Carroll Is An Easy Target For The Media!

Last updated : 09 November 2010 By Footy Mad - Editor

Chris Hughton: "With Andy, it's about making sure that all the headlines he is making are on the back pages.

"He is a young man, he has made mistakes, but he has got to make sure he learns from those mistakes, and I am quite sure he will.

"He is an environment here where he is getting a lot of support from the club, certainly the staff and the supporters, and I am quite sure his concentrations will be very much on football, 100%.

"Young professional footballers are easier targets. They have a different lifestyle, as people see it.

"They are young, privileged men and that's how people see it. They have got to make sure they don't get caught up in the pitfalls of it all.

"At the moment, he is a young man who is playing very well on the back of an excellent performance at Arsenal.

"The reason why we gave him that number nine shirt is because we saw that potential in him, and we hope that continues.

"He is a player in form. He is, of course, a little bit different to a lot of the other England strikers at this particular moment, which perhaps sets him apart.

"He is an old-fashioned centre-forward, he is left-sided and has a prowess in the air. He is certainly different.

"He is still developing his game, he will have bad periods, he will have ups and downs as all centre-forwards do, but at the moment, he is a player playing very, very well.

"He's providing the team with a wonderful platform up front and scoring goals as well.

"The most important thing is that his mind is very much concentrated on doing the best job he can for this football club."