Why Trent Alexander-Arnold Deserves WAY More Respect

[@Nashvin1]

The split of people who think he's awful defensively and think he's fine defensively, correlate a lot to who watches Liverpool games and who watches the clipped up highlights when he does anything wrong on Twitter

[@soccersituations]

There is truth to the idea that he's not great at 1v1s, but that doesn't matter to Liverpool. They will happily accept the occasional mistake from Alisson because everything else he provides is worth the tradeoff, and the same is true of TAA.

[@Nashvin1]

@@soccersituations Never going to say he's a great defender, he's average.. And that's good enough for everything else he offers. People make out he's incompetent, but you'd find similar amounts of moments if you put any fullback under the scrutiny he has

[@kunimitsune177]

Brain dead nonsense. He's not a good defender, full stop.

[@Do27gg]

He’s a good defender. In a 1v1 (which in reality doesn’t happen a lot in games) the attacker has a big advantage and it’s common for most prem wingers to be able to go past a defender. It’s only when it happens to Trent it becomes a story

[@asddonn]

I watch Liverpool games and yes he's awful defensively and if I'm honest he's not actually that good going forward either

[@michaelstephenson427]

Yeah, the Doku thing in particular is very weird, because it's one of the few duels a Liverpool player did quite well for in the first half. I think people had just decided he was going to have a bad game beforehand and ran with it. He's just such a unique player that people who don't understand the game have to simplify it to attacking=good defending=bad, which has never really been the case.

[@craigallen2004]

Compare what Trent did to Doku vs ineffective Mo Salah against Ake .. Doku had him for toast having watched the whim match

[@I..I237]

⁠​⁠@@craigallen2004yh ineffective salah did really do anything maybe apart from just assisting the game equally goal

[@craigallen2004]

@@I..I237 That’s exactly my point yes. Salah having all those goal records was ineffective ,because Ake defended him so well, unlike Trent who made Doku look like Messi

[@KM-ub2rb]

​@craigallen2004 Doku was dribling a lot, but didn't really do anything dangerous. Looked more like Saint maximin than messi

[@clovers8979]

@@craigallen2004yeahh, salah’s assist was ineffective, he did fuck all all game and didn’t contribute to the point liverpool gained, while doku had trent on toast and produced 5 asissts, he won city the game really, salah could never

[@Do27gg]

Casual fans say he can’t defend. Not saying he’s a top defender but he’s definitely a good defender

[@LoCoAde87]

The Doku stuff reminds me of when Arsenal fans hyped up Pepe dribbling past Van Dijk a few years ago.. while ignoring Van Dijk actually caught back up to him and Pepe ended up doing nothing. Same thing with Trent. Liverpool fans dont think he is amazing defensively. He is fine, average and that is all we need him to be given Liverpool's role for him under Klopp. Trent showed him down the outside mostly and that is all I wanted. Doku will give most defenders fits. No one talks about Roberto Carlos being awful defensively. Marcelo and Dani Alves were average defensively too, but their roles going forward override those things. Cancelo didnt get any criticism until he fell out with Pep too. Countless examples. Imagine Reece James at Liverpool? No 3 CBs, deeper line and negative coaches to hide behind. Then what? Great vid anyways. It wont get through to the knuckledraggers though.

[@noc1087]

Well said

[@x-xxx-xxx-xxx]

If Trent played for Prime Barcelona, Dani Alves would be warming the bench.

[@Darkmenon]

Pepe ? Who ? :D

[@thetopfootycoach]

He did well against Doku, since Gary Neville has come on our screens with his backwards views of coaching, he's been crying about Trent being bad defensively. It's a myth, like most defenders he has flaws in certain situations and any good attacker at that level should be comfortable taking on full backs one-on-one. As a manager I'd pick him at RB all the time, he's only divisive amongst fans, most coaches I've spoken to on the continent think he's one of the best. A team getting 90+ points 3 times and reaching 3 CL finals in his 7 seasons, that doesn't happen with a big flaw at full back.

