The 20-year love is hard to continue! The prince insists on leaving, but the future is not bright, and he may repeat the mistakes of his predecessors!
9:36am, 11 May 2025Football
Not long ago, the trading news about Trent Alexander Arnold, who had been circulating for nearly a year, was finally settled. After the contract expired in the summer and he became a free agent, the 27-year-old right-back will sign with Real Madrid to enter the La Liga. It is reported that Arnold's contract will last for 5 years. If he counts his salary and signing fees, his annual salary will be as high as 15 million euros. Since then, he has also bid farewell to Liverpool where he has played for 20 years. This move has also aroused the anger of Reds fans, who have regarded him as the biggest traitor to the team after Michael Irving. Of course, for Arnold himself, it is undoubtedly quite exciting to join Real Madrid this time. But Arnold is probably too happy, because after going to La Liga, he will be greeted with more challenges. The future will not be bright. If you are not careful, you may repeat the mistakes of Irving.
1. There are fatal flaws in defense, which may become a loophole in Real Madrid's defense.
First of all, Arnold has always had a fatal problem, that is, he is not good at defense. Since 2020, many teams have also discovered this problem. Whenever they play against Liverpool, the offensive end will revolve around Arnold, which has led to Liverpool having to let Van Dijk, Connate and others take turns to help him fill the position. It is very passive for the team, and the nickname of "Road 66" also spread like wildfire at that time. There is no doubt that after coming to Real Madrid, he will still be targeted by other teams, so Real Madrid must follow Liverpool's defensive strategy to reduce the threat to the opponent's wing, or simply reduce the number of times Arnold plugs in. But the problem is that in order to play Arnold's maximum value, he must be allowed to assist. After all, during Liverpool, he averaged 37 forward attempts per game, but only 12 repatriation times, which means that he only cares about offense and regardless of defense. Whether he can make up for Arnold's shortcomings to the greatest extent, this determines whether Real Madrid can play his greatest value, otherwise the problem of Real Madrid's right side will still not be solved.
2. Different league styles may cause disagreement. After
, let’s talk about the differences between the La Liga and the Premier League. The Premier League has always been a fast-paced league, and most teams focus on physical and confrontation, and there are often exciting scenes of bombing. Data shows that the average running distance of all Premier League players this season has reached 11.8 kilometers, which is something that no league can do. Of course, behind the fast pace is the constant occurrence of high mistakes. After all, few players and teams can burn a lot of energy while achieving high-level passing efficiency. La Liga pays more attention to slow pace, mostly technical flow, and focuses on ball control. Once you find an opportunity, you can complete the key pass and block the throat with one sword. This is a problem that Arnold needs to pay attention to. Although a precise mid- and long-distance pass has indeed made many achievements in the Premier League, once the pace slows down and more delicate transmission is needed at the beginning, it is likely that he will have to adapt for a while. After all, it took some time for Manchester City's Cancelo, Gundogan and others to adapt to the pace of La Liga after joining Barcelona. Hazard was directly unable to adapt and was eventually completely buried. Once Arnold was unacceptable to the local conditions, he was likely to follow Hazard's footsteps.
3. The continuous fermentation of public opinion has led to a surge in psychological pressure.
Finally, let’s talk about some things off the court. As the current "prince" of the Red Army, Arnold is like his own child in the eyes of the old and young fans of the Red Army. Even though he has been played with by major Premier League wingers over the years and has made many low-level mistakes, the fans never blamed him at that time, but gave him more encouragement. And this time he left, he broke the hearts of the Reds fans. There is no doubt that he went to Real Madrid this time. The people who followed him were not only Real Madrid fans, but Liverpool fans would also continue to pay attention. Once he performed poorly, all kinds of ridicule and saliva would instantly flood him. Therefore, when you have not joined yet, you have invisibly put some pressure on Arnold. And you should know that although he left the team this time, the signing fee and contract total amount reached 75 million euros, and he is the most expensive defender of Real Madrid now. If his performance cannot be compared with the Liverpool period, then the always picky Real Madrid fans will not let him go, and it will also bring pressure.
In addition, this time Arnold's arrival is to take over Real Madrid's legend Kavajal. Kavajal's performance over the years is obvious to everyone, so public opinion will definitely compare him with Kavajal. Whether he can quickly integrate into the team's system will determine Arnold's reputation. Of course, Real Madrid's locker room has never been so united. The superstar policy of Lafayette has made Real Madrid superstars in every position, and everyone is a phoenix. Therefore, although they have a good relationship with another English superstar Bellingham and were unable to show their performance in time to match the 75 million yuan in time, it is probably not only the despise of fans and the pressure of the media, but also the distrust of the locker room, management doubts, etc. Therefore, this time Arnold's road is still full of thorns. Whether he can move towards a bright future requires a hundred times more effort.
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