Pundit issues emphatic Andy Robertson verdict after Liverpool teammate’s ‘100 per cent’ reveal
Paul Robinson has suggested Andy Robertson will be the undisputed first-choice left-back at Liverpool this season.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-Spurs and England number one is impressed by Kostas Tsimikas, 26, but does not believe he is capable of displacing Robertson, 28.
Robertson started on Saturday as the Reds beat Man City 3-1 to win the FA Community Shield.
Tsimikas missed the game at the King Power Stadium through injury.
Speaking to club media (25 July), the Greece international stressed the importance of the team being “100 per cent ready” ahead of what promises to be “a tough season”.
When asked by Football Insider if Tsimikas was capable of challenging Robertson for a starting spot this season, Robinson said: “If Robertson is fit he plays.
“Tsimikas was very good when he played last season but I still don’t think he’s on the level of Robertson.
“There is going to be a lot of games again this season though. Tsimikas is going to get game time.
“It is not dissimilar to Kalvin Phillips at Manchester City. Everyone was saying he won’t get game time at City because of Rodri. But at City and Liverpool, squad players start 25 games a year.
“Tsimikas will not be first choice. Nobody is taking Andy Robertson’s shirt. He’s been so consistent over the past few seasons.
“But there will be game time for Tsimikas this season. He will have a key role to play if they are to challenge across all fronts again.”
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