Look at today for example. Yes Doku completed some dribbles, but most times Trent funneled him to the byline or inside and Doku wasn’t really threatening for the most part. Yet the prevailing narrative is that he got destroyed by Doku.
He has actually been decent to good at defending this season yet people say he’s been a horrific defender. I don’t think this is quite true if you watch him play.
I won’t claim that he’s an amazing defender but he’s not a bad one either, he’s just a perfectly average to good defender but the narrative is that he’s a liability. It’s frustrating to see.
I think yesterday was one of those times where 2 players directly opposing each other both had good games. Doku created a few chances and dribbled well, while the chances Trent gave up were not detrimental to Liverpool in the end. Plus, Trent contributed to some of the Liverpool’s best attacks, including scoring their only goal. Bottom line, Doku did not destroy Trent, TAA did not pocket Doku.