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But he is used to the game being in front of him, he'd be lost positionally.

 

You're one of those that think both cb positions are the same too aren't you...

He plays so far up the park for Liverpool it would be the same area of the pitch as playing left midfield for Scotland.

 

It's fine, let's drop it. It's turning into a Shinnie like conversation now. Let's just play Johnny Russell in front of Robertson and drop Tierney

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He plays so far up the park for Liverpool it would be the same area of the pitch as playing left midfield for Scotland.

 

It's fine, let's drop it. It's turning into a Shinnie like conversation now. Let's just play Johnny Russell in front of Robertson and drop Tierney

 

Yep... this is a good article from the BBC https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45317675

 

Pretty much shows Robertson playing as an extra wide midfielder.  No doubt he could play left midfield for Scotland - he'd probably still be our best player.  If we played 4-4-2, then I'd use the friendlies to try and integrate Tierney and Robertson on the left. Tierney at fullback and Robertson on the wing.  However, that's a moot point as McLeish has pretty much indicated that he's committed to wing-back and three centre halves.  I think it's fairly certain Robertson will play left wing back (where I'm sure he'll excel) and tierney will play as the left-sided centre half.  At the moment that's the best compromise... Patterson and Robertson can get up and down all day... you just worry defensively on Pattersons flank.  He is extremely poor defensively and if this is McLeish's plan, we're bound to be targeted in that area.

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He plays so far up the park for Liverpool it would be the same area of the pitch as playing left midfield for Scotland.

 

It's fine, let's drop it. It's turning into a Shinnie like conversation now. Let's just play Johnny Russell in front of Robertson and drop Tierney

 

 

No one is advocating your toys on the floor solution.

 

Robertson attacks from deeper than a wide left player  would and has an attacker ahead of tying up the primary defender.

In the article linked above by sotr Gullit says

 

"Against Brighton on Saturday, Liverpool's Andrew Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold were dynamic and dangerous, overlapping at pace to get in positions close to the byeline from where they could get in telling crosses and cut-backs."

 

You can't overlap when you're the furthest forward on that side, playing him as a lwb is the best solution to getting them both in.

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No one is advocating your toys on the floor solution.

 

Robertson attacks from deeper than a wide left player would and has an attacker ahead of tying up the primary defender.

In the article linked above by sotr Gullit says

 

"Against Brighton on Saturday, Liverpool's Andrew Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold were dynamic and dangerous, overlapping at pace to get in positions close to the byeline from where they could get in telling crosses and cut-backs."

 

You can't overlap when you're the furthest forward on that side, playing him as a lwb is the best solution to getting them both in.

Aye I did come across a bit sulky there.

 

Mckenna should be left centre back when fit though.

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