[@chicocannon]

It's not a myth, his positional sense defensively is horrific. This is also added to his lack of urgency to get back into position. His new role actually makes this even worse but, Salahs work rate supports him massively. Now as for Saturday City just kept giving Doku the ball so it makes sense he had a lot of the ball, but he created almost nothing, not all of those successful dribbles were against Trent

[@kd5973]

@@chicocannonyou should look up what constitutes as being “dribbled past” and you’ll never care about dribbling stats again.

[@gregmeade5044]

​@@chicocannonDid you listen to or actually understand anything this video just explained??

[@ErnoAlias]

After the City game, Gary Neville stated that Trent has every chance of becoming the greatest RB of all time.

[@stephenorr2516]

Gary Neville literally spunks his pants everytime he watches Trent. Didn't he say trent could be the best right back ever on the weekend?

[@melv5816]

My thinking is...maybe Liverpool utilized City's usual targeting of Trent against them. Like, used it in their favor by letting City focus on trying to capitalize on Trent's defensive weaknesses to score. This would effectively give Liverpool more control in the rest of the pitch. Basically, Liverpool used this as bait and just defended when Doku did manage to get through. If I am correct, then this is bloody brilliant from Klopp, the coaches, and the team.

[@jhondoe1477]

100%

[@anghannyang5098]

yeah you're certainly correct, they know TAA is the weakest link so klopp happily let them have it and focus defending from there... so leaving MC only option to attack is from the left because doku is their best threat... thats why in that game you can only see doku having the ball almost 90% of the time and tsmikas suddenly have a great game cuz foden hadnt have much on ball...

[@MRHashesha]

This channel is underrated!explian football tactics in simple terms, Pity that Adam supports Newcastle 😅

[@kylelacy-andrews9017]

Another thing I think worth mentioning, the workrate of Szoboszlai in that City game was crazy. He made so many defensive runs to block off the space for Doku to cut inside, even if he'd gone past Trent

[@martinkerrmusic]

Trent has always been an attacking player under Klopp. The system from 2017-2020 was two centre-backs, 3 defensive midfielders and 5 attacking players (Robbo and Trent being the wingers, plus the front 3). Defending has never been his primary responsibility. People always talk about him being 'caught out of position' when he is going exactly where his manager tells him to.

[@kd5973]

Even if a left sided attacker doesn’t have a good afternoon but makes ONE good action, then the narrative is he can’t defend. He completely completely locked up mitoma against Brighton earlier this season and no one said a word about it

[@williamohman5469]

People are just so obsessed with Trent and Liverpool and want them to fail

[@samhallows3498]

Truly amazing analysis. I am not a Liverpool fan, but you can't help but admire the way Klopp has them playing and Adam has done a number of videos which explain it perfectly. I could watch him talk all day. 😂

[@earlcladwager]

Excellent analysis, Adam. I’d be interested in hearing your take on TAA regarding the England team. Would you play him? What position/role?

[@audleyhawthorne3834]

Long live Trent! Best passer in the world,among his other skills

[@paradoxyirony]

I am here to say that your video analysis is spot on buddy. Gotta pay my humongous respect after the lpool Fulham game. Keep killing it like TAA!

[@michelleellis1290]

Jürgen Klopp is a genius. This was brilliant thank you for explaining it all, really enjoy seeing stats and seeing how he moves around the pitch. Trent is amazing he really is exceptional with the ball at his feet such an intelligent player and for me this season he is looking better than ever wearing the captains armband really suits him.

[@dreadful_name2924]

Very interested to see how TAA, Rice and Bellingham develop as a 3 for England.

[@LoCoAde87]

Trent and Rice at the base with Jude in front would be sick. You can see Trent has an unreal understanding with Saka whenever they are on the pitch together.

[@dreadful_name2924]

@@LoCoAde87 Completely agree. The only thing stopping it from working at Euros is the time Southgate has to embed it.

[@TotalLoveformusic]

Won’t happen under the waistcoat. Once the waistcoat is gone this would be the one.

