Slaven Bilic angry with Andy Carroll

Post-match Slaven Bilic told TV camera he was angry with Andy Carroll in picking up two yellow cards in two minutes saying a player of his experience cannot do that.

Bilic told a reporter “Of course I’m angry with Carroll. He’s a very experienced player. It wasn’t deliberate but a player of his experience, you cannot do that two times in a couple of minutes – especially when you play away it’s very likely you’re going to get minimum a yellow card.

“That’s what happened very early in the game, and after that we knew it was going to be very hard, but we defended well and we were so close to getting all three points.”

“But I would say we played good, especially when we were 11 against 11 when I thought we were dominant and dangerous, which I expect now that we have most of the squad back and fit.

“I’m quite pleased with the work-rate, with the fitness and also with the quality. If we continue to play like this we should get many more points.”