Sam Allardyce has warned Andy Carroll that he will have
to get his priorities right if he wants to fulfil his dream of
becoming an England striker.
The Blackburn manager, who had charge of Carroll at Newcastle,
believes the target man has a bright future if he gets his life
right off the pitch.
'He has to learn to make sacrifices in his private life,' said
Allardyce.
'We all have mates who are important to us but he may have to
choose his more carefully.
'It would be a terrible shame for him, for Newcastle and for
England if he failed to get his priorities right.'
Former charge: Allardyce managed Carroll at
Newcastle
Carroll was convicted of an assault in a nightclub this
year and had his Range Rover torched while staying with club
captain Kevin Nolan as a bail condition for another alleged
offence.
Claims surfaced of a training-ground clash with team-mate Steven
Ttaylor after the defender's jaw was broken, and last night Carroll
was facing new claims about his off-field behaviour.
Carroll is alleged to have gone on a 14-hour drinking binge with
Nolan following Newcastle's 5-1 thrashing of rivals Sunderland last
weekend and to have taken three women back to Nolan's house.
