talkSPORT pundit Tony Cascarino reckons that Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson should win an award for his consistent form this season.
He says that the £50,000-a-week [Spotrac] star has been in his ‘team of the week’ too many times too count, and adds that although his teammate Virgil Van Dijk does get a lot of compliments, Robertson’s form should be rewarded if the Reds end up lifting the Premier League title.
Cascarino says that left-backs do not usually get themselves in the running for major awards, but he has made the exception for the Scotland international.
“I thought it was significant that the first audible chant of the night from the Liverpool fans was in support of Andy Robertson,” he said in his Times column.
“Left backs will rarely get anywhere near contention for the two big player of the year awards but, when I looked back over my teams of the week for The Times this season I noticed Robertson had appeared more than any other player.
“Virgil van Dijk, his fellow Liverpool defender, has received plenty of praise but, if Liverpool win the league and Robertson maintains his form until the end of the season, then he must be in with a chance of receiving one of the two main individual honours. I would give it to him.”
OPINION
Robertson is arguably one of the most underrated players in both the Liverpool side and the Premier League, and it is safe to say that he is not praised enough for his efforts. Cascarino is right though – he does deserve a major award if his consistent form helps the Reds win the league this season. Like he said, left-backs are not usually in the running for awards, mainly because there have not been many left-backs of the same quality as Robertson. It is hard to pick out a mistake he has made this season – perhaps the draw against Leicester on Wednesday is the exception – and that is rare for most players these days. The only time he has been replaced this term is when he was injured for a short while, but other than that, no other left-backs at the club are going to get a look-in at the moment.
