{"id":5417,"date":"2017-07-15T12:30:35","date_gmt":"2017-07-15T11:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friendsofliverpool.com\/?p=5417"},"modified":"2017-07-15T10:04:39","modified_gmt":"2017-07-15T09:04:39","slug":"scout-report-andrew-robertson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsofliverpool.com\/2017\/07\/scout-report-andrew-robertson\/","title":{"rendered":"The Scout Report: Andrew Robertson"},"content":{"rendered":"
Left-back has been a major talking point over the past couple of seasons seeing Alberto Moreno and James Milner unable to seal their spot in the first team. Liverpool have turned their attention to Hull defender Andrew Robertson whom they might be able to secure on a cut price deal after Hull’s relegation last season. This signing might be a little tougher than expected as Hull have already sold Harry Maguire and Josh Tymon to Leicester City and Stoke City respectively, so moving on another defender will deplete the squad further.<\/p>\n
Andrew Robertson will be a signing which will give Liverpool with a natural in the left-back slot as both Moreno, who started at Sevilla as a winger and James Milner, who is predominately a central midfielder are simply stop gaps. Andrew Robertson has been a regular in the Hull setup, starting the majority of Hull’s games last season. Andrew Robertson is only 23 which will see him stay at Anfield for the forcible\u00a0future.<\/p>\n
As mentioned Andrew Robertson is a left-back who is fairly attacking minded, and similarly to Moreno, can also play a part if the Reds were to opt for a three at the back system with wing-backs. In the 31 (2) games he played in the league, he scored one goal and created two assists. These aren’t great numbers but we have to remember that he was playing for a Hull side who did go down. I do think he will be an improvement on James Milner as he is left footed which means that he won’t shift to his right when delivering balls into the middle and as he is much younger, he will have more pace and stamina than ageing James Milner.<\/p>\n
Andrew Robertson might have a big role to play in the Liverpool side if he is signed because of how attacking minded he is and how well he will link up with Coutinho. We did see Coutinho play some of his best football early on in the season when there was a fully fit James Milner readily running beyond for the overlap and I just feel that now with a natural left sided wing back he can revive\u00a0some of that form he had early on in the campaign.<\/p>\n
A standout aspect of Robertson’s game is his passing. He isn’t just a left-back who bombs forward and delivers the odd cross, he can also play a bit. In my belief this is quite essential to how Klopp’s teams play out as most of the time we see that James Milner is the player on the pitch how receives and makes the most passes, which is also why he said in an interview once, “Playing left-back in Jurgen’s team is different to playing left-back\u00a0for any other team.” What Milner meant by this is left-back in Liverpool’s system is just like another midfielder with a number of passes you make and how further forward you get.<\/p>\n