'We argue': Jan Molby names the current Liverpool star who former players all think is 'rubbish'
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Ibrahima Konate looks set to extend his stay with Liverpool into a sixth season by signing a new contract, but former Reds midfielder Jan Molby claims that not everyone is convinced by him.The Frenchman has had a very mixed season alongside Virgil van Dijk at centre-back, but is likely to be given a reprieve.According to Molby, though, some of the former Liverpool players he speaks to do not want to see Konate stay at the club, insisting that the 26-year-old is in fact, ‘rubbish.’ Who should Slot start up front against Crystal Palace? 🤔 Credit: James Gill/Danehouse/Michael Driver/MI News/NurPhoto/Getty Images Liverpool legends split on Konate’s suitabilityAt times Konate has looked like a fish out of water while playing for Liverpool this season, with mistakes creeping into his game on an almost weekly basis.And according to Molby, this has led to some notable former Reds deciding that he is simply not Liverpool standard.“When we get together, the ex-players, there’s certain players we argue over more than anyone else. Konate is one of them,” the Dane told Anfield Index.“Some of the former players go ‘he’s rubbish, get rid of him,’ And I go: ‘he’s not, he’s actually perfectly suited to playing modern day football.
He’s perfectly suited to how we want to play.'”Photo by Franco Arland/Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Jan Molby berates Jeremie Frimpong and claims he’s just not good enough for LiverpoolOf course, there have been some big mitigating factors over Konate’s drop in level this season, with the sad news arriving that his father had passed away in January.If Molby is to be believed, his father’s ill health meant that he could never come and watch his son playing at Anfield since his arrival in 2021.“When you go back to the issues over his dad, I believe his dad’s never been to see him play at Anfield because he’s been too poorly,” he said. “So, that gives you an idea of how long that’s been on his mind.”It is without question that Konate has been below the level required for periods of this season, but given what was happening in his personal life, he deserves a far bigger break than some are willing to give him.
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