maguskwt » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:23 pm
you are assessing carroll's and borini's qualities isolated as if they're practicing with the ball alone. Do you see Borini's off the ball movement in the game? Against City, there were several times he was making runs and in acres of space and suarez didn't pass to him (which was why I was so critical of Suarez during that game). That header attempt that was created by Sterling needed alot of movement from Borini and he was unlucky not to score. Carroll will be miles away from that cross. Borini has the potential to be a fox in the box much like Insaghi... that's why I don't agree with how he is played on the right... I've been watching Carroll patiently, hoping he will improve... but his playing style is just depressing.
it shows how closely you watch the games when you think that sidefooted finish of borini`s from sterlings cross was an attempted header!
it`s just a falicy to say carroll doesnt get into goalscoring positions, he missed quite a few of those types of chances last season himself (like that downing cross he volleyed onto the crossbar against swansea at home, or that header early on in the second half of the semi final against everton, or that chance against norwich in the last few seconds of the game at anfield, or a similar chance against blackburn at home etc etc).
i actually think borini would be better suited to be playing next to a carroll type player, an individualist type player like suarez playing in the middle of a 3 doesnt suit borini`s game, suarez is too unpredictable to read.