Carroll has no interest in “impact” role
After his two goals against West Brom the striker laid bare his frustrations at being forced to sit games out.
He said: “Yes, it’s been very frustrating, I’ve been sitting on the bench and it’s been tough. I’ve been wanting to get out there and start games. It’s hard when you come on for the last 20 minutes.
“When I have come on I think I’ve been making an impact but it’s not really what I want to do. I don’t want to be an impact player coming off the bench.
“When I was called upon for this game I felt like I needed to show what I was about and try to push my way back into the team from the start.”
“It’s great to do that. I thought we dominated the game in the second half, had a lot more possession and we could probably have scored a couple more.”