Hammers hero Tony Cottee can’t see Andy Carroll pushing his way past Diafra Sakho to again become the club’s Number One striker.
But he hopes that this won’t deter the club’s record signing from pursuing his career with the Hammers. tough though that may be for him.
Speaking exclusively to ClaretandHugh Cottee said: “I like Andy a lot but if we’re honest Sakho has been amazing and genuinely looks our No 1 striker and with the style we are now playing to playing he is key.
“I tend to agree with the view that Andy is going to find it difficult to become the regular starter when Sakho is fit and it will be in his own hands how he receives that situation.
“He may feel that isn’t enough for him – we will have to wait and see in the summer. It’s never easy to read what may be in a player’s mind.”
Regular stories that AC is a target for Newcastle continue to emerge but Carroll’s life is centred on the south.
And that my help him decide that he is better off with a hugely ambitious club on its way to the next level at the Olympic Stadium.
I am in agreement with the sentiments of Tony Cottee concerning Andy Carroll’s role.
At least until january/February, while we wait for the retun of Enner Valencia and Dimi Payet, and assuming that Slav continues with his preferred 4-2-3-1 set-up, then I would have Moses-Lanzini-Zarate as the ‘3’, with Sakho up front, in my strating line-up.. If Sakho happens to have the occasional niggle which might keep him out for the odd game, then my choice for the ‘3’-1 offensive unit, would be Moses-Lanzini-Antonio, with Zarate as the starting line-up. These selections, together with the overlapping qualities of Creswell and Jenks, provide the fastest and most likely group which could score an all important first goal, as well as maintaining pressure througout the entire duration of the game. Add to this selection of players, the penetrative long-ball passes from Alex Song in the midfield, together withe surging runs of Cheik Kouyate, then I remain confident that the ‘bubbles will continue to fly high’