Merciless criticism of Trent Alexander Arnold: 'he'll never get better'

Trent Alexander-Arnold's environment has been buzzing this past week with a number of criticisms both for and against his call-up to the England squad, escalating to the point where the England defender has been singled out for his performances even for Liverpool, with one former Chelsea player highlighting the shortcomings that have landed him in the eye of the storm for several days.

Former Blues defender Frank Lebouef does not deny the great quality that Alexander-Arnold has every time he takes the field for both Liverpool and his national team, only finding during his analysis a major flaw in the Briton that lies in the basic principles to be better defensively, a situation that has already been exposed more than once and that the France international again highlighted. "I think Alexander-Arnold is a great player and he will never improve defensively because he doesn't have the basics," he said.

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The 1998 World Cup winner also told ESPN UK why the Three Lions international has been more in evidence defensively for Liverpool in this half-year of 2022, with Frank pointing out that the Merseyside side's poor form has had a lot to do with it, because if the team as a whole is lacking defensively, obviously the defender's deficiencies will also come to the fore more strongly. "Sometimes when you are not in good form and your team is not playing well, your weaknesses show more than usual.

Alexander-Arnold's poor form was quickly highlighted by the former Chelsea defender, who used Liverpool's last Premier League game against Brighton as an example, as beyond Virgil van Dijk's blunder in not clearing the cross, the former Frenchman noted the Briton's absence from the play, a situation that could possibly have turned the tide in what ended up being a 3-3 draw. "Van Dijk was up and we saw on the third goal (scored by Brighton) that he wasn't there. That's what it is."

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There is no better word than that of an experienced player in the position to talk about the issue that today distresses the Liverpool player, but beyond having exposed those footballing shortcomings of the Briton, Lebouef wishes the Reds defender a better future, same that is somewhat uncertain with the England team that will participate in the World Cup in Qatar in a few weeks.