Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson has hit again at his quite a few critics and insisted that he’s ready to remain and combat for his place even when the Reds signal a brand new defender this summer season.
Robertson has remained a daily for Liverpool regardless of struggling to duplicate his finest type of years passed by. The Scottish full-back boasts the second-most assists of any defender in Premier League historical past (59) however is but to create a single top-flight objective this time period.
This decline in attacking output – his tally of possibilities created has additionally plummeted – is partly a results of Arne Slot’s arrival. The Dutch head coach has instructed Robertson to be extra concerned in Liverpool‘s buildup within the defensive third, but there have additionally been a number of cases of uncharacteristic lapses in focus.
As Robertson himself admitted in an interview with Sky Sports activities this week: “Positive, this season there have been a few moments once I have not lined myself in glory.” Nevertheless, the left-back shortly added: “Some issues have been taken means out of proportion.
“I feel the efficiency ranges have been there for me. I feel I’ve had a comparatively good season however one factor individuals will say about me is that I have been fairly constant, so while you make a few errors, then individuals can discuss.
“That is the world we stay in, that is the Premier League. Everybody has eyes on you, everybody has an opinion. It’s what it’s however I am at all times assured in my skill. I’ve proven that proper all through my profession however particularly throughout my time at Liverpool.”
The questions of Robertson’s kind – and the underwhelming shows from his understudy Kostas Tsimikas – have prompted loads of switch hypothesis.
“I feel we have been linked with just about each left-back on the earth,” Robertson huffed. “That comes with enjoying with one of many best golf equipment on the earth. I look again on these eight years I’ve had because the beginning left-back at that membership and I really feel lots of satisfaction.
“Your time comes and I do not suppose it is my time but however even when we do convey somebody in, then so be it. I am going to at all times again myself.”
Liverpool have been strongly linked with a transfer for Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez. The tireless 21-year-old would reportedly price the Reds round £40m, making him the seventh-most costly arrival within the membership’s historical past and comfortably the priciest full-back.
Robertson arrived for simply £10m from relegated Hull Metropolis in 2017, happening to make greater than 300 appearances and raise seven main trophies. Within the participant’s defiant view, there will likely be lots extra video games and cups to come back whereas he sees out his contract which lasts till 2026.
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