Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold has hit back at his critics following their comments this season about his defense of labeling his views “vague”.
The right-back is not having a good season in the red shirt and has made some costly mistakes in big games, such as Manchester United’s game at Old Trafford, but it’s hard to label the 24-year-old a poor defender.
Some of his mistakes have been heavily scrutinized by some big names in the media and by fans of the rivals, and there were questions about whether he would go to the World Cup with England; had it not been for an injury to Reece James, the Liverpool star would likely have stayed at home.
Alexander-Arnold made his first World Cup appearance for the Three Lions in their 3-0 win over Wales on Tuesday night when he came on as an hour-long substitute as Gareth Southgate’s side progressed to the round of 16. final.
In the wake of that win, the right-back has been speaking out about his critics this season and had a few choice words for them.
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Trent Alexander-Arnold responds to his critics
Speaking about the recent criticism, Alexander-Arnold told talkSPORT: “I think it’s reached a point where it’s a lazy opinion, it’s a lazy thing to say. People who just watch the game and see what they want to see, I think there’s that bias now.
“You see what you want to see at the end of the day. If you go to a game and you have the perception that a player is lazy and you see him once when he doesn’t run, then in your mind he is lazy. You don’t see the rest of the game where they’re running, running.
“I guess that’s where I feel like I’m being judged by people who go to games or watch me play football with a preconceived idea of ’he’s not a good defender’ or ‘he can’t defend well’, so when I have that mistake or that once someone passes me, it confirms what they think.
“Sometimes it seems like it doesn’t matter how well I do because if I’m not perfect then it’s not good enough and I’m held to standards that potentially other players don’t meet, but that’s life. You have to get down to business.
? “People look at me with a preconceived idea that I can’t defend.”
? “Sometimes it seems like it doesn’t matter how well I do and I’m held to standards that other players don’t meet.” @TrentAA reacts to the accusation that he is not a good defender! ?#FIFAWorldCup #TSWorldCup pic.twitter.com/LEUrTKF3og
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) December 1, 2022
