After his mixed Laliga debut, Trent Alexander-Arnold continues to raise doubts where he will best serve Real Madrid.
This is the judgment of European football expert Andy Brassell, who claims that the defender is not the answer to Los Blancos’s main problem.
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Trent’s first Laliga game has expressed concerns in Spain
Alexander-Arnold left his youth club Liverpool this summer, which initially looks like a free transfer to Bernabeu.
Madrid ultimately paid a fee of £ 8.4 million to bring him from his last Reds contract to the Club World Championship early on.
He showed six times However, an injury ensured that he was powerless to prevent the club’s 4-0 semi-final defeat against Paris Saint-Germain.
The 26-year-old then came for some brutal reviews of the Spanish media afterwards His Laliga debut in a 1-0 victory against Osasuna Tuesday.
And Talksports Brassell emphasized a broader problem, with Alexander-Arnold not the answer to the overhaul that Madrid needs.
In addition to Dean Huijsen and Álvaro Carreras, the English international was one of three major defense obligations by Xabi Alonso.
Brassell said: “Real Madrid is currently in a strange place.
“The last half of the last season showed that they were not a great team that only needed a few small parts, but in fact they probably needed a mini-overzhaul.
“And it’s nice to have Trent Alexander-Arnold, but he is not the answer.
“I think people want Xabi Alonso to continue this overhaul, but they are not really able to achieve this at the moment, at least not without sale.
Spanish media said that Trent “was no longer on the level”
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“It doesn’t seem as if Rodrygo, what we hear this week is really going somewhere.
“Now look, I think you look at the players you have signed, you are all defensive players who are good who are useful for the team.
“But on the other hand, they don’t let you fly from your seat and go: ‘Oh my god, I have to see Real Madrid this season.’ And ‘Oh, we will be unbelievable this season.’ “
On Tuesday evening, Alexander-Arnold started on the right side of Back Four together with the summer obligations, Dean Huijsen and Alvaro Carreras, and the Club Stalwart, Eder Militao.
In his 68 minutes he had 77 touches – but only one was in Osasuna’s box, and only one of his seven crosses found a teammate.
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“I believe [play] Three in the back, ”continued Brassell.
“But obviously Taa is primarily an attacking right -back in Back Four.
“So you can think of playing on paper like a right wing back in a three sake with the back thirty.
“We can’t really know that yet.”
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Carvajal’s return can mean that Alexander-Arnold sees his minutes reduced
Trent has “no chance” to put Carvajal completely in the shade
Alexander-Arnold was replaced by the returning club captain and the legend Dani Carvajal.
It came only a few days after Alonso had sent the English international a not so subtle warning that he should not guarantee.
Carvajal, who won five Champions League titles with Madrid, has achieved over 400 appearances for the Spanish giants.
The Spaniard who was fourth in the balloon d’Or last year, is now fully fit after he has suffered A front cruciate ligament (ACL) in October last year
Brassell said to Talksport: “Carvajal is now back from an injury-he is obviously a completely different kind of right-back.
“[Like Scott] Mctominay [at Napoli]We speak of people who are loved not only because of what they are on the field, but about those they are.
“Carvajal definitely falls into this category of Real Madrid. You know, someone who is a warrior will do everything to win.
“He has been in the club for ages and came through the academy, obviously with a small detour [Bayer] Leverkusen. And so it is a very popular figure.
“So there is no chance that Alexander-Arnold will put him completely in the shade. So it would be interesting to see how it fits.”