It’s unfair to credit Alexander-Arnold offensive prowess over his defensive ability says Liverpool boss Slot

Trent Alexander-Arnold has ticked all the boxes of a good defender even though he is much appreciated for his attacking mindset believes Slot.

The 25-year-old will be an outstanding defender throughout, as crediting only his attacking skills would not be just.

Anfield’s local boy, linked with a move to Real Madrid with only a year left in his contract, is benefiting from Slot’s weekly input, since taking over this summer from Jurgen Klopp.

“We talked about targets and aims and I said to him that I would like to be the defender that no one wants to come up against in Europe,” were the words of Alexander-Arnold after Liverpool‘s 3-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday in the Premier League.

“We agreed that he will be harsh on me. Any time an attacker gets past me, he will call it out in meetings and individual meetings and say this cannot happen.”

After the 5-1 thrashing of West Ham in the English League Cup on Wednesday, the Dutch said “It’s clear to me then that he (Alexander-Arnold) has been a good defender all his life”.

Alexander-Arnold gets the Dutch Stamp

“But because he is so, so special with the ball, the main emphasis goes to him doing special things with the ball, and I think with him it is not about if he is capable of doing things, it’s more can his concentration rate constantly be in 100 percent focus. That’s what it’s more about with him”.

“So this is what we talk about a lot, that he has to stay active in every situation of the game, even if the ball is further away from him” he added.

“But it’s not that we or I taught him to defend in the last three months – he’s won the (Premier) League and he’s won the Champions League – so it’s just getting him to understand all of what is necessary to play the best possible game.”

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