Carroll has no intention of leaving Newcastle.
Posted on July 4th, 2010 | 167 Comments |
It isn’t the first time that Carroll has turned tubthumper for The Toon, and he has intimated several times before that he doesn’t want to leave Newcastle.
The speculation continued though, with moves to Stoke and Birmingham being lined up by the press, aswell as those farcical rumours that Carroll was being eyed by Chelsea as a replacement for Didier Drogba. I mean, he is highly rated, but the reporter who suggested that must have stuck in the office with the superglue on that particular day.
None of that matters though, if it ever did in the first place, as Carroll has again nailed his colours to the mast and said that he has no intention of leaving. That, teamed with news of a new improved four year contract for the Geordie hitman, can only bode well for Newcastle as those now infamous words from the statement about not letting our younger players slip through the net begin to look like they could indeed be true after all.
All Carroll said was this;
“This is where I’m from and Newcastle are the only team for me.”
But does it really need anymore to be said than that? As a fellow Geordie, I know exactly what he means, as do all fans of Newcastle United. I think we would all like players who are as committed to the club as they are, and in Carroll we have just that.
Controversy aside, this upcoming season is the most imprtant in Andy Carroll’s short career to date as he has the chance to prove he can cut the mustard on the biggest stage of them all – the Premier League. I have written before about how I think Carroll will cope with life in the top flight, and I think he will do just fine as a season in The Championship will have done wonders for his development.
As important as nailing Carroll down to a long term contract is, it should also be remembered that he needs someone up front who can compliment him. Whether that is someone with a bit of pace and the ability to run onto things, or someone who can come from a bit deeper and offer some support is a question that is up for debate, but he definately needs help as he won’t be able to do it all himself.
Carroll is beginning to remind me of Shearer, perhaps not in ability just yet, but certainly in attitude and committment. Like Shearer, Carroll would kick his own granny in the face for the ball, and I like that in that a player.
Big things are expected of Carroll, and they will only be realised once he establishes himself as a top flight striker. The will he/won’t he debate about that will roll on, but I believe he has the mental toughness on the pitch to deal with the pressure and expectancy, and can focus that into his improvement as a footballer.
If he isn’t good enough or doesn’t quite make it, then one thing is for certain – it won’t be through lack of effort and commitment.
Carroll for No9!
NUFCBlog Author: toonsy
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Hopefully this spells the end for lazy tabloid carroll – related news ‘scoops’. Probably not.
I agree with you toonsy – the priority now is to find a technical, creative and mobile no. 10 who compliments his power game. Loven has done great playing off carroll but I still reckon the starting position behind carroll is the only one still up for grabs in hughton’s plans.
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simpson/colo/taylor/jose
guthrie/nolan/barton/jonas
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