Carroll: Hammers have ‘great quality’ despite ‘terrible day’ vs Liverpool

Carroll and Lanzini

Andy Carroll has conceded that West Ham United suffered a ‘terrible day’ against Liverpool but insists the Club have the quality to move up the table.

Despite Manuel Lanzini’s finish in the second half the Hammers fell to a 4-1 defeat to the Reds on Saturday, with Liverpool scoring through Mohamed Salah, Joel Matip and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Carroll – who was introduced at the start of the second period – has bluntly admitted that this weekend’s showing was unacceptable by the Irons.

“Obviously, the result was terrible,” Carroll said. “A counter-attack for the goal and the corner set-piece for the first two was not acceptable, really. We thought we were getting back into it with our goal and then they scored again, straightaway.

We should be better and it’s us that are to blame, but we’ve got great quality in the dressing room. We’ve got a fantastic team.

Andy Carroll

“It was unacceptable from us. It was a terrible day for us.”

Despite the loss to Liverpool Carroll remains confident that he and the rest of the side can turn West Ham’s season around and prove their ability once again.

The striker reckons it’s just a slight difference that the team need to make to recognise their full potential.

Carroll added: “I think we’ve got a good enough dressing room to turn it around. Everyone knows that in the dressing room.  

“We should be better and it’s us that are to blame, but we’ve got great quality in the dressing room. We’ve got a fantastic team. We’ve just got to turn something around. Something’s just not clicking at the minute.”

Carroll v Liverpool

The 28-year-old says that the players were very annoyed by their showing against the Reds and will work together to change that.

“We’re down at the minute,” Carroll said. “It was a 97th minute equaliser against Palace and then we wanted to put that right today. We didn’t really get started in the first half. The second half I thought we did. We got the goal.

“I came on at half-time and we’ve walked in fuming. It’s frustration as well. The goals we’ve conceded were sloppy. It’s not acceptable at all and we ourselves need to put that right.”