Brendan Rodgers: Andy Carroll Must Be At His Best,Otherwise Be Loaned

Liverpool Manager Brendan Rodgers Insists That Andy Carroll Must perform At His Best if he wants To Establish Himself Other-wise He Could Go Out For Loan.Rodgers, as revealed by Telegraph Sport last week, wants Roma striker Fabio Borini, a deal which will intensify competition for places at Anfield.The Liverpool manager, who has built his reputation on short-passing, fast-moving football, will use pre-season to assess whether Carroll, an old-fashioned ‘battering ram’ centre forward, fits in to his plans.Rodgers said: “Time will tell for him and all the players whether they are in my plans, but my job is to assess that. Like every player, there are certain styles and systems which will allow them to flourish.“He’s no different to any player we have here, they might have all the attributes but not the mentality to play. He’s a good kid, a good lad, so we will just see how the formation of the group shapes up.”Asked about the option of loaning Carroll out, Rodgers said: “It’s something I would have to look at, I have to be honest.“Is it going to be beneficial for the club, that’s the most important thing? Sometimes a player going out on loan  in general, not just Andy can benefit the club in the long term.“It gets them game experience, and they come back a better player, a more confident one. Certainly more so than if they’ve been sitting on the bench for the majority of the season.“Andy’s always going to be linked with clubs, whether he was here or not. I have spoken to him on his holidays, he knows exactly where he stands, but I have had no enquiries about him.”In addition to his bid for Borini, Rodgers promised another “exciting” signing was imminent. “We have only made three or four enquiries about players and hopefully can close out one deal this week which will be a really exciting one for the club, one the supporters will absolutely love."