Surprise surprise – another Carroll injury
Tucked away almost out of sight in Manuel Pellegrini’s post match presser came the explanation ( I refuse to call it news) that he had not been considered for the game in Cardiff yesterday because he has suffered an injury.
The manager said: “Andy was not considered for this game. He has some problem in his ankle, so he was not in the squad.”
Just how many times the guy has had issues with his ankle can’t be counted but with just eight games of the season over there is now little chance of him impressing any potential buyer.
Realistically that was always going to be the case because he has certainly been unable to impress anybody since he returned from the last game and really doesn’t look part of a Pellegrini future plan.
So once again it looks as though he could easily finish the season having made a handful of appearances -14 actually – of which several have been sub.
This is neither option triggering or new contract country and the opportunity of moving nearly £4 million a year off the wage bill is now almost at hand.