West Ham boss Slaven Bilic believes fit-again Andy Carroll will be the answer to their striker woes

  • Slaven Bilic says Andy Carroll can play a crucial role for West Ham this season
  • The Hammers have just four goals to show from their opening five league games
  • Carroll made only his second start after a four-month injury against West Brom
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Striker Andy Carroll will get sharper as the season goes on and can play a crucial role for West Ham United in the latter half of the season, manager Slaven Bilic has said.

Carroll has featured only twice in the Premier League this season after four months out with a hip injury. He fired three of West Ham's six shots on goal in Saturday's 0-0 draw at West Bromwich Albion.

Bilic, under pressure after a tough start to the league campaign that has seen West Ham lose three out of five, backed Carroll to swell the team's poor tally of four goals.

Andy Carroll is continuing to work his way back to full fitness following a hip injury

Andy Carroll is continuing to work his way back to full fitness following a hip injury

'This was his second game and he looks fit and he looks competitive and the quality will come through the games,' Bilic told the club's website.


'It's a big boost for us and long may it continue. It is very important for him to get the games under his belt. He looks good now, touch wood.'

West Ham are 17th in the league table and host fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who have collected eight points from five games, on Saturday.

The striker made his second appearance of the season in the 0-0 draw with West Brom

The striker made his second appearance of the season in the 0-0 draw with West Brom

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