Jamie Carragher has been a staunch defender of Trent Alexander-Arnold amid criticism the Liverpool star has come under after being left out of England’s most recent squad.
In a disagreement with Gary Neville, Carra said the idea of not taking Trent to the Euros this summer is “embarrassing” as the Scouser the best right-back option.
Speaking on the negatives of Alexander-Arnold’s game, Carragher critiqued the Liverpool defender’s positional play and 1v1s, but explained Jurgen Klopp asks his players to do things other managers wouldn’t, with high pressing being the premier point.
Take a look at the video below – via Sky Sports.
Utter crap. Klopp doesn’t ‘ask’ TAA to be dribbled out like a school boy or misjudge his headers so badly to put it on a plate for opponents, nor does he ask him to cross 80% of his attempts into the first defender. I’m also quite sure that even though he is an attacking RB he is not asked to forget his positioning and leave a boulevard on his side. Common. This is down to the player. What is really troubling is that we now get to see who TAA really is as a RB.. he was made to look far better by two super fast CBs in VVD and Gomez who covered for his absence as a true RB.. not to mention the incredible sense of anticipation and positioning by VVD who simply sniffs danger before it happens. Also, as a last resort how many times we have seen Hendo run and challenge like a mad dog on our right side to cover for TAA. Without even him, TAA is lost at sea… this is our true reality at this moment..