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Carroll is NOT better than Bentaleb.
Carroll is NOT better than Bentaleb.
Our manager was talking bollocks when he said that. Carroll wouldn't get anywhere near Barcelona B's team
Of course Sherwood was chatting bubbles when he made that statement. I made the post to demonstrate the lack of sense in what Sherwood has to say. His actions very much contradict his words.
Carroll is NOT better than Bentaleb.
When a QPR fan tells me he is utter shite, I tend to ignore any positive comments on here. They have seen plenty of crap there in recent years so if he isn't any good there, there is no hope he will be any use at Spurs.
Did you disagree with my comment because a QPR fan gave you a differing opinion? I actually did a weird 'experiment' the other day, (mostly because i'm a loser and don't have a life...) but I watched a QPR game while reading a QPR forum. The stuff he was being criticised for etc was stuff that I would have been praising him for. Maybe I just have a different footballing 'philosophy' (makes me sound good), or you need to apply yourself differently to be recognised in the championship....
Shit and ShitAnd QPR are losing 2-0. I wonder if there's a way to compare their record with and without Carroll?
15 games Carroll has started - 9 wins, 4 Losses & 2 draws.And QPR are losing 2-0. I wonder if there's a way to compare their record with and without Carroll?
FYP15 games Carroll has started - 9 wins, 4 Losses & 2 draws=1.93 points per game
2 games Caroll has come on as sub (only for last 10 mins) - 1 win & 1 draw=data size not big enough but 2 points per game
11 games Caroll hasn't played - 3 Wins, 5 Draws & 3 losses=1.27 points per game
Also worth mentioning:
We need a player of Carroll's type - a central midfielder who shows the ambition to pass the ball forward, rather than backwards and side to side. He might not be as good as some of the players currently in the first team picture but there is an argument that while he would bring less individual talent, he would improve us as a team, if only because teams would feel the need to press him to stop his passing, rather than keep their shape and let Dembele/Paulinho/Bentaleb/Sandro have a couple of yards to pass it sideways.
Personally, I'd have a playmaking pecking order of Eriksen-Holtby-Carroll, which I think is fine. Depending on circumstances you could have to select two of those three with either Sandro or Capoue in the holding role, which I would again be fine with.
Carroll needs to progress, as does Bentaleb, as does Townsend, as does Kane, but it would be great if we could progress a true home grown player like we did with Bale.
Sounds somewhat like a young German lad who isn't wanted by our current manager, no?