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18th January 2024
04:08pm GMT

"I can't believe how bad [Trent Alexander-Arnold] is at defending. For a guy that’s played a lot of games in defence, it’s like he’s never played the position before. "How bad he is at defending, it’s amazing when people just run past him."This has been a question mark over the Englishman's entire career, despite being a part of a back four that has seen his side reach over 90 points in the league on three occasions, and win every domestic trophy available to him. https://twitter.com/WeAreTheOverlap/status/1747892832759619781 There is certainly a fascination when it comes to sharing clips of him being beat by wingers, but the Arsenal legend on the panel was quick to jump to his defence and refuted Keane's claims. "It's such a redundant argument," Wright said. "For people saying players run past him, he's not playing that role now. He is a creator now." This is the argument that Jurgen Klopp often makes, insisting that the position occupied by Trent on his team is almost unique to him, and his responsibilities are different from that of a traditional full back. However, the Liverpudlian will probably never shake that tag as every mistake he makes will be highlighted and dissected, and there's no doubt that opposition teams try to exploit that, but as long as he delivers on the positive side of his game, then he will always be a vital player to Klopp's teams. Related links:
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