Source: PA
Hughton salutes Carroll
Newcastle boss Chris Hughton saluted young striker Andy Carroll after watching him double his Barclays Premier League goal tally with a hat-trick in the 6-0 victory against Aston Villa.
The 21-year-old, watched by one of his predecessors as the Magpies' number nine, Alan Shearer, and England boss Fabio Capello's representatives, made the major contribution on a remarkable afternoon at St James' Park.
Carroll scored three goals during as series of cameo appearances during the club's ill-fated relegation season, but announced his arrival in the big time in style as Villa felt the full force of his blossoming potential.
Hughton said: "What he has done is work hard to develop his game, but we all know and certainly centre-forwards will know it is about scoring goals.
"He was able to do that last season - it was something we asked of him, could he add goals to his game, and in the lesser division, he was able to do that.
"Now the challenge for him is to do it in this division. As all good and great goalscorers will tell you, it's not only about a contribution for the team, but they would see it more so as putting the ball in the back of the net and ultimately, he will be judged on that."
