Jurgen Klopp says Andy Robertson had a ‘crazy’ weakness when he first signed for Liverpool

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Andy Robertson is one of the iconic players of the Jurgen Klopp era, but he was a very different footballer when he arrived at Liverpool nine years ago. Sunday’s clash against Brentford will be Robertson’s final game for Liverpool, with the 32-year-old bringing the curtain down on a legendary career at Anfield this summer.

He became one of the best full-backs in the world under Klopp’s guidance, helping redefine what the position could look like in Liverpool’s system. Who gets your vote? 👀 Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty Images Jurgen Klopp recalls honest conversation with Andy Robertson about defendingKlopp built one of the best Liverpool teams of all time around his full-backs.Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold became essential to the heavy metal system, flying forward, creating chances and giving Liverpool an attacking threat few sides could handle.But before all the assists, trophies and relentless running, there was a time when Klopp had major doubts about the defensive side of Robertson’s game.Speaking in a tribute to the left-back for The Anfield Wrap, Klopp explained: “Signing Robbo taught me so much because the thing is you see a player, you don’t know the man, the boy that time maybe, you don’t know him.“So you see a player, you watch the videos, and when you saw Robbo at Hull playing and you saw his potential offensively and you saw his weaknesses, he was involved in so many goals Hull conceded on his far post.Photo by Phil Richards/Liverpool FC via Getty Images“It’s crazy.

It’s like he’s not there.”That was the weakness Klopp had to address before Robertson could become a regular at Liverpool.The conversation that followed was brutally honest, but it had the desired impact.He continued: “I told him, so I like everything about what you’re doing offensively and I don’t think I like anything, all the things you do defensively.“So if we agree on working on that and you pay completely in and stuff like that, then we will have a lot of fun together.”Robertson took Klopp’s criticism in the perfect wayRobertson arrived at Liverpool for just £8m, so there were no huge expectations at the time. He was a promising player, not a guaranteed starter.But the way he responded to Klopp’s criticism says everything about why he went on to have such a remarkable Liverpool career.He said: “Well, I just walked out of that house and just thought I need to do everything I can to play for that manager and everything to play for Liverpool.” How would you rate Andy Robertson’s trophy-laden Liverpool career?