Jamie Carragher is confident that Trent Alexander-Arnold Good enough to be a midfielder for the England national team. Except for the misfortune of meeting Germany, where Jamal Musiala was there to penetrate directly.
The Liverpool star has been viewed by many pundits as weak in terms of defense and having to play in midfield, but Carragher believes the youngster’s potential is good enough as he has already shown it. In playing with Liverpool.
“I think Trent is the type of player you have to find a place for him in this team,” Carragher told UFABET Sports. “If you have a player of that quality you can’t put him on the bench. When England has space in the middle”
“People say Trent is not a midfielder. But he’s 50 per cent midfield, he plays there for Liverpool when in possession and we know a lot of teams are doing that now, with full-backs moving into the middle.
“International football is almost completely different to Premier League football, the game is more slow. And I think when that happens, Trent can help.”
“I don’t agree with the others. About his defensive ability I criticize him in terms of man-to-man defense. But when you play in midfield You won’t understand that. You have friends around. And there are not many players who will run at you in the middle.”
However, Carragher is worried about Trent if England are unlucky enough to face Germany in the round of 16, which can happen. and must face Jamal Musiala
“The only person I can think of in this tournament who really did it. You might have problems if Trent plays in midfield against Germany and Musiala attacks because he has… Problems receiving in that area”