{"id":296978,"date":"2023-11-13T18:24:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T18:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=296978"},"modified":"2023-11-13T18:24:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T18:24:23","slug":"trent-alexander-arnold-reveals-hes-studying-exceptional-john-stones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/trent-alexander-arnold-reveals-hes-studying-exceptional-john-stones\/","title":{"rendered":"Trent Alexander-Arnold reveals he&apos;s studying &apos;exceptional&apos; John Stones"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Trent Alexander-Arnold reveals he is learning from &#8216;exceptional&#8217; Man City defender John Stones as he continues to develop his new hybrid role in midfield&#8230; admitting he&#8217;s long been an admirer of his England team-mate<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Trent Alexander-Arnold&#8217;s best chance of playing for England is as a midfielder<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Liverpool star has been learning the hybrid role from Man City&#8217;s John Stones\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>City had their pants pulled down by a development team &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Trent Alexander-Arnold has acknowledged becoming a student of John Stones to aid his development playing in midfield for Liverpool and England.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander-Arnold is being deployed by Jurgen Klopp in a hybrid role at Anfield, stepping out from defence into the centre of the park as Stones has done successfully with Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Gareth Southgate primarily sees the 25-year-old\u2019s England future as a midfielder given the competition at right-back from Kyle Walker, Kieran Trippier and Reece James.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think as someone who plays the inverted role, or whatever people want to call it, then obviously John Stones is the example of who to watch,\u2019 reveals Alexander-Arnold.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He is exceptional and I\u2019ve admired his game for a long time. I look at a lot of his clips and even when I\u2019m watching City play, I will sit and focus on him.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/17\/77743953-12743923-Trent_Alexander_Arnold_above_admits_he_s_long_been_an_admirer_of-a-1_1699896239030.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Trent Alexander-Arnold\u00a0 (above) admits he&#8217;s long been an admirer of Man City star John Stones<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/17\/77743959-12743923-The_Treble_winning_defender_has_mastered_the_art_of_stepping_out-a-2_1699896239032.jpg\" height=\"483\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Treble-winning defender has mastered the art of stepping out into Man City&#8217;s midfield<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/17\/77743957-12743923-Alexander_Arnold_has_been_deployed_in_a_similar_role_for_Liverpo-a-4_1699896239033.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Alexander-Arnold has been deployed in a similar role for Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp and this position could well be his best chance of making it into Gareth Southgate&#8217;s England starting XI<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I admire Rodri. He is pivotal to City and massively underrated. They are not the same without him.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018l\u2019ll also watch midfielders from the past to learn from; Sergio Busquets, Xabi Alonso, Andrea Pirlo, Stevie G. They are players I have always enjoyed.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Alexander-Arnold was classified by The FA as a midfielder when they announced Southgate\u2019s latest squad to face Malta on Friday and North Macedonia though Stones missed out due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool star insists the categorisation isn\u2019t for show. \u2018The conversations I\u2019ve had with the England manager and staff, I go there as a midfielder,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That is where I train and where I try and play on the pitch, barring the last Australia game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It helps me because I\u2019m not playing midfield week every week with Liverpool. Being in midfield is a lot different to at the side of the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I am learning how to receive the ball in central areas.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Alexander-Arnold has been restricted to 21 England caps with question-marks over his defensive strengths.<\/p>\n<p>He admits relishing being given a dual role at Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/16\/77743965-12743923-image-a-37_1699892239682.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool defender revealed that &#8216;massively underrated&#8217; Rodri has also been an inspiration<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/17\/77744009-12743923-He_has_also_learned_from_former_Reds_midfielders_Steven_Gerrard_-a-5_1699896239035.jpg\" height=\"447\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He has also learned from former Reds midfielders Steven Gerrard (right) and Xabi Alonso (left)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/17\/77744453-12743923-Southgate_has_trialled_with_Alexander_Arnold_in_midfield_thanks_-a-3_1699896239033.jpg\" height=\"436\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Southgate has trialled with Alexander-Arnold in midfield thanks to a glut of full-back options<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The way I see it and has been explained to me, it is almost when we have the ball I am a midfielder, and when we don\u2019t I am a right-back,\u2019 he explains.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Sixty per cent of the game, I am in midfield. It\u2019s about playing with freedom to get on the ball and try and create and make things happen, to progress us up the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018And when the ball advances towards us, it becomes more about protection and stopping counter attacks.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Alexander-Arnold helped lift Liverpool up to second in the Premier League by beating Brentford 3-0 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12743923\/Trent-Alexander-Arnold-reveals-learning-exceptional-Man-City-defender-John-Stones-continues-develop-new-hybrid-role-midfield-admitting-hes-long-admirer-England-team-mate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trent Alexander-Arnold reveals he is learning from &#8216;exceptional&#8217; 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