Andy Robertson explains why Milos Kerkez has struggled at Liverpool, ‘I feel sorry for him’

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Going from a team less used to having the ball and attacking, to one expected to dominate almost every game requires an adaptation for a full-back which the Hungary international is yet to master.“Last season I was quite lucky that I stayed and I tried to help him as much as I can, because it’s a huge jump, we all know that, from Bournemouth or Hull, no disrespect to those clubs but going to one of the biggest clubs in the world is tough,” the former Liverpool star told The Overlap.“The thing I feel sorry for him, and all the new signings last season, it was a tough season. “Milos, as a one-v-one defender, nobody wants to play against him, he’s an unbelievable defender, we’re talking about right in your face, really aggressive, but I would always speak to Milos about when we have the ball, 60 or 70 per cent possession, just slow down a little bit.“I think he definitely started to do that last season and he’s doing it again this season, but now a new manager’s came in again, I know he worked under him before but now everyone’s trying to settle in again.”Despite acknowledging where Kerkez is struggling, Robertson insisted that he will end up coming good at Liverpool, because he has the mentality to get over these initial difficulties.“He’ll be a right good full-back for them, I’ve got no doubts about that,” he said.

That’s why I thought, ‘d’you know what, he’ll be fine.'”Robertson wants more time for new Liverpool signingsKerkez was one of a handful of big signings Liverpool made in the summer of 2025 who failed to really catch fire.But, according to Robertson, all of Kerkez, Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak and the rest need more time to prove themselves. After the impact Diogo Jota’s death had on Liverpool, the 32-year-old says this season should be treated as their first at the club.“I think we’ve seen of Kerkez, Flo, even look at Isak this season he’s started really well.

I would treat this season as their first season, that’s the way I would do it. Go, ‘okay, this is Kerkez’s first proper season, Florian Wirtz’s first, Alex Isak’s first season and let’s see how they get on.’ Then at the end of the season if they’re not up to it or whatever, but I would treat this as their first proper season.”Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox