ესე იგი. ნდობა დაუბრუნდათ კეროლის მიმართ. მაგრამ უნდა მოუმატოსო, კენიმ. ორივე გოლში ფაქტობრივად ლომის წვლილი მიუძღვის, მაგრამ თამაშისას მაინც ბევრი ხარვეზი ჰქონდა.
მე განსაკუთრებულად იმ მომენტზე მომეშალა ნერვები, სმოლინგს სათამაშო ეპიზოდში ხელზე რო მოხვდა და ამან ბურთისთვის ბრძოლას ტავი რო გაანება და ხელების ქნევა დაიწყო
Andy Dunn's Big Match Verdict: Why clumsy Carroll will never walk alone at Liverpool
It was getting to the stage of mild embarrassment.
The encouragement, the forced applause, the macho urgings, a standard trap and lay-off lauded as though it was from the Lionel Messi catalogue of genius, a routine tackle on a dawdling 37-year-old bringing a crescendo of appreciation
This loyal Liverpool crowd even hailed Andy Carroll for his role in Daniel Agger’s goal. After all, the big fella helped collapse a scrum in the six-yard area, allowing his centre-back to nod in.
The dearth of dissent was admirable but Carroll was almost being patronised, his clumsiness excused by his willingness to work and put a foot in – qualities that are givens.
Operating as a lone striker was hardly helping Carroll’s cause. Presumably, Steven Gerrard was detailed to play ‘off’ Carroll but the Liverpool captain was repeatedly sucked into the vacuum left by Jamie Carragher’s odd deep-lying role.
Watching Carragher, Gerrard, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs milling around was slightly bizarre. A throwback. A word that applies succinctly to Carroll.
Just as it applies to the winning goal. Long clearance, Carroll’s nod-on from a standing position, rank defending, decent finish.
Carroll was lifted, sending a shiver through David De Gea’s crossbar with a header. The acclaim from the Kop would have reassured even the most dispirited of players.
You have to hope Carroll appreciates the support that is converging from various Anfield angles. His impact on this game was, unsurprisingly, billed as ‘massive’ by Gerrard. It was far from ‘massive’.
But it is the type of support De Gea might think has been missing at the start of his Manchester United career.
Sir Alex Ferguson’s handling of his keeper has been unusual since the 21-year-old arrived for a fee just short of £20million in the summer.
After the debacle of the 3-2 home defeat by Blackburn, De Gea made way for Anders Lindegaard, who will no doubt return for the visit of Stoke.
Maybe this was Ferguson’s way of testing De Gea’s mettle – a characteristic that so far looks in short supply – but it was a harsh environment in which to attempt to kickstart your career at one of the world’s biggest clubs.
As Ferguson shows less confidence in De Gea – you have to doubt he will risk him in another Premier League game – the player himself shows less confidence. It is a vicious circle.
Ultimately, De Gea did not cost United the game – that dishonour belonged to Patrice Evra.
But few who witnessed his display will consider De Gea to have a chance of becoming an established United player, even less a worthy successor to Edwin Van der Sar or Peter Schmeichel. Having paid so much, Fergie might have to persist with De Gea.
Just as Kenny Dalglish paid so much for Carroll that he has had to persist.
And Dalglish was cooler than others when assessing Carroll’s performance. Having swept both Manchester teams out of cups, Dalglish can reflect on how carefully-chosen words can have a galvanising effect.
His laceration of his players’commitment in the wake of the Bolton defeat was calculated. It worked.
Which is why Dalglish again selected his responses with studious deliberation when invited to throw verbal garlands around Carroll.
Yes, he’s good in the air, but he has an awful lot to learn elsewhere was the gist of Dalglish’s summation.
The Liverpool boss insisted that they would continue to help Carroll and educate him in the Anfield way.
Dalglish said patience was needed. Too right. The flick that fed Kuyt and floored United will have put a lot of credit in Carroll’s bank.
But he still has an awful lot to prove. And Kenny knows it.
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