[@bearimo2867]

This is so good, again, excellent. You have to love Carra and G Nev and the rest of the pundit class, especially some certain KZbinrs effectively saying they know more than Jürgen Klopp. Trent is a once in a generation talent and yet somehow he is overlooked by clowns.

[@Horus9339]

Understatement of the century 'Klopp does know what he is doing'... Great show Sir.

[@gregoryg1823]

I believe the 3-4-3 concept was from our own Pep and approved by Klopp. There was a drop-off in output last year since teams found it easy to block off the right flank. Hence this 3-4-3 / 4-2-4 / 4-2-3-1 hybrid system makes opposing managers think harder.

[@firdausmuhammad3965]

trent offer different contribution compare to other fullbacks and that's what made other's fan mad because thier fullback can't do what trent can. His defending maybe not world class but it was not that bad, it's average for me. what made trent special is usually the main playmaker of the team is the midfiedler, but liverpool have A right-back as their main playmaker. this new tactics are build to bring the best of trent. trent are the main man for klopp new era.

[@pacanukeha]

insightful and informative. good stuff.

[@waltdraper1]

Haven’t even watched the vid yet, but as a Reds fan and constant TAA defender I’ve already liked

[@EfraimHill]

You’re good at this!

[@cs1098]

Trent is already the best english right back weve ever seen by some distance. On peak form there are only two rbs in history even in the conversation w him, dani alves and cafu. No other right back should even be mentioned in the same breath as him

[@JHaydon67]

Brilliant analysis! Thank you

[@JKkkkdddffrr]

Trent. 😍😍😍

[@rupak_pramanik]

TAA's versatility (and obviously generational talent of passing) has allowed Mr. Klopp to fill in the holding midfielder's gap, at the end of this season's initial transfer period, no one predicted that Liverpool would be right up there in the league table 'without a proper holding midfielder'. Are the opposition teams' coaches and players too dull to figure out how to break a team without a proper holding midfielder? Liverpool have only lost once in this premier league season, that too with 9 men and in the last seconds, if the team isn't set up solidly, the stats would've been different. MacAllister has adapted very well in the deep sitting midfielder role, Man U tried to do it with Mount, look at them, it's one thing to have an idea, whole other to execute it properly. There's a reason why Klopp has gone toe to toe with a team backed by the money of a whole petro-state and with 115 potential FFP breaches.

[@ezelucas5792]

Well said 😅

[@retro1937]

Great analysis

[@mikeskenne]

I thought he had a spectacular game. He was Everywhere! Player of the Match, for sure.

[@nathancoker4063]

Someone show this to Rio Ferdinand please

[@youssefhossam327]

People who say trent can't defend don't watch Liverpool play. Highlight merchants

[@drewbrown3473]

Superb Analysis 🤌

[@ComradeOgilvy1984]

I confess I was skeptical about Trent playing in midfield, but I instantly became a believer. Once Trent drifts into the middle of the field with ball, the entire pitch is within easy range of his right foot and most of the pitch is within easy range of his left. His first touch passes forward are an absolute nightmare for the opposition defense, as anyone in the vicinity of the box might suddenly be going on goal.

[@anneevans9154]

Can we have an analysis of all other prem defenders against, Doku? and their team's result.

[@ComradeOgilvy1984]

Bingo. The league is filled with defenders who get burned by the likes of Doku, Salah, Nunez, Diaz in 1v1s when they have no inside support. Are they all below average?

[@waltdraper1]

As a Pool fan I wish I could like this video about 10 times!!! The amount of our own fan base deriding him constantly and after the city game in particular is kind of baffling tbh. Watching the game leads you to exactly the conclusion you came to, that the stats back up I think.

[@1258-Eckhart]

I love Adam Clery. Best football channel.

