Rousseau 10,025 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Chelsea make contact with West Ham to sign Andy Carroll http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/11210093/chelsea-make-contact-with-west-ham-to-sign-andy-carroll 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,025 Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 I don't think this is as strange as it appears to be. Conte is the type of manager to use a players' specific skill-set to the teams advantage -- see Victor Moses. Chelsea do need a bounce-board for Hazard, Pedro, Willian etc., and they do play a lot of crosses into the box; there is no one better than Carroll in an aerial battle. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 5,772 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Maybe, but only when he is fit, which ain't too often, if memory serves. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 745 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Carroll can be unplayable on his day but he struggles to make double figures in games. I like him as a player and Im hoping he stays. A front 4 for West Ham of Arnautovic, Lanzini, Antonio and Carroll can upset a lot of teams. A good player but has one of the worst injury records ever. Could do a job for Chelsea as a plan B. Its out of the blue and he would be thinking all his Christmases have came at once, he was probably thinking his next move would be back to Newcastle. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,025 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 He does have chronic injury troubles, but Italian football does have a knack of using and protecting ageing players, although I'm not sure if that will transfer to Conte per se. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 5,772 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Many people think that Conte -and, presumably his assistants - will be off his mark in the Summer. Where would that leave an ageing, injury prone target man? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,025 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, Uilleam said: Many people think that Conte -and, presumably his assistants - will be off his mark in the Summer. Where would that leave an ageing, injury prone target man? Up sh*t creek without the proverbial paddle. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 4 hours ago, Rousseau said: Up sh*t creek without the proverbial paddle. But with a boat load of cash in his pocket 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dondarrion 41 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 245 games and 70 goals in 12 years of football. £35 million to move to Liverpool, with a £2 million move to West Ham on loan before completing a permanent move to West Ham for £15 Million. Only thing I've gathered from Andy Carroll is Managers have more money than sense. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,025 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 28 minutes ago, Dondarrion said: 245 games and 70 goals in 12 years of football. £35 million to move to Liverpool, with a £2 million move to West Ham on loan before completing a permanent move to West Ham for £15 Million. Only thing I've gathered from Andy Carroll is Managers have more money than sense. £15M is a steal for Carroll now. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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