Does he pass the Wilder 'character' test?
Craig Bellamy has a lot to say about Andy Carroll's attitude:
"I wouldn't say [he was] laid-back.
He went to gym and felt stiff, then he felt that he didn't want to go to the gym anymore. Are his injuries part of that he doesn't look after himself? I felt that is always the case with Andy.
I just feel he doesn't have the mentality or drive to be a top player, to be at Chelsea levels or be at Liverpool for more than one season, and that's just what I've always felt with Andy.
I was surprised he was linked to Chelsea."
Bellamy was also critical of Carroll's game.
"His strength is in the air, he's very difficult to deal with.
But, in general play, he's very difficult to link with, he doesn't see the game.
My conversations always with Andy were... I don't believe he worked hard enough during the week to be the player he wanted to become.
I never seen an inch of that, like with Jordan Henderson. He was going through a difficult period at that time as well, but he just trained and trained and trained, he kept improving, going to the gym.
He worked, and I knew, I remember saying to him, 'You're going to be a top player. I know it, just by your attitude, and the ability you have, it will come'.
I never felt that was going to be the case with Andy."
