Andy Robertson delivers the mail with panache and brilliance
Liverpool star Andy Robertson has enjoyed a phenominal rise to the top.
Andrew Robertson, the ‘flyin Scot’.
He has proven his maturity and skill at the left-back since signing for the Reds from Hull three years ago and has stamped his name on Jurgen Klopp’s team sheet.
Robbo has been sparklingly brilliant over three seasons and is widely revered as the best left-back in England, quite probably Europe as well, and probably the world. He started as an understudy to Alberto Moreno but only got the nod at around Christmas, after Moreno picked up an injury.
His work rate running down the left flank has earned him the moniker of the flying Scot. Just like that thundering limited from Glasgow to London in a bygone age, he brings the mail and delivers with panache and brilliance.
Andy Robertson captains his Scottish national side and is highly regarded by club and country, league opposing managers, football sports writers and peers. He’s a pugnacious and scrappy defender, who isn’t the least bit shy about getting in the face of an official or opponent when they’ve run afoul of his wrath.
You will undoubtedly recall a bit of a dust-up with the goat Leo Messi at Anfield in the second leg tie in the semi-final in May 2019. He would later apologize in the media for his belligerent attitude toward the iconic hero.
Robertson’s crossing prowess and reverse cross field passing is only rivaled by his teammate in the right-back slot, Trent Alexander-Arnold. The tandem have revolutionized the position for a new generation thanks to their unbelievably ridiculous number of assists – over 40 between them – in the past two campaigns.
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Josh Fordam of talkSport has reported about Robbo’s rise from blue-collar lad struggling to find reliable work at 17, and his subsequent path from Scottish league football to Hull, where Klopp and Michael Edwards found him with the relegated side.
A diamond in the rough indeed.
There seems to be no limit to the offensive onslaught unleashed by Robbo and TAA, but as defenses have adjusted by employing midfield touchline traps to thwart and slow down their forward march, Liverpool have found it necessary to progress the ball through the midfield which has proven difficult at times.
Robertson’s defensive skill is efficient and steadfast, where he is rarely beaten by often quicker or speedier wingers. He remains composed in his defensive third and communicates well with Virgil van Dijk and Allison as they direct the defensive line.
Robbo has matured into the complete full-back package in just three or four short years and his place in the side seems solid for the foreseeable future. The recent signing of Greek left back Kostas Tsimikas will only serve to push him harder, to continue to excel in his position.
The left-back is truly the modern footballer prototype, with a great work ethic coming from his blue-collar roots no doubt. His resiliency and drive, determination and intestinal fortitude have pushed him to the very heights of his position.
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Already revered as a club legend after only three short years, no other left-back in Liverpool history can hold with the numbers this young man has accrued.
And the best, if left up the flyin Scot, is yet to come.