Carroll for England?
Posted on November 8th, 2010 | 20 Comments |
Various media outlets are speculating that Fabio Capello, who was at The Emirates yesterday, has now seen enough of Carroll to afford him a place in the national team.
Of course, the decsion to call Carroll up, if he does get the call, is helped by the fact that England are suffering a striker crisis at the moment.
Whilst Wayne Rooney being out doing whatever he is doing in the USA, Darren Bent being out for three weeks or more with a hernia injury and Jermaine Defoe yet to recover from an injury that has kept him out for several weeks now may make Carroll a default selection, it would also be harsh on the lad as his on-the-pitch performances have deserved the accolades and recognition of an England call-up.
Unfortunately, an England call-up for Carroll will increase his profile, which is probably the last thing he needs given his latest off-field accusations. Even though he has done nothing wrong, people will overlook that and use it as a cheap pop against the lad, even more so if he is representing England.
Still, if he does get the nod I will be over the moon for him. I think few can deny that Carroll has done the business on the pitch, where it really matters, this season. Granted he has only scored six goals this season, which in itself isn’t bad at all, but his work-rate for the team and willingness to run and defend from the front is an asset that has been just as important for us this season.
Plus, if Carroll plays, it will give me an extra reason to watch England!
Andy fully deserves a call up after his start to the season also if joey barton isn’t included in the squad the only possible reason will be because he is joey barton, if any other english player was playing as well as him they would get called up in a heart beat.