Slaven Bilic has made a fairly big claim about his striker Andy Carroll.
The former Newcastle and West Ham man has been tearing it up of late and has four goals in his last four games - helping West Ham steer away from safety and into mid-table.
His manager is clearly a huge fan of his and raved about him in today's press conference.
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When previewing the upcoming West Brom game, Bilic waxed lyrical about his No.9 but may have went too far by suggesting Carroll was good enough to play for Croatia, Spain and Germany.
He didn't come out and outright say that he'd walk straight into teams who are already stocked with some of the most technically gifted players in world football, he said that he would help any team in the world - which is a bit of a stretch.
He said:
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"Every manager would like to have him in his team or squad.
"Andy would help any team. Andy would help the German team, Andy would help the Croatian team, the Spanish team, because he is a top player.
"He brings you everything, everything that you could ask from a centre forward.
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"He is great in the air, he is very physical, has a great touch and a great sense to combine with other players by playing the ball off.
"He is very difficult if not impossible to mark in the box, he works hard for the team, he brings other players into the game - he has got all the attributes that are required for a top player."
What do you reckon? Is Bilic chatting a load of nonsense here or, given Carroll's aerial ability, does he genuinely have a point?
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Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
(h/t Dream Team FC)
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