Reporter Park Moon-soo = Liverpool ‘Eating and running’ icon Andy Carroll showed his presence after a long time. Not a good meaning. Carroll, who started the match against Manchester United, was sent off in the 20th minute of the second half for an unsportsmanlike tackle on Casemiro. He stepped on the Old Trafford stage for the first time in a while, but Carroll had to leave the ground alone without much success.
Here’s the situation. Reading lost 1-3 against Manchester United in the 4th round of the FA Cup in the 2022/23 season held at Old Trafford on the morning of the 29th.
Even in the first half, it held up well. Man Utd’s wave attack was well blocked. luck followed. Rashford’s opening goal in the 35th minute of the first half was canceled for offside after a VAR review. It was Man United who took the initiative in attack, but it was seldom that the zero point was caught.
The first half was 0-0, but Casemiro conceded the first goal in the 9th minute of the second half. Casemiro, who received an Anthony pass, opened fire after rushing to the goal and finishing it. In the 14th minute of the second half, Casemiro shook the opponent’s net once again. Casemiro finished the pass given by Fred with a sensational mid-range shot and ran away 2-0.
A variable occurred in the 20th minute of the second half. That’s Carol’s exit. Earlier, in the 15th minute of the second half, Carroll had been booked for unsportsmanlike contact with United defender Malacia. It was a useless foul that occurred in a defensive situation.
Five minutes later, in the 20th minute of the second half, he received another warning for a back tackle on Casemiro. Again, it was a useless foul. It wasn’t even close to the box. It was near the half line. The moment Casemiro was about to give the pass, Carroll’s tackle came in one tempo late.
The referee ruthlessly issued a warning. Carroll, who received two yellow cards in five minutes, was sent off. Man Utd, who was outnumbered, immediately gave Fred a key goal. It was 0-3. At least in the 27th minute of the second half, in the corner kick set-piece situation, Mbengeh’s header shot prevented defeat.
Carroll, who was sent off after the game, received the lowest rating from various football statistics media. Two useless fouls in 5 minutes put the team in an outnumbered situation and became the main reason for the team’s defeat. Of course, there is no guarantee that Carol was overturned, but it was like pouring cold water on the team during the most difficult time. 스포츠토토
Born in 1989, Carroll made headlines when he moved from Newcastle to Liverpool in the January 2011 transfer window. At the time, Liverpool, which was in an emergency blood transfusion of striker with Fernando Torres’ transfer to Chelsea, failed to reinforce the front line by signing Carroll. Carroll is considered a ‘banned word’ among Liverpool fans because of the enormous transfer fee.
After failing at Liverpool, Carroll wore the West Ham United kit from 2013 to 2019. He subsequently returned to his former team, Newcastle, but scored only one goal in two seasons. After that, he wore a Reading uniform, and returned to Reading again in September 2022 via West Bromwich Albion. In the transfer market last summer, he proposed a reverse offer to Bruges in the Belgian Pro League, but it was rejected and drew attention.
With Reading this season, Carroll has scored four goals in the Championship. His contract with the club runs until the 2023/24 season.