[@nicodiangelo7051]

I mean all I have to tell you is that Trent has 22 g/a against the big six. That’s more than saka, foden, Grealish and Jesus. Does he have flaws defensively? Yes. Is he still defensively competent? Yes. Is he the best defensive right back? No. But is his little flaws worth all his strengths? Yes

[@adameordogh3065]

3:26 Someone please explain me why szoboszlai and maca don’t pass despite their average pass contribution is located so near to each other. Thanks

[@giorgoskotsinis1129]

After that 3-0 against leicester (2019-2020) this match is his second best performance

[@andreionisie168]

Now that we've seen what happened with Fulham we looked so much more solid with Endo in CDM. Macca and Szobo are both so forward-facing that it was always going to create issues. Especially that Macca is trying to close and open at the same time. I also honestly feel we don't need all three upfront. I would love to see what would happen with a false 9 (Darwin?) and a true forward (Salah, Jota, Gakpo) and give up the front wings positions. Our goals are coming more from mid buildup than from running down the wing as in past seasons. Correct me please.

[@Seids_89]

I commonly use someones opinion on Trent as my barometer for whether or not they truly understand and appreciate football. Many are lacking.

[@tobbzio97]

Him and mo salah are the reason I like Liverpool to win europa

[@oleg1466]

"A fullback primary job is to defend" Shut up grandpa. We are in the future now

[@andythomas2125]

Its always been the case that Salah has played more advanced than his left sided counterpart creating space on Trents side as well. The average positions shows it with Jota being deeper, Mane used to do the same. But thats the trade off to maintain a threat and not get pushed back. Stats are great but they feed lazy analysis

[@abhishekkhadka3989]

Everybody should watch Trent's young days videos you can surely see what he is all aboutt

[@RBernsCarter]

He’s fine as a defender. The issue is that most teams attack down his side more than the left (at least when Robertson is at LB). The combination of him and the right-sided CB (i.e. not VVD) is seen as a weakness by the opposition

[@shashurimagrease2890]

I wish you were a Liverpool fan honestly 😊

[@bojack3827]

2:07 That's a misleading explanation. It's not about how many its about what are the key interventions. He can be in the opponents half and make 10 blocks or presses but if he then goes AWOL and the opponents score its not good defending as he's not where he should be. Stats are meaningless without context.

[@MortChrist]

The only people that didn't think TAA was PotM were the twitter bots and KZbin epic dribble compilation view farmers. I'm sure Trent & Klopp are devastated having looked so forward to read their room temperature football IQ takes.

[@lizfidel]

and to think that Bernado Silva was literally man-marking Trent, like typical Pep details in analysis, yet Trent still had that GAME, the only moment Bernado was off him was when he got the space for a goal- Gakpo sent Bernado for a walk, and Following the wrong run, Trent had the space

[@msnbarca23]

I never thought Id see Mr Beast in a Four Four Two video ...

[@dillonsiv]

I think my main issue with putting Trent into a more permanent midfield position is his lack of scanning when receiving the ball from the back, so be can be susceptible to getting his pocket picked in the build up

[@Jim_Milton29]

The GOAT!

[@simonc4077]

I'm largely a Trent admirer. What he offers in possesion and progressively is elite level. He's also improving his tatical acumen and reading of a game by spending more time inside. But I have to say, its a bit disingenuous to say Doku created nothing when he beat Trent. I havent watched the whole game back but I definitely recall one time in the first half he beat him (very easily) and won a corner with a dangerous ball into the box. And in the second half he played a very threateing ball right into the 6 yard box after beating Trent again and Liverpool scrambled it clear. Point being, just because a goal wasnt scored or a big chance created, that's not on Doku when he does his job and beats his man and plays the ball into the right area.

