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Carroll has struggled to live up to his £35 million price tag since his move from Newcastle and there has been speculation about him being surplus to requirements.
Jay Spearing is hoping Liverpool striker Andy Carroll can kick-start
his season after celebrating his first anniversary at Anfield by scoring
in Tuesday night's 3-0 win at Wolves.
Carroll has struggled to live up to his £35 million price tag since
his move from Newcastle and there has been speculation about him being
surplus to requirements. But he looked sharp against Mick McCarthy's side and netted his first
league goal for three months, although Liverpool's star performer was
Craig Bellamy. Midfielder Spearing said: "From the moment he signed for Liverpool we've seen Andy's quality. "It was only a matter of time before it came out on the pitch and
against Wolves he showed exactly what he is capable of doing for this
club. "Hopefully he can carry on and keep doing that until the end of the season. "Andy can cause all sorts of problems in the air, but he's also great
with his feet, as you've seen with some of the turns he does and his
finish for that goal." Spearing praised Kenny Dalglish's side for building on their Carling
Cup and FA Cup triumphs against Manchester City and Manchester United
respectively. Victory at Molineux lifted them into fifth spot in the Barclays
Premier League and kept alive their hopes of securing a Champions League
spot. Spearing said: "After the week we had we knew we had to come to Wolves and do exactly the same. "Playing Manchester City and Manchester United and coming out with
two brilliant results, which were thoroughly deserved, gave us all a
massive confidence boost "But we came to Molineux, didn't take our foot off the gas and proved
what we are all about. We've got to take each game as it comes and aim
towards that top four. "We couldn't see Wolves as anything different. It was a Premier League game and we wanted to get three points. "Right from the off we showed what we were capable of doing and
caused them a lot of problems. In the second half we caused them more
problems and got the three goals. "The results we've had have brought the team closer together. We've
always been a close-knit group and are starting to show that on the
pitch. It was just going to take some time before it started showing."
