Gary Neville believes Trent Alexander-Arnold “is a Cafu” however gave the Liverpool full-back a four-point plan so he could be a little extra like Gary Neville…
Alexander-Arnold has are available for criticism in current weeks along with his particular person defensive work questioned whereas Liverpool’s as an entire has come beneath scrutiny.
Neville analysed Alexander-Arnold’s current shows on Monday Evening Soccer, giving the right-back a four-point plan to enhance defensively.
Firstly, Neville claimed the 23-year-old must work on his one-vs-one defending.
Neville informed Sky Sports activities: “I do know I used to be a really poor full-back at 20.
“I’d been a centre-back, I couldn’t defend one-vs-one, I didn’t know tips on how to maintain my place on that facet, I didn’t know my distances, I definitely didn’t know the place my physique form ought to be and I needed to study all these issues over a two or three-year interval.”
Neville then insisted Alexander-Arnold must dash again when his facet are being counter attacked slightly than “ambling” again in the direction of his personal aim.
Thirdly, the England worldwide was urged to change his physique form and get “crouched”.
“I used to work with a motion coach,” Neville defined. “He used to say it was ‘like a Tiger able to pounce’.”
Lastly, Neville believes Alexander-Arnold must be scanning extra incessantly to enhance the attention of the place each his teammates and the oppositon gamers are, as he can typically be responsible of ball-watching.
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Regardless of his constructive criticism, Neville lauded the opposite facet of Alexander-Arnold’s recreation, likening him to Brazil legend Cafu.
“The toughest elements of the sport, he’s doing. No full-back that I’ve ever seen on this nation can do what he can do,” Neville mentioned.
“So, if he can simply work on these 4 basic items, we received’t simply have probably the greatest attacking right-backs we’ve ever produced, we’ll have in all probability one of the best proper again the world has ever produced. As a result of this can be a Cafu. That is that degree of full-back. That is one thing unbelievably particular.
“And this is a crucial juncture in his profession, the place you say proper, what does he do? Does he suppose ‘I don’t have to do this’, ‘I don’t wish to try this’? I might urge him simply to work for 2 months, three months, 4 months. There may be a unfavorable in him not going to the World Cup.
“However that may be the largest constructive in his profession if he has 5 to 6 weeks right here simply actually being coached and dealing on these items. He’s somebody I believe is completely unbelievable.
“If we take a look at Trent’s statistics within the final 4 seasons, since 2018, it’s completely obscene.
“To place it into perspective I performed 400 video games within the Premier League and had 35 assists. He’s acquired 44 within the final 4 seasons on the age of 23. It’s completely ridiculous, I can’t consider these numbers.
“So what we’ve acquired right here is among the nice abilities that his nation has produced in his place. Trent isn’t a younger participant any extra. He’s younger in his age, however he’s truly acquired 250 matches for Liverpool and England. That’s a mountain of video games to have.”