[@leonmeyers7009]

Maybe TAA was shushing his haters with that goal celebration 😂😂

[@carsonriess3469]

It just shows how few people actually understand that watching highlights doesn’t mean you know anything about the game. Some are just anti-Liverpool… which is simply a matter of wanting to disparage someone regardless of facts. I hate Sevilla, for example (because any team that fields Sergio Ramos is my most hated team)… but I am not going to invent fantasy statistics to defame one of their players. Here is the undeniable truth: Trent provides more assists than any other player, scores goals, and occasionally gets caught out. Ok. Harry Kane dives constantly, so is it fair to say he’s a cheater and shouldn’t be highly regarded? No. Because although he does cheat (which is what diving is), he also provides assists, scores and litany of goals each season and hustles all game. Sergio Ramos is the dirtiest player in the history of the game and is not that great defensively. So is it fair to say he is/has always been a terrible player? No. Because he also is a team leader and scores clutch goals. I hope he snaps both legs each game I watch, but I’m not going to delude myself. Sad how groupthink is so pervasive

[@Swisswavey]

I think he's brilliant. One of three or four world class players England has along with Kane, Bellingham and maybe Rice. But I recognise most people think my opinion is toilet.

[@PaulusLimbu]

The problem is how used is klopp to see our right back lacking like that, everyone in the world can see that please we know that but we don't Wana loose the game

[@kwykwyk8447]

If they play TAA this way, the LB position needs to be a defensive minded player

[@zacknmcs]

Quick way to determine if someone has ANY ball knowledge is to ask them what they think about Trent

[@TinyBudha]

When it comes to Trent's defending, he is good at tackling and intercepting. It's his defensive awareness that's shocking. The amount of time Liverpool have conceded game changing goals from Trent's poor awareness, Laziness and/or lack of interest to follow runners is embarrassing for such a high level player. Especially the back post, balls over his head towards the back post Trent switches off and it's basically a Guaranteed goal. I am absolutely convinced that Liverpool would have beaten Madrid in the last UCL final if Trent didn't switch off for Vini Jr and give away that silly goal. Liverpool were the better team that day and Madrid were hanging on for dear life with Courtois making numerous world class saves, that's just the first big game that pops to mind but there has been many, many more I assure you. Now the other side of that, is that he has the best long range passing accuracy of any player in world football. Crossing to the box, cross field switches, first time balls to set the striker through from his own 18 yard box; you name it, this boy can hit long range passes with pinpoint accuracy, swerve and backspin, literally at any point in the game you want and he lands it almost every time. This is what makes it so infuriating for the fans. Some times his defending can be OK and he can look solid when those backpost crosses or certain tracking of run situations aren't required, but it's kinda crazy to me, he would only have to get these parts of his game to an OK level and he would be the best fullback in the world by a MILE. HE ALREADY DOES ALL THE HARD STUFF.

[@martinkerrmusic]

A lot of good defenders have been outrun by Vinicius Jr. But yes it was a massive shame. Liverpool overcommitted to attack in that final and got their pocket picked by a very wily Madrid team. Once they got their noses in front they were never going to give it up.

[@chris-lh6ol]

You also gotta remember it was Robertson that started the first mistake by jumping from the defense in that conceded goal against madrid.

[@rubentrujillo1572]

Could JWP be better than TAA in this system?

[@seancronin9083]

After delving (yes delving...ADHD) into numerous videos explaining the tactics managers are now bringing to the Premier League. Yet all these managers are European. A question or a video on the subject could be asked/made Why is it any that no English manager has yet to clinch a victory in either the Premier League or at international tournaments like the World Cup or Euros? (English nationality to clarify as Sir Alex almost emphasises this point) The influx of diverse strategies and approaches from European managers has undeniably reshaped the Premier League's competitive landscape. This brings us to an intriguing point of discussion. Have we wasted so many National teams playing 4-4-2

[@properjob79]

i'll remember this next time he lets players drift past him due to lack of awareness when all it takes is a look over the shoulder .its simple basic stuff that lets him down.getting skinned by skill and pace is expected the stats for liverpool being better can be answered by our new midfield and attackers finally bedding in

[@steviewonder0850]

You're comparing Trent's stats from 21/22 to this season, then when you say Liverpool as a whole have improved attacking wise you compare 22/23 to this season?

