FIT AND SCORING again, towering West Ham striker Andy Carroll claims he is “unplayable” as he talked up his aerial ability.
Carroll offered a timely reminder of what he is capable of with Euro 2016 fast approaching after scoring a hat-trick in West Ham’s thrilling 3-3 Premier League draw at home to Arsenal.
The 27-year-old England international tormented Arsenal’s defence, scoring two headed goals as West Ham overturned a two-goal deficit at Upton Park on Saturday.
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has already pinpointed Carroll as the player to watch in Wednesday’s FA Cup quarter-final replay and the former Liverpool man is aware of the threat he poses in the penalty area.
“I like to say that if the ball comes in the box I feel I am favourite,” Carroll told the Telegraph.
I don’t think that anyone else is going to get it – so if that is unplayable, I am unplayable.”
Carroll’s return to form was just what the doctor ordered, having seen his career derailed by numerous injuries since leaving Liverpool for West Ham in 2012.
A variety of injuries, including knee and thigh problems, left Carroll watching helplessly from the sidelines but the nine-cap England international believes he is back and ready for the fight.
Carroll added: “A lot of people think that I actually want to be injured. The way people talk, ‘Oh, he’s injured again. Oh, he’s doing this’. I certainly don’t want to be injured.
I know it’s a job but it’s my hobby as well. I want to be on the pitch playing football. I don’t want to be sitting in the gym being annoyed or going home and watching football on TV.
“I enjoy coming into training every day, being on the pitch with the lads, the banter. When you are sitting in the gym it really is depressing and puts you down. It is something that – fingers crossed – never happens again. It’s the worst part of it.”
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Outrageously misleading headline. Hodgson didn’t say what it suggests he said at all.
The journal is turning into a sun/star styled mashup. where did it all go wrong?
Suarez was brilliant in the last World Cup and in the Copa America. He should be alright in this one too.
Especially his fingertip save ….
headline misleasding, uruguay have a good squad though I disagree with woy there..cavani, gaston ramirez, godin and gimenez the two athletico defenders and christian rodriguez who have just won la liga and are in the champions league final and diego forlan is still a great finisher even with his age, they have quality in attack and defence.. personally i think england wont have the quality to beat them
You’re dead right Paddy. You didn’t even mention Walter Gargano or Edigo Arevalo Ríos in midfield or Maxi Peirera, Martín Cáceres or Alvaro Peirera on the flanks. Uruguay will be very difficult to beat and will play in a style very similar to Atletico. At 25/1 to win the World Cup they’re a decent outside bet.
Only RVP scored as many goals as Suarez in World Cup qualifiers, and there are no easy matches in South American qualifying.
Fancy Suarez to score against England.
He could have a point ! How will he cope with more then one game in a week ???
I’m guessing he ingested something psychedelic earlier in the day and followed up that observation with “….
and I think danny welbeck will win the golden boot”
Roy didnt preform well with any club wheather managing england or liverpool. So speaching against the talent of a player that could do serious damage to him and england is very wrong!
At least Roy can spell…….
silly comment willie
If anything id say Suarez will have England in his sights.
Roy on the other hand is a poor manager with a limited squad, especially up front.
Roy needs a copy of mind games for dummies. He should know Suarez is world class and that he won’t be affected by anything the england manager says. Might work with Ballotelli however
U fool roy, wud u say the same id it was messi r ronaldo, time will spell then end of u
Gobbledygook
I’d say Roy might struggle more than him at at the world cup