Slaven Bilic is “tired” of talking about Andy Carroll following another press conference with the majority of questions focusing on the England international.Speaking to the media after watching his side limp into the fourth round of the FA Cup after beating Wolves, he said he feels he talks “too much” about Andy but reiterated the striker “knows what he has to do”.
He added: “He is in good shape. I told him now that he has to stay fit and look after himself because now he looks really fit.”
Reflecting on the game as a whole, he said: “In the FA Cup, very often it’s very tough when you play teams that are in the leagues below you.
“But well done to the lads. We’ve played against a team that hadn’t conceded in, I think, three games, they were stubborn and resilient.
“We knew we would need to break them down and unlock them but it often has to be a mistake they make and they didn’t make many a lot of them.
“[As the attacking side], you need to move the ball and quickly pass to the flanks, get players into one-on-one situations and then produce some quality. We were patient.
“We were always going to put Payet on because he needs more games. We then put Andy on and he had his usual big impact.
“It was a wonderful goal for Jelavic. I’m happy to go through with a clean sheet and a great goal from Jelavic.”
He conceded he had resigned himself to take his side to Wolves for a replay for Jelavic’s late strike.
“We were ready to play another game and to have a replay,” he said. “I didn’t know we were going to score but the players did everything to score.
“They pushed. It wasn’t the Alamo, we wanted to settle this in one game.”
He later added: “We didn’t have a negative performance, we were ready for the replay but I’m happy we don’t have to do it.
“We are not in the same situation like Liverpool who are in two cups and Europe. We have a big enough squad [to cope with FA Cup replays]”
We Won : That’s it . Finished .
**** off Lawenson .
Carroll made the difference ,, as he so often does , much to the annoyance of those who would see him move away from Upton Park .
Not seeing a shed load of Carroll objectors on the web ????
As for ” Lawenson ” : **** OFF .
If you can’t control your language Kevin you will do the same Kevin
Sorry about that . Don’t know why I did it really , got angry with Lawrenson I guess .
Not worth your time mate. Figure of fun which is why I run the stuff. Panto villain 🙂
I’m weary of the Carroll debate as well.I wish him well at Newcastle or Sunderland.
yet another game where Carroll has made the difference to earn the win. Even when he’s not scoring his link up play and defensive work is exceptional. He’s not just the big man who heads the cross into the net although he’s one of the best in the world at doing that. He is also as useful as ginge at defensive clearances out of our own area. There is a reason why liverpool paid 35 million for Carroll years ago and if he hadn’t been so unlucky with injuries he would still be worth that now.
Exactly. I bet Liverpool wish they had him now. He is a consistent match winner & he is not even playing at full potential yet. Sometimes injuries happen, they take time to heal & you have to be patient. That’s just the way it is & all the talk of selling him was a knee jerk reaction from the supporters. The club would not have considered that & he would not have thought of leaving. The club knew that, Carroll knew that & Bilic is saying he knew that. It’s all part of the game. It’s a contact sport.
Sorry. Upon reflection, some supporters, not all.