutes and you as you say he looks better and better in that role.
Whether that translates into a new contract, (and I feel bad saying this) I hope we have moved beyond that level even in our backups.
Hopefully for him I am wrong.
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the exile
11:25 Sun Jan 13
Re: Carroll and Snodgrass
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I must admit I said on here more than once I thought Carroll was finished, based on his first few performances since coming back from injury. I shall be very happy to be proved wrong. Good luck to him.
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ironsofcanada
8:51 Sat Jan 12
Re: Carroll and Snodgrass
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One thing to notice, the last team to score on us with Carroll on the pitch was Watford. 215+ minutes.
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lab
8:48 Sat Jan 12
Re: Carroll and Snodgrass
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Carroll with 20 mins to go , a tired defender won't like it . In pellegrini we trust .
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SDKFZ 222
8:43 Sat Jan 12
Re: Carroll and Snodgrass
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I totally agree. I know he has had his problems, but he wants to stay with us and I am sure that a compromise can be agreed, even if performance or appearance related.
A pundit stated earlier in the week that there are few players with Carroll’s qualities. I’d be very sad to see him go. To me he has been the closest player to David Cross, one of my all-time favourites, whose aerial ability used to ruffle up various defenders.
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