Rousing the Kop

'Not his best night': National media left unimpressed after seeing what £10m Liverpool player did last night

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Liverpool return to action this week following a two-week international break.The Reds have been travelling the world, trying to secure World Cup qualification or compete in international friendlies for their national teams.While the break is not very helpful for players, given the already packed football schedule, it sometimes gives those who have underperformed a chance to get back in form.Fans may not have seen enough of Andy Robertson this season to say that he has not been at his best, but in his brief cameos, he has at times looked less energetic than Liverpool fans are used to.However, following the Chelsea game, where he had seemingly picked up a knock, the Scotsman has found game time captaining the Scottish national team in their qualifiers over the past week.Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty ImagesAndy Robertson underperforms for Scotland vs BelarusThe star competed in two games for his national side with a 3-1 comeback win over Greece and last night a 2-1 victory over Belarus.This latter game was not a highlight for the 31-year-old and his side, with boos swirling around Hampden Park for what many in the press have panned as a dull performance.READ MORE: Scottish national media reveal how Andy Robertson is doing after Liverpool injury concernsThey had a 2-0 advantage over the Belarusians, but a consolation goal late on made the atmosphere even more deflated.While Robertson may have bagged himself an assist with a cross for the Scott McTominay goal, the Scottish national media were not very impressed by the Liverpool left-back’s display.In their player ratings, The Scotsman only gave the captain a ‘5’ for his efforts in the game and highlighted the performance as ‘not his best night’ after the 90 minutes were up.They wrote: “The left-back got forward well enough but wasn’t able to deliver a telling ball of note. Will have been pleased to see Malashevich’s goal disallowed given that he was unable to properly mark the Belarus winger for the strike.“The captain was however beaten to the ball by Kuchko for Belarus’ stoppage-time goal.



Not his best night.”Liverpool’s left-back situation is still complexWhile it was not his best performance, there were some positive signs in the game, including his attacking threat. However, given the improved performance of Milos Kerkez, the left-back situation remains challenging.What has been seen in the Premier League this season from Kerkez has made it difficult to place him as a starter for the left flank due to his subpar showings.However, when Robertson has shown his qualities for the team, it is also juxtaposed with his fitness and age.These performances do make it tricky to say who should be the starter in the next few games, but knowing Arne Slot this season, he is sticking to his system with the Hungarian.