[@Valisk]

Imagine if the analysis on Match of the Day was this good. GO ON IMAGINE IT. Instead, we get the razor sharp insight of the likes of Jermaine Jenas and Leon Osman and whatever agenda driven rubbish they've decided to peddle for clicks this week. Bloody clown show.

[@ryanwoowoo9805]

The best English player and been doing it at the highest level since age 17 ,not Rice, james or Bellingham come close

[@GiveItaGo]

All he needs to do is forget that shit England team and keep doing what he does for us

[@A2K77official]

Its not that Trent is bad defensively,ok he has had some errors in long run but against Doku any defender is dead on 1 to 1.

[@Wazowsky11]

not too bad

[@twomangame4170]

Lets tell the full picture Doku got past Trent multiple times and if it weren’t for poor end product from him and City as a whole you will be singing a different song. For City’s first goal Trent was dribbled too easily by Ake a CB masquerading as a LB whilst in a 2 v 1 with Dominik Szoboszlai supporting him. Just before the goal Trent scored (huge credit btw I’ll never dismiss his offensive contribution) Matip had to cover Trent & he was beaten too easily by Doku fortunately for Trent & Liverpool Alisson made a great save. If a defender is consistently giving up chances down his side either through him directly or indirectly they will eventually amount to goals conceded. Relying on the opposition to be wasteful is simply not sustainable. Trent showed more effort than usual in this game hence the good defensive stats however he is still a liability on that end

[@ezradja]

115 FFP charges oil money prostittute.

[@bojack3827]

He can't defend though. Even if you told him to stay in that RB position and never go forward, he'd still be exposed on occasions as simply that gritty 'thou shalt no pass' type of player who shut opposing his attackers down. It's simply not his game. He is great going forward though particularly with his passing.

[@nicoles_handle]

purely in a football sense? sure

[@audleyhawthorne3834]

Best coach in the world! JUERGEN! Excuse my spelling

[@matthewdunn2443]

Get him in a midfield with Bellingham and Rice and we’ll win it all

[@dimitrifriesen9434]

I would rather hear Doku dribbled 11 times past TAA and got nothing, than Doku get 1 Goal and 4 Assists like he did against Bournemouth.

[@Jp-jn5bs]

I watched the game and even though doku did look good, he didn't create a lot. Seems most of these "taa got cooked" people just know basic foot ball and cant see the bigger picture.

[@VinceGallop]

People who dissed Trent are mostly man utd fans or just twitter tw*ts who thinks they know ball

[@magnusrognvaldsson2957]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@kmahta]

Trent is never gonna get the respect he deserves sadly.

[@dennychapman2863]

The entirety of the defensive statistical argument is destroyed when you add the context of Man City attacking the left side (right side of LFC defense) 98% of the time… TAA better have the def numbers - as all teams (not only Man City) are solely playing straight at TAA 98% of the time… hard to intercept passes / make tackles when teams don’t play at you… vid is straight 🧢

[@Cosmicserpent369]

Matip deserved motm

[@jefffoster7105]

It's pathetic, wingers beat full backs in every single game in the prem or anywere !! Unless the winger is crap ! Imagine if you showed how many times Luke Shaw gets dribbled past or any other full back 😅 , I mean Reece James had a nightmare and nobody mentioned it , and rightly so because that's what happens I'm football isn't it ? Your winger flies down the wing and puts a cross in regardless of who the full back is.Was Roberto Carlos shite !! Or was he just better at attacking but still an immense full back ? Could show you him being dribbled past and also him putting amazing tackles in and boss free kicks etc etc , Danny Alves another. They hate him cos they aint got him. The same people that call Klopp am amazing manager ( rightly so) then criticise Trent as if Klopp is stupid enough to play a shit full back . YNWA

[@petercorbett3794]

I’m afraid I still can’t see it.

[@ericthekop9624]

lol

[@jamm8284]

I still think liverpool need to play a "5"-3-3 with the LB and RB coming into the mid like they do but keep 3 dedicated defenders and have the LB and RB just as back up.

