Liverpool fans on Twitter have been responding to the latest comments made by Reds journalist James Pearce.
This comes after Liverpool news Twitter account @LFCTransferRoom shared a post on their page relaying comments originally published in an article by Pearce for The Athletic.
In the article, Pearce claimed: “The lack of natural cover for left-back Andy Robertson is often flagged as a weakness in the squad but vice-captain James Milner can deputise there and academy graduates Adam Lewis and Yasser Larouci are also options.”
This post then gathered a lot of replies from Liverpool fans who were quick to share their thoughts on Pearce’s comments.
Here’s a sample of Liverpool fans responding to the post:
The lack of natural cover for left-back Andy Robertson is often flagged as a weakness in the squad but vice-captain James Milner can deputise there and academy graduates Adam Lewis and Yasser Larouci are also options. [@JamesPearceLFC] pic.twitter.com/1Ohvaxb4y8
— LFC Transfer Room (@LFCTransferRoom) May 20, 2020
Larouci ??? worst football player I’ve ever had the misfortune to watch
— Brett v2 (@LFC_Brett) May 20, 2020
Larouci is awful loooool
— ? (@DHadleyyy11) May 20, 2020
This is true but Lewis and Larouci aren’t quite there yet defensively, very good going forward
If it really had to come down to it, Gomez playing LB with Matip at CB wouldn’t be bad, Gomez played amazing there when he first signed
— Carson* (@WC_LFC_Torres) May 20, 2020
Do Liverpool need to sign another left-back this summer?
Yes
No
Robertson has been a regular figure in Jurgen Klopp’s side so far this season having made a total of 41 appearances across all competitions for the Reds (per Transfermarkt).
This latest revelation from Pearce didn’t go down too well with some Liverpool fans who think that the club should try and sign another left-back to provide cover for Robertson.
Not seen anything from either LB to suggest they’d be ready for first team football consistently, Jones will be a player but tbh there will be pressure on him to create things, Williams good going forward…sketchy defending some of our youngsters are quality but overrated a tad
— stricky (@strickyfootball) May 20, 2020
Larouci isn’t good enough to tie Robbo’s laces!
We should be after a quality left back to rotate with Robbo.
— Boffstar* (@mikeyc71) May 20, 2020
All the excuses for not signing players are coming out eh?
— TalkingRed ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? (@TalkingRed23) May 21, 2020
What do we think?
It seems that these Liverpool fans are not convinced that Milner, Lewis nor Larouci are good enough to be a suitable backup for Robertson.