Andy Robertson received’t be the one Liverpool participant in want of a protracted, exhausting look within the mirror after Fulham humbled their opponents on Saturday.
Nonetheless, the Scotland worldwide performed a starring position in what was maybe the guests’ most hapless first-half Premier League show within the 2024/25 season.
The Merseysiders conceded three targets in simply shy of 1 / 4 of an hour, with the Reds left-back straight contributing to Alex Iwobi’s lead-establishing purpose.
Robertson (on a reported £160k-a-week, in response to Capology) inexplicably performed a lofted ball throughout the pitch in Liverpool’s third, regardless of heavy Fulham site visitors.
Fulham will take that reward from Andy Robertson 🎁
Alex Iwobi with the end 🕺 pic.twitter.com/63WWFlMGD3
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 6, 2025
Jamie Carragher couldn’t imagine Andy Robertson error
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Jamie Carragher was, fairly understandably, nearly puzzled to clarify the Scot’s error.
“What a large number! It’s such a poor move from a participant of Robertson’s high quality,” the previous Purple instructed Sky Sports activities.
“He then doesn’t make the header and it hits him on the way in which in.”
Even taking into consideration the previous Hull Metropolis defender’s blended type this time period, we’re struggling to grasp what was going by means of his thoughts inviting hazard with such a move.
We do agree with Arne Slot that this was one among a number of ‘one-off’ errors that we’re unlikely (we hope) to see once more anytime quickly.
To place it merely, we will’t afford a repeat of this come West Ham’s journey to Anfield subsequent Sunday – and we don’t anticipate it.
Liverpool have to look to the long run
While there’s greater than a case to be made for protecting Andy Robertson within the squad for the foreseeable future, we simply can’t see a world by which Arne Slot opts to maintain the 31-year-old as his first-choice.
Amid ongoing, and what appear to be fairly dependable, hyperlinks to Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez, it appears Liverpool are already wanting towards the long run.
To be completely clear, we don’t need our No.26 going anyplace this summer season, and we suspect will probably be Kostas Tsimikas of our senior left-back choices set to be culled this summer season.
Finally, nonetheless, the proof of the 2024/25 season makes clear we have to severely take into account some ruthless selections in the summertime to construct on a possible Premier League title-winning marketing campaign.
Sadly, that will very nicely imply a number of fan-favourites can pay the value within the title of progress.
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