{"id":271,"date":"2012-07-28T21:39:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-28T20:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friendsofliverpool.com\/2012\/07\/28\/rodgersim-not-willing-to-push-andy-out\/"},"modified":"2017-02-10T11:47:49","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T11:47:49","slug":"rodgersim-not-willing-to-push-andy-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsofliverpool.com\/2012\/07\/rodgersim-not-willing-to-push-andy-out\/","title":{"rendered":"RODGERS:”I’M NOT WILLING TO PUSH ANDY OUT!”"},"content":{"rendered":"
After Liverpool concluded their pre-season tour of the USA with a comfortable 0-0 draw with Tottenham Hotspur in searing heat in Baltimore,<\/p>\n
New Liverpool boss, Brendan Rodgers was quizzed by the media on the future of striker Andy Carroll:<\/p>\n
Asked if there had been any bids, he said:<\/p>\n
“Not that I am aware of.<\/p>\n
Obviously I’ll know more when we get back.<\/p>\n
There has been a lot written about Andy, but you saw today he’s happy to be here and he’s worked very well since he’s been here.”<\/p>\n
“The reality is he’s still a Liverpool player, he can fit into how I want to play, and he’s happy here.”<\/p>\n
“I’m certainly not wishing to push him out of the door.”<\/p>\n
That is good news for Carroll and Liverpool, the lad has had his critics, myself included, during the early part of last season when he massively under-performed.<\/p>\n
But his fine form towards the end of the season for Liverpool and England has made most people realise that Carroll is a quality forward who should have a future at Anfield.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After Liverpool concluded their pre-season tour of the USA with a comfortable 0-0 draw with Tottenham Hotspur in searing heat in Baltimore, New Liverpool boss, Brendan Rodgers was quizzed by the media on the future of striker Andy Carroll: Asked if there had been any bids, he said: “Not that I am aware of. Obviously […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":2245,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n