Can really whip in a cross too. Cracking little player in the making IMO
Andy "Big Baby" Robertson
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He’s excellent, and was at Hull too. I kept championing us to sign him on here in the summer when reports were going around he could be gotten for about £8m or so.
Very good player and I said the same on here when he was at Hull.
Not rated highly enough because he's Scottish and doesn't have a fancy name. Always thought he was a decent player for Hull and Scotland & could easily make the step up then sort of had a dip in form where it looked like he had found his level.
Managed to turn it around last season and got his move to Liverpool where he has went from strength to strength which goes to show there is still value in the market and not every signing has to be £30m+.
Managed to turn it around last season and got his move to Liverpool where he has went from strength to strength which goes to show there is still value in the market and not every signing has to be £30m+.
Biggest compliment I can give him is that fergie would have bought him (and probably maguire too) and turned them into league winners
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£60k for what's probably the best left back in the league. I'm envious of their wage structure.
8m was a fecking bargain.
It all depends on how media report the wages.
May be 60k after tax. Can be 90-100k before tax.
True but even if there is an agenda there I still feel their structure is far healthier than ours.
Not agenda. It's how clubs/ agents feed the media. Liverpool also had very good wage bill last season or before that.
For example when Salah signed media reported he is on 90k which was nonsense as he was on more than that at Roma.
cracking player
That figure has to be bullshit.
His agent needs the bullet if that is true.
His agent needs the bullet if that is true.
How good is Andy Robertson? Seems the type of player every fan would love to have in their team...nothing fancy but tenacious, full of energy and running and got genuine quality as well. Is he up there with the best left-backs in the world or is he just a very good Premier League left-back?
There aren't many quality LB's around with Marcelo & Filipe Luis aging. At this moment, Robertson belongs to the top tier of LB's, however I do think he benefits a lot from Klopp's coaching.
I'd say these are the top 10 LB's in the world currently, in no particular order:
Marcelo, Filipe Luis, Alex Sandro, Alba, Alaba, Robertson, Ghoulam, Mendy, Lucas Hernandez, Kolasinac?
Robertson is a very good left back, but he is still not at the level of Jordi Alba or Marcelo. Mendy does not play much, so can't compare with him, but Robertson is better than [Irrelevant point], who has his flaws playing as a full-back instead of a wing-back. By the way, I rate Luke Shaw too. Why he's not getting games, is he injured?
Bargain of the century.
Liverpool's Dennis Irwin.
Brilliant signing, quality player. Jealous.
If he can be half as good a s Steve Nicol as a full-back, that's a great career.
World class. Simple as. Incredible to think we got him from Hull for something like £8million.
Completely disagree. He may not have quite the panache going forward as Marcelo but he's a better defender. If you gave me the choice of any of the above for United, I'd take Robertson, no question.
Love him as a player hate he plays for Liverpool.
So talented with a fantastic attitude. Imagine if Luke Shaw had Robertson’s fight and desire.
So talented with a fantastic attitude. Imagine if Luke Shaw had Robertson’s fight and desire.
He’s perfect for what Klopp wants from his full backs.
Remember when Moreno started every week for us?
Remember when Moreno started every week for us?
How the heck did Salah and Mane feck up Robbo's assist tally by missing those sitters he put on a plate? He should be asking for their keys to their beloved cars for that.
Modern day fullbacks are required to be more than a good defender, and not only cross. I agree Robertson is a very good defender and also quite good going forward as seen from today's evidence, but he still has to prove on a consistent basis to be considered in the top tier. Jordi Alba for me is the best left-back currently. Marcelo was outstanding two years ago, but he has declined.
Funnily when Robertson was bought from Hull, most Liverpool fans condemned the signing as another Moreno, Good bombing forward but a defensive calamity. But he has turned quite the opposite. Two things the Lad has in abundance is energy and humility, which I think will bring him success if he can continue the same.
When the transfer was completed, I said on here that Robertson would go on to be one of the best LB's in the league, I got told not to get carried away by Liverpool fans on here
I rate him very highly, think he's a wonderful footballer.
Brilliant brilliant left back. Shaw pre injury never got close to what Robertson has shown pretty consistently for Liverpool for a while now. For me in the top three left backs in Europe.
World Class now. One of our 4 undoubtedly world class players.
I think he's actually world class. What a performance. Think he's had about one poor game since he got here.
8m...
Can't sign quality unless you're matching City's spending penny for penny
Happily gloat as I recollect arguing with @sincher when he was at Hull that we should sign him and that he could play for ‘any team in the league’. He laughed at me, and brought up Hull’s statistics as proof.
Na na, na, naa na
Na na, na, naa na
Fully agree, many talked about him but no one took the leap and signed him until Klopp snapped him up for peanuts.
Man was he ready to take that leap. He is playing like a man possessed atm.
Another player we missed out on!
I actually think that's his biggest quality. Plays with a lot of passion and fight.
Watch how he plays - how many players in our squad show anywhere near that level of passion/commitment on the pitch?
Simple, One. Herrera is the only one you could say gives his all when he plays for Utd.
Always thought he could be another Irwin. Jealous Liverpool got him
Show me where. I don't remember that at all.Happily gloat as I recollect arguing with @sincher when he was at Hull that we should sign him and that he could play for ‘any team in the league’. He laughed at me, and brought up Hull’s statistics as proof.
Na na, na, naa na
So consistent. Bombs up and down that wing all game every game. Has serious quality in the final third aswell. Always seems to pick out the right ball to play. Class player