Look at today for example. Yes Doku completed some dribbles, but most times Trent funneled him to the byline or inside and Doku wasn’t really threatening for the most part. Yet the prevailing narrative is that he got destroyed by Doku.
He has actually been decent to good at defending this season yet people say he’s been a horrific defender. I don’t think this is quite true if you watch him play.
I won’t claim that he’s an amazing defender but he’s not a bad one either, he’s just a perfectly average to good defender but the narrative is that he’s a liability. It’s frustrating to see.
At his best, he’s a very good defender. He just goes missing once in a while.
He can’t do a job but I’d say very good defender is an exaggeration
At his best. I don’t think that’s much of a stretch. We don’t get his best consistently. And he’s got other issues. But he’s very strong, Positionally quite smart. Not bad on the ball, and excellent at defensive headers. I think most teams in the league improve with him.
At his best he can be fine but to say he’s a very good defender is a stretch. He’s unlike any other fall back there’s ever been attacking wise, if you’re saying he’s also a very good defender he’d legit be the best fall back ever he’d be in world 11 every year of that were the case.
I guess agree to disagree. I think he improves most top flight teams Europa league level or below. I think that counts as very good. I’m not really sure what you’re getting at with him being in the world 11 tbh.