Andy Robertson’s Liverpool REALITY now clear as day | OneFootball

Liverpool have put Andy Robertson in an awkward position and now his reality is clear as day. So where do things move from here?

Liverpool squeezed out three points against Burnley on Sunday afternoon. It was, yet again, anything but smooth sailing for the Reds who badly struggled to find a way through.

It eventually took the hosts going down to ten men and a ridiculous handball to leave Mo Salah with a stoppage-time penalty to win things. Liverpool got the points but they'll want to have an easier go of it next time.

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Though, we've said that every week. Liverpool have somehow won every Premier League fixture despite struggling in all of them.

This time, the struggling took two forms. The first was a complete inability to carve out chances but the other was with Milos Kerkez.

The left-back had a difficult game, earning a yellow card for diving before struggling repeatedly against Burnley's forwards. It was enough to force Arne Slot into a first-half change, swapping out Kerkez for Andy Robertson.

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Andy Robertson's reality

That substitution really brings Robertson's place in the squad to the forefront. It's a difficult one to judge.

He very, very nearly left in the summer with Atlético Madrid and AC Milan both making approaches. Robertson knew that leaving might be in his best interest, with Kerkez's £40m arrival always suggesting that the Scot was now second choice at Liverpool.

And yet, Arne Slot was apparently 'delighted' that Robertson stuck around. He immediately rewarded him with the vice captaincy - a sign that even though he'd move to replace him this summer, he certainly valued Robertson.

But that brings up an interesting question: should Robertson have been replaced? Now, social media opinion certainly says 'yes' and did so throughout last season.

Robertson, after all, made mistakes last season and wasn't performing as he had at his peak. You can argue that's been the case for two seasons now.

However, jumping from that to 'needs to be replaced' is a bigger jump than people realise. Robertson's peak, after all, was best left-back in the world. He's also quite comfortably the best left-back to play for Liverpool since Alan Kennedy and no one else comes particularly close.

So no, Robertson isn't at that level anymore - very few players maintain their absolute peak for more than a few years. That's to be expected.

But the drop-off from that has been to 'one of the best and most reliable left-backs in the Premier League'. Robertson is still about as competent as left-back as you'll find and one who can play up against anyone.

He entered the game against Burnley and completed 87 per cent of his passes, winning his one ground duel and one of two headers. Zero fouls.

But the truly remarkable stat is that Robertson created more chances than any other player in the game. He created five in his hour of football, with no one else matching that.

His 10 passes into the final third were joint-fourth most in the match, with over 40 fewer touches than anyone above him. This was, in other words, a statement performance.

Because the reality for Robertson isn't that he's a finished player in need of replacing. It's that his own remarkable standards have warped people's view of what he does deliver.

And that he remains one of the best left-backs you'll find.