da luck： Today, West Ham striker Andy Carroll celebrates his 28th Birthday.
da brdice： In recent weeks, the occasional England international has rediscovered his importance to the Hammers, starting four of their last five Premier League fixtures and scoring in a 4-1 demolition of Swansea City – a performance that saw stat merchants WhoScored issue him the Man of the Match award.
But it’s not always been plain sailing for the towering striker since moving to East London from Liverpool (initially on loan) in summer 2012. Indeed, as our infographic shows, his near one-in-four return isn’t too bad for an old-school target man who’s had to make do without quality service for significant portions of his Irons career…
However, his juxtaposing injury record is impossible to ignore; eight injuries have kept Carroll out of action for a whopping 750 days, meaning he’s been absent for one more game than he’s actually appeared in over the last four-and-a-half years.
So, have West Ham got their money’s worth from their £15m signing? Let us know your thoughts below…
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