Owen Hargreaves has claimed that one present Premier League participant can be able to making the ‘step up’ to a top-four membership resembling Liverpool.
Throughout the winter, it was reported that Anfield chiefs had made contact with Fulham relating to Antonee Robinson (The Mirror), and the ex-Manchester United midfielder is a giant admirer of the £50,000-per-week left-back.
Talking on Premier League Productions (18/03/24 at 5:20 pm), the pundit stated of the USA worldwide: “To get a full-back that may cowl that a lot distance is hard. He’s nearly masking the entire left-hand aspect on his personal, but when you may get these numbers, if you may get six assists by March, then you definately put your self in an elite class.
“He’s acting at an elite stage. He’s at all times match and at all times performs. Getting assists, he will probably be completely delighted with the numbers.”
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When requested if Robinson may play for a membership within the Premier League’s prime 4, Hargreaves replied: “I feel he may. I feel he has the capability and functionality. He’s nonetheless comparatively a younger participant. If he’s including these sorts of numbers in a staff that isn’t essentially the most attacking, then it makes you suppose he may step up yet another stage.
“He’s in place at Fulham proper now, performing very nicely.”
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Robinson claimed an help in Fulham’s slender 4-3 defeat away to Liverpool in December and in addition performed in opposition to us in each legs of the Carabao Cup semi-final, profitable 13 duels throughout the 2 matches within the latter competitors (Sofascore).
Along with his potential to bomb ahead and arrange targets, the 26-year-old additionally dutifully carries out the defensive duties which include his place. As per FBref, he ranks among the many prime 2% of full-backs in Europe’s 5 fundamental leagues over the previous 12 months for interceptions per 90 with 2.21.
He’s additionally within the prime 16% of positional friends for tackles (2.58) and clearances (2.97) made and aerial duels received (1.35) per recreation, so the American has a broad ability set in his locker.
When it comes to Robinson being a possible switch choice for Liverpool, although, he’d face robust competitors within the type of Andy Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas, even when there was a quick spell through the winter when each of our senior left-backs have been out injured.
We don’t disagree with Hargreaves’ verdict that the 26-year-old may thrive at a membership competing on the higher finish of the Premier League desk, however the Fulham dynamo mightn’t essentially be the participant we most urgently want at this second in time.
Nonetheless, let’s see if the January switch hyperlinks are revived within the coming months.
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