Trent Alexander-Arnold Is A Defender Who Hates Defending – Emmanuel Petit

Liverpool defender, Trent Alexander-Arnold is one of the worst in his position, Emmanuel Petit has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, even if Trent is a great footballer with technical ability and amazing passing vision, he is obviously a defender who hates defending on a football pitch.

Petit added that Liverpool almost lost a key game to Manchester United at Anfield because of the Englishman.

His words, “I’ve always had the same opinion on Trent Alexander-Arnold, he’s a great player with technical ability, amazing passing and vision, but he’s not a defender. He hates it. When you play in a team like Liverpool, they can handle that weakness, but they almost lost to Manchester United at Anfield because of him. The way Alexander-Arnold defended was horrible, he was so lazy for the Lisandro Martinez goal.

I’m being harsh, but I’m not surprised about his ability to defend either. With the ball, Alexander-Arnold is the best in his position, without the ball, he’s one of the worst. This game meant a lot, he knows that as he’s from the city and Liverpool is in his DNA.”

WOW.

Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has played its home games at Anfield since its formation.

Domestically, the club has won 19 league titles, eight FA Cups, a record nine League Cups and 16 FA Community Shields. In international competitions, the club has won six European Cups, three UEFA Cups, four UEFA Super Cups—all English records—and one FIFA Club World Cup.

The club established itself as a major force in domestic and European football in the 1970s and 1980s, when Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish, led the club to a combined 11 League titles and four European Cups. Liverpool won two further European Cups in 2005 and 2019 under the management of Rafael Benítez and Jürgen Klopp, respectively; the latter led Liverpool to a 19th league title in 2020, the club’s first during the Premier League era.

Anfield was built in 1884 on land adjacent to Stanley Park. Situated 2 miles (3 km) from Liverpool city centre, it was originally used by Everton before the club moved to Goodison Park after a dispute over rent with Anfield owner John Houlding. Left with an empty ground, Houlding founded Liverpool in 1892 and the club has played at Anfield ever since. The capacity of the stadium at the time was 20,000, although only 100 spectators attended Liverpool’s first match at Anfield.