West Ham fans slam ‘pathetic’ Andy Carroll after Brighton draw

Andy Carroll earned his first start of the season on Wednesday night – and some West Ham fans on Twitter destroyed him for the quality of his performance.

The 29-year-old centre-forward had a quiet first-half in attack, before he was taken off by manager Manuel Pellegrini at half-time with the scoreline goalless.

Visitors Brighton then took a two-goal lead at the London Stadium, as Dale Stephens and Shane Duffy scored.

But the Hammers fought back shortly after with a quick-fire brace from Austrian Marko Arnautovic and earned a point in the Premier League fixture.

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A selection of West Ham fans on social media vented their frustration towards Carroll following his return to the side.

The English striker was unable to make an impact in the final third and didn’t touch the ball in the opposition’s box.

He’s had numerous problems with injuries throughout his career and his physical and direct approach doesn’t seem to fit the Pellegrini stye.

Carroll is facing stiff competition for the main striker role at the London Stadium, where the likes of Javier Hernandez, Lucas Perez and Arnautovic are also in contention.

Here are some West Ham fans on Twitter ripping into Carroll:

Pathetic @AndyTCarroll. The whole team seem to have given up on running let alone football
— Gary Isbell ⚡ (@1980hammer) January 2, 2019

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Brilliant. Andy Carroll off. Probably signals the end to his West Ham career. Been utter useless. Good riddance.
— WHUFC (@IRONSSSS) January 2, 2019

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No pace.. No impetus.. Can’t see the point of carroll.. Can only work with crosses for headers and he’s not getting any. Put Antonio on.. Get some pace going. Carroll and arnie not working at all. Need a better 2nd half. #WHUBHA #westham #whufc #irons #hammers
— They Fly So High (@they_flysohigh) January 2, 2019

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Hopefully I’ll be proven wrong but in my opinion the Andy Carroll experiment under Pellegrini has failed. He can’t adapt to this style, slows the play down, rarely gets in dangerous areas & even struggles to hold the ball up. #COYI #WHUBHA #WHUFC
— Irons In The Fire (@I_I_T_F) January 2, 2019

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Hopefully I’ll be proven wrong but in my opinion the Andy Carroll experiment under Pellegrini has failed. He can’t adapt to this style, slows the play down, rarely gets in dangerous areas & even struggles to hold the ball up. #COYI #WHUBHA #WHUFC
— Irons In The Fire (@I_I_T_F) January 2, 2019

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Andy Carroll so ineffective, no point playing him when we try and play it through the middle
— Darren Hooker ⚒️ (@darrenhooker) January 2, 2019

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Get the crosses in they said. Andy Carroll is in the middle. So why is it still 0-0 ⚒
— Neil Ewins (@neilorange63) January 2, 2019

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Andy Carroll ineffective yet again. Clearly doesn’t suit the style of play West Ham play under Pellegrini. Offered next to nothing again in the first half tonight. Leaving the club and trying to restart his career elsewhere is much needed for both club and player #bbcfootball
— Josh Verrills (@WestHamJoshV) January 2, 2019

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West Ham fans slam ‘pathetic’ Andy Carroll after Brighton draw