Carroll’s Upturn Gives England Selection Dilemma at Euro 2012
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England striker Andy Carroll says he can hardly believe how his soccer fortunes have improved. The turnaround poses a European Championship selection “headache” tonight for national coach Roy Hodgson.
He struggled to score for Liverpool after becoming the most expensive British player in a 35 million-pound ($54.8 million) transfer from Newcastle last year. Three goals in the team’s final seven matches last season helped him secure a place on the national squad for Euro 2012.