Former Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf has blasted Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold, labelling him a ‘Championship-level’ defender.
Since breaking into the Liverpool first-team 5 years in the past, Alexander-Arnold has established himself as top-of-the-line full-backs on this planet and has been described by many as a generational expertise.
The 23-year-old has already received the most important prizes in soccer, together with the Premier League and Champions League, and at current has made a outstanding 76 purpose contributions in 235 video games from right-back.
Nevertheless, whereas his artistic and offensive qualities have been broadly praised, many have additionally criticised the participant for being a defensive legal responsibility, along with his performances this season coming below intense scrutiny significantly within the defeats to Manchester United and Napoli.
It's a criticism that Leboeuf agrees with, and the French World Cup winner didn't maintain again when just lately discussing Alexander-Arnold’s limitations, claiming that he would battle to play for one more crew apart from Liverpool.
‘Have a look at Trent Alexander-Arnold. I like the man, his offensive qualities. However defensively, he’s Championship degree,’ the previous centre-back advised French newspaper Journal du Dimanche.
‘Solely [Jurgen] Klopp’s system works for him. When it doesn’t work in addition to it has this season, all you see is his defensive shortcomings.’
‘I wish to take him with me to work on the fundamentals. I'd say to him, “Flip your head and look behind you, it is going to be higher already”.’
Liverpool have endured a tough begin to the season, profitable simply two of their opening six Premier League video games which has left them eighth within the desk and 9 factors behind leaders Arsenal, albeit with a recreation in hand.
Loads of accidents to their midfield and defence has hampered their progress and because of this Alexander-Arnold might want to discover his rhythm once more because the season resumes with a house recreation towards Brighton this Saturday.
The fitting-back additionally wants a very good run of kind to keep away from lacking out on a spot within the England squad for November’s World Cup.
The Three Lions have lengthy been blessed with nice depth at right-back which has restricted Alexander-Arnold’s worldwide profession, with Gareth Southgate preferring extra defensively steady choices like Manchester Metropolis’s Kyle Walker, Newcastle’s Kieran Trippier and Chelsea’s Reece James.
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