Andy Robertson has stated that he was just lately left ‘actually aggravated’ by one in every of his Liverpool teammates throughout a coaching session.
The Scotland captain is now into his eighth season at Anfield, with solely three present Reds having been in Jurgen Klopp’s squad when he signed from Hull Metropolis in 2017, and he’s at the moment the fifth-eldest participant on the membership.
It’s subsequently no shock that he’s amongst a five-man ‘management group’ of gamers in Arne Slot’s squad, with that quintet guaranteeing that their teammates adhere to sure requirements each on and off the pitch.
Robertson left raging at Gravenberch
Talking on Reds Roundtable for Liverpool’s official YouTube channel, Robertson claimed: “Generally we’ve got to shout on the younger lads, typically they want an arm round them. Each recreation, yeah, however it’s not at all times simply in video games both. It’s in coaching as properly.”
When a grinning Mo Salah interjected by saying that the 30-year-old had been ‘fuming’ in coaching, the Scot replied: “Yeah, actually aggravated”. When prompted by Kelly Cates, he revealed that Ryan Gravenberch was the item of his fury.
After the Egyptian continued to wind up Robbo by saying: “He was going for Ryan! As a result of he received man of the match once more?”, the Reds’ quantity 26 answered: “Yeah, man of the match went straight to his head!”
Robertson taking part in a key function in upholding excessive requirements
Robertson didn’t elaborate on what precisely Gravenberch did to attract his fury, however it will possibly’t be denied that the Dutch midfielder has constantly excelled on matchday for Liverpool this season.
Solely he and captain Virgil van Dijk have performed each minute of our Premier League marketing campaign to this point, with the 22-year-old recording extra interceptions than anybody else within the squad and boasting the fifth-best common for tackles per recreation (WhoScored).
The Scotland defender’s admission additionally highlights the essential function that he and the remainder of the on-field management group (Van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Salah and Alisson Becker) play in guaranteeing as a lot as doable that requirements don’t drop in coaching or throughout video games.
There appears little doubt that such self-policing from the skilled quintet has contributed drastically in direction of Liverpool sitting high of the Premier League and Champions League standings, with 15 wins from 17 matches in all competitions.
The remainder of the squad have been warned – when you’re not doing the enterprise in coaching, Robertson will nail you!
