..but more importantly , to add a few points about ourselves . I personally believe that two good measures of a really strong side are decent away form and the ability to come back after going behind . Our away form is improving but if i am being honest I'm still not very confident of getting anything after we go behind. I guess that might take a little longer to come and perhaps highlights how we do infact need a few more quality players in the team ...but i guess we all know that and thankfully it looks like the management do too . So as frustrating as today was , along with it being a bit of a knock , we have to remember we're still a work in progress.
Touching on the carroll thing , to me he looks like he's going to be one of those big lads that really needs to be match fit or he's going to look very heavy on his feet. Like a few others , I was very impressed by his hold up play and he's actually surprisingly skillfull , i saw alot of positive signs today. If something was to 'worry' me , it was the fact that when we did get the ball wide , he seemed to be behind play and not in the box where we wanted him .Hopefully that improves with fitness and team understanding.
Another concern right at this moment might be how he impacts Suarez's game . Suarez has looked great playing up front with Kuyt , the two are very mobile, dragging defenders all over the place . I'm not sure he'll be able to get a partnership like that going with Carroll. And i really didn't like it when he went out left , he didn't get into the game at all. There's a big difference between being up front and drifting out left , unsettling your centre back marker, and actually having your starting position out there . But again the hope is these things all improve as the players get to know each other , these lads haven't played alot together so far so there's alot of learning for players and coaching staff to do .