[@mhizhajustice]

That would be cheating though.

[@Vegan_Photographs]

I don’t think it’s necessarily true to compare this season to last being as Liverpool was so poor, think we should compare to one of their better seasons

[@xxthekingfish]

The point in why he's using last year is because once we switched over to this system lfc closed out the season very well and if the season started from the start of 2023 we'd be in second by I believe 2 pts. So while sure the beginning of the year left a bit to be desired we played the same way for the last 11 matches so it's a truer comparison than let's say 17-18, 18-19, or 19-20. We pressed so much more in such and so much more from the front. The statics would have little to no help in analyzing this years team.

[@stephenorr2516]

What respect does he not get? Everyone knows hes excellent on the ball, but hes poor defensively.

[@yami4852]

Trent is the best passer in the world alongside KDB, that is why putting trent in RB is a waste of his potential.

[@Goukimane]

If his long range passing is inarguably his best attribute, how is he being wasted by playing in deeper areas with space to find and pick out passes? KDB has often operated in the same right-midfield areas, how is this any different?

[@Do27gg]

Nah I agree why let a talent like Trent defend when it’s not his strong point. Also he’s not just good at long passing it’s any passing and he has a good shot on him too, which is hard to get a good angle from the right.

[@asddonn]

He spams long balls most of the time the player he passes to still has to beat 2 or 3 players to score

[@marko9463]

@@Goukimanebecause trent needs more time on the ball unlike kdb, he cant drive up the pitch as well plus in that role we have szobo. We do need people who can break the first line so trent is good over there.

[@sushipizza4439]

Hes basically a midfielder. Playing cm under klopp is hard

[@craigallen2004]

I watch every minute.. he is awful defensively im afraid. Ineffective against a blocked defence as constantly looks for a wonder pass, as he has no dribbling skills or pace to break any midfield or defensive lines.

[@AHFlynn]

Hard disagree, invite me on the show and I'll prove you wrong as a random American

[@patrickmulholland7496]

I slightly disagree with him here. The reason why he’s less effective in an attacking sense is in my opinion the fact the team is far more balanced and we have more creativity spread around the pitch. We’re not a one trick pony

[@xxthekingfish]

My guy because Trent is in a place where teams can't just sit on him anymore. That's literally the entire point last year ppl were playing so we couldn't use our full backs to aide in our attack. So we had to adjust and this was the move. You're literally saying they're more balanced because they are more in fact balanced but because we can still get Trent the ball and he plays it into szobo, Diaz Nunez or salah then they get the assist or score. When someone's running down the left who he's getting them the ball?? Trent. Just watch the match and Everytime we launch a break it's he or Macalister getting the ball to someone in space

[@harrybellingham98]

hes better at MF and ironically always plays there for liverpool

[@Goukimane]

No he doesn't, he's still a RB, he's just inverting in the buildup more often to create the box midfield, instead of just inverting or overlapping when we get into the opposition's third. During the city game he didn't do it in the first half at all and only started moving more into midfield in the second half.

[@Do27gg]

He’s a midfielder disguised as a rb ngl. Defending is not his priority

[@xxthekingfish]

No he's a baller. The end

[@nok9979]

Yeah, TAA is good. I'm still not gonna say he's better of a choice than Maddison in MF for the England squad, tho lol.

[@midamida915]

That's cos Southgate can't utilise both players properly

[@Goukimane]

They're not even remotely the same player.

[@kunimitsune177]

Motherfucker?? If you mean midfield, it's one word and cannot be abbreviated to an acronym.

[@nok9979]

@@Goukimane They aren't, but people always choose either one alongside Bellingham and Rice, which I'd prefer Maddison out of the two by a kilometer.

[@Goukimane]

​@@nok9979gee, I wonder if it's because you're a spurs fan whose last comment on this channel before this was about Ledley King 😂😂😂

[@paulr9562]

He's quite good at defending when he's not playing in defence.

