Andy Robertson has become an absolute key player for Liverpool over the last two seasons, and is arguably the single best left back in the Premier League, following the decline of Danny Rose and Marcos Alonso.
The Scot was up against Callum Hudson-Odoi at the weekend when we took on the Reds, and the two fairly well cancelled each other out.
CHO did not have a good game, getting involved very little and coming off as a sub in the second half. On the other hand, the threat he created down that side really limited Robertson, who wasn’t able to attack as much as usual.
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It’s hardly surprising that the former Hull man was reluctant to bomb forwards when you hear his quotes about our young prodigy. It really makes you realise that the 18 year old is a feared player, even in only his second Premier League start.
You can see the full series of Robertson quotes embedded in the Tweets below, from Simon Johnson of the Evening Standard:
#lfc left back Andy #Robertson had some encouraging words for #cfc starlet #HudsonOdoi despite keeping him quiet on Sunday. He told me: “I knew about him before, a lot has been said about him. He has been linked with Bayern Munich and made his England debut. I’m sure he has….
— Simon Johnson (@SJohnsonSport) April 17, 2019
a fantastic career ahead of him, he is only young. It is better not to put too much pressure on him because he can be a great player. I managed to keep him quite quiet which is a positive for me because I know good and creative he can be. I was just happy to see the back of him
— Simon Johnson (@SJohnsonSport) April 17, 2019
when he was taken off. But I’m sure he will go on to big things.”
— Simon Johnson (@SJohnsonSport) April 17, 2019
