Blue_Rossy said:
ayrshire_blue said:
Downing and Carroll aren't just both ex Liverpool players but have caused us problems in the past. Carroll is a bully boy but he's capable of over powering any of our defenders at set pieces and crosses into the box - which will mainly arrive from downing. The latter of the two is still tryying to book his place in the world cup squad too, as are a couple of their foreign players. The thought that they have nothing to play for as a team is correct but as individuals is utter nonsense. The ex Liverpool players might have been treated badly but they'll want to show what they can do.
Isn't Carroll a Liverpool fan as well? I know Kevin Nolan is, who's another that can cause us problems on his day - again mostly through sheer power and niggly fouls agitating our players.
Yeah but both downing and carroll got absolutely slaughtered by the pool fans. If i was Andy carroll, I'd say f**k off you treated me like shit. Same for downing, so why would they want to arse lick giddypool fans?
It's not about arse licking the fans rossy, it's about trying to prove them wrong. Trying to prove that you were good enough and you can still be good enough in the big games when it matters. The England team, as I said, is still up for grabs.
I know what I would do, it's the same as you, but then again you and I aren't highly paid professionals.
I'm not saying I don't think we'll win btw, just pointing out that those who think it'll be easy because West Ham have a) nothing to offer, b) nothing to play for or c) "Carroll and Downing won't care because how Liverpool treated them" are mistaken.
