West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce insists he will not tell his players to perform any differently when Andy Carroll returns to the line-up.
The towering centre-forward could be back in Allardyce's starting line-up for Saturday's trip to Everton after impressing as a sub in the draw with Aston Villa a fortnight ago in his first appearance for the season.
Carroll, who had ankle surgery at the beginning of the campaign, may step in to replace Diafra Sakho who is under an injury cloud but Allardyce has made it clear that nothing will change the game style of the Hammers who sit fourth on the Premier League table after 11 matches.
"We play slightly differently, in that we play more into Andy's feet than we do into (Enner) Valencia or Sakho," said Allardyce who does not want long balls being played into Carroll if he starts.
"Valencia and Sakho are so pacy that we are a massive threat in behind the opposition when the midfield players like (Mark) Noble, (Alex) Song or (Stewart) Downing start sliding balls down the side of defenders, that has been a really big threat for us and on the back of that we have scored goals.
"No way do I tell a player to just knock it up to Andy's head. I don't want them to knock it up to Andy's head, I want them to be talented enough to knock it into Andy's feet or chest.
"We want it on Andy's head when it is getting crossed into the box because that is where he is at his best and where he can score a lot of goals, as Sakho has proved this season.
"I think we have scored more headed goals than anybody else, even without Andy Carroll."
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