He's not my favourite player la, that title goes to Jamie Carragher. I am however a fan of Carroll. Have been since he was making waves with Newcastle. I was happy we signed him though the amount caught me by surprise but I've never stopped backing him to justify his fee. I really want him to succeed and I do hope he's found his mojo and continues to ride this crest of confidence throughout the remainder of the season. We can't judge his contribution on goals alone. Bellamy's goal against Bolton came courtesy of an Andy Carroll assist as did Dirk Kuyt's against the mancs. When in imperious form as he was against Wolves, he draws defenders to him like a human magnet which is why those playing off him have acres of space to run into.

Just as one bad game doesn't define a player's season however, neither does one good game and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Carroll continues to deliver as I believe he will.
Good problem to have indeed. I see the possibility of playing both Suarez and Bellamy off Carroll who leads the line on his own. Suarez seems to favour attacking the goal from diagonal angles rather than straight on and could easily be played out further wide. This will allow Henderson to tuck into a more central role which favours him. Our width will be provided through Enrique and Johnson/Kelly.

-------------Reina--------------
Kelly----Skrtel--Agger----Enrique
-----------Spearing-------------
----Henderson---Gerrard--------
-Suarez----------------Bellamy-
-----------Carroll----------------

Suarez and Bellamy are both nippy forwards who can benefit from Carroll's knock-ons. Kuyt is an option we can use if we choose to adopt a more defensive approach, coming on for either Suarez or Bellamy. His work ethic is second to none and he's often seen tracking back to help out in defence. Henderson and Suarez can both interchange their positions when we're attacking with Suarez coming infield and Henderson going out wide to provide some width.

This formation can easily morph into a 4-5-1 with Suarez and Bellamy dropping deeper if required. Both have good pace and can apply ample pressure by pressing the ball the moment it crosses the halfway mark.



100% agree with ur opinion bro! thats exactly how targetmen should be played...he need to be given some form of respect in that regard! one of my fav player as well! this kind of player maybe a bit slow to 'up' but do remember since their game is not purely based on speed...he can have longer top flight striker career....dun want like what happen to m. owen by 27++ age speed already gone due to countless injury...his career oso kaput...

most of the time, when Carroll win a header, there's no follow up.. we won't win if there's only Carroll inside the box.. I don't care how much possession we had, if we lost it cheaply we'll never win..