http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/kd-on-villa-craig-and-jonjo Good interview with Kenny use the link for the full story. Highlights below. On Bellamy..... Asked what he thought of his No.39's showing, Dalglish told his post-match press conference: "He's excellent. He's been fantastic since he came in. He's good in the dressing room, he's good on the training pitch and he's good on the pitch. He's no problem whatsoever for us. He's been excellent and is really good to have around the place. That's another really good performance from him there." On the woodwork........ "Certainly Luis's chip was fantastic for the second one, but as we say, we'll keep trying. The harder you try the luckier you'll become. Maybe one day it'll hit the bar and go in. "If we could solve it and shave a few inches off it, we'd have been okay." On Shelvey.... He said: "It was obviously his first start. He did really well. He must've been a little bit nervous but he settled down really quickly. "Last year he came on as a sub a couple of times for us and he picked up the game very quickly. It was natural progress for him to go to Blackpool this year, which is a little higher up than reserve team football. He did really well there for a few games and he's been back training with us for a few weeks now. On Suarez... He said: "Well Suarez has been sat in a hotel room for three days and only trained Tuesday and Friday. He goes out there and puts on a performance like that. I think it speaks volumes for the man." Quizzed about the FA's delay in making a decision on his No.7, Dalglish added: "I cannot comment on that. We don't want to prejudice anything. We've been respectful all the way through and wouldn't want to be accused of losing that respect at this stage."
The FA's delay will affect Saurez' preperation for the Wigan game (considering he doesn't get banned for it). Could be a game where we can rest him and give Carroll a start.
Yeah It does seem that the saga affected him a little in the Villa game and Dalglish himself alluded to it in his post-match press conference. Not sure about starting Carrol against Wigan; if Suarez is out I would bring in either Maxi or Kuyt in order to maintain our style of play and momentum. Carrol looked a little sharper in his brief cameo yesterday but for me with points being so crucial as well as momentum, sticking with a similar style of play would be my preference!
