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.
It’s a narrative perpetuated by the media who desperately need something to talk about, and people who need clout on social media.
Everyone knows he’s better going forward than defensively, but sorry, you are not a starting right back for a team that has won every available trophy, made three UCL finals, and had three 90+ point seasons in the Prem, if you “can’t defend”. He’s a lot better defensively than he gets credit for and did well yesterday.