Row X wrote:
I haven’t changed my answer, I was just giving a third option.
As i’ve been saying, I love what Arnie is doing for us over the last 12 months.
But I’ll still stand by my statement that Andy Carroll is the best striker at the club at the moment. Arnie is playing in a new position and still has lots to learn... he really could become an absolute beast of a striker if he starts thinking as a natural striker (again if he does, he won’t be with us for much longer).
I find it strange that people will moan about Andy Carroll, he is what he is. If he stayed fit he wouldn’t be playing for us. What happens when he scores? Do these people who moan about him not celebrate? Do they not sing “doo doo doo dooo Andy Carroll”?
Right, well IMO Arnie played a much bigger part in keeping us up than Carroll, it’s not even a contest so I find it very odd you tried to suggest Carroll kept us up and have now changed your mind.
Carroll has never put together a 12 month period of goals and assists in the Premier League like Arnautovic has. He’s scored and assisted around 20 goals in the last 25 games it’s obscene. He makes runs in behind, he is seriously rapid, he gets the ball and runs at the opposition. Carroll is better in the air, he’s a monster in the air, but that is absolutely all he has over Arnautovic.
We could argue the toss about whether Arnie is a ‘natural’ striker or not. Plenty of players get moved into a more central attacking position after playing on the wing for years, Cristiano Ronaldo is the most obvious example. But whether he is best as a striker or a winger, either way he’s a much better centre forward than Andy Carroll has ever been for us. Once Carroll is fully fit, there’s not a chance Arnautovic will be dropped to accommodate him.
Ps. I haven’t moaned at Andy Carroll and I think he’s a good player, I just find it laughable that you’re trying to make out he’s better than one of the best strikers in the league, going on form over the past year.