Gary Neville has said on his podcast that Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold needs to get serious about his defending.
The former Manchester United right-back has said that Liverpool and England international defender Alexander-Arnold needs to get the balance between attacking and defending in his game right.
The Sky Sports pundit has said that the 23-year-old has to work on the defending part of his game.
Gary Neville on Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold
Neville said about Alexander-Arnold: “The balance between being a good defender and being a good attacker is imperative, and you cannot be 70-80% attacker and only 10% defender when you are a full-back either.
“So I think what Trent has got at this moment in time is a little bit imbalance in his game between what would be the attacking part and what would be the defensive part.”
The Sky Sports pundit added: “I think Trent has got to work on his defending. I said it two or three years ago. I thought his lack of seriousness in his defending, his lack of alertness, at some point in his career will hold him back.”
Getting better
In our opinion, Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold needs to get better and improve his game.
We know that the 23-year-old England international is very good going on the attack.
That part of his game is top class.
Now, Alexander-Arnold being exposed at the back is not always his fault.
The youngster needs support from his teammates to cover him.
And it comes with the territory.
However, there is always room for improvement in any footballer’s game, and Alexander-Arnold could do with working on the defensive part of his game.
He is only 23 now, so he has time on his hands to improve and develop himself further.
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