[@kurt359]

Respect he deserves have you seen the videos on here of his shite defending. Delusional 😂

[@TheStickyDynamite]

yet another person who doesn't watch trent play. brilliant.

[@kurt359]

@@TheStickyDynamite obviously you don’t watch his shit games which is quite often lol

[@TheStickyDynamite]

@@kurt359 so untrue lmao. keep peddling the narrative though lil bro.

[@kurt359]

@@TheStickyDynamite so untrue look at the videos on here m8 they don lie. Like I said delusional. A bit like these Muslims that believe in Allah 😝

[@LK-px6eo]

@@kurt359you have an obsession with Muslims do you ? Randomly thinking about them😂

[@Samw8484]

This is bullshit! I'm a Liverpool fan and I was happy with Trent against City but he has been awful and cost us goals in a lot of games, he was awful against Newcastle away he should of been sent off and gave them their goal and against Villa he was at fault for their goal and gave away another big chance they should of scored to go 0-2 up, he was awful against wolves and got run ragged by Neto in the first half and he has a shocking game against Luton. The guy keeps getting called world class and one of the best RBs in world football but he ain't even close! You need consistency to be a top top player and he has no consistency! He has way more bad games than good and if You watched every game You would know that. He constantly gives the ball away in most games then hits one great pass and everyone forgets the 15 bad ones he done before.

[@xxthekingfish]

Costing us a goal is fine and well. All our goals we've given up this year in the EPL have been down to lack of concentration. It's been Trent twice this season. But the others have had lapses as well. That being said he's still probably or second or third best player. His impact on our matches is incredible. Also it wasn't just Trent that was asleep to the city goal, szobo got passed as well and matip and VVD were too slow to react. The point of this thing is to have the best team. We defend as a team and when they do that most get nothing. We have a good defensive record and once we do that for 90 minutes a match especially with what we have going forward, we've gotta win the Europa and a domestic cup this year. I feel that's bare minimum.

[@kd5973]

Not sure you’re a Liverpool fan bud and if you are, your ball knowledge is in the mud.

[@Samw8484]

@@xxthekingfish He does it on a regular basis that's the problem. His concentration is shocking and he will never be a top top player until he gets consistency and let's be real he ain't had that for 3 seasons now. And if You read my comment I said I was happy with him against City I thought he had a good game the problem is he has way more bad games that cost us.

[@Samw8484]

@@kd5973 Yeah of course it is! Why can't he get in the England team at RB then? You think he will be in the starting 11 for England when everyone is fit? Not a chance! World class he is not. Because I say it how it is and I'm not biased doesn't make me any less of a fan. Tell all the ex pros that have said the same thing about him they have no knowledge on football either. You bellend! I watch every single game without fail every season and he has been a problem with his lack of defensive awareness and no urgency to track back being constantly out of position.

[@xxthekingfish]

@@Samw8484 he is already a top top player though and he will be Liverpool captain sooner rather than later

[@kunimitsune177]

He literally doesn't. He already gets a stupid amount of credit and large swathes of people refuse to concede that he's anything but good defensively. If he can improve defensively or permanently make the switch to midfield proper then sure, give him the praise he's getting. Until then he's both an immensely talented and immensely flawed player.

[@Do27gg]

I never see anyone credit him, only clips of people going past him that go viral, but this doesn’t happen to any other defender

[@andyturner9521]

The flawed defensively argument comes from Pundits, focusing on his errors. If Reece, Walker, and Trippier got half as much focus people would be convinced they were awful defenders. Trent has consistently been part of one of the best-performing defenses in European football while being systematically targeted by opponents.

[@mklose007]

I still think Trippier is better then him. Alot better.

[@ezradja]

Yeah drink that coolaid aren't ya ... Trippiwho?

[@mklose007]

@@ezradja naah man imma stout guy, he showed up for 1 game everyone praise him, meanwhile Trippier was there for every game, look at both of em stats, Trippier is the better RWB always gives 100% for his team.

[@anghannyang5098]

aged well trippier been tripping in everton's game