When Tottenham Hotspur signed Andy Robertson from Liverpool as a free agent this summe after courting him heavily during the preceding winter transfer market back when Thomas Frank was the manager, they expected Robbo to come in and be a leader, a real solidifying presence who could instill a winning mentality into the team again after capturing two Premier League titles and even a Champions League crown - at Spurs expense in 2019, no less.
But instead of being a consistent player and avoiding mistakes as a solid but unspectacular left back, Robertson has been a bit of a train wreck. There have been moments of real technical quality with the precision of his crosses, and he even had a very late consolation assist for Spurs in their last game, a 3-2 loss to Aston Villa.
More importantly, unfortunately, Robertson cost Tottenham badly in that game, putting them in a hole they could not get out of with the sort of inexcusable giveaway and defensive gaffe in his own area that you would expect to see from a novice player. And given Souza never made a mistake like that in his early days as the Tottenham left back last season before moving to FC Porto on loan about a month ago, Robbo's shakiness is that much more alarming.
Andy Robertson has not been an ideal backup for Destiny Udogie
Tottenham Hotspur are paying Andy Robertson good wages to be a very important player to the team, because after selling Djed Spence (and loaning Souza), Robbo is the only backup left back the Lilywhites have for Destiny Udogie, who has been dealing with serious fitness issues since the 2025/26 Premier League season (and even before that, too).
Robertson has been a clear downgrade on Udogie and Spence, but the most alarming problem is that in nearly every game he has started, he has made a bad error in the lead up to a goal. Meanwhile, Robbo has only created one goal of his own, and his attacking support for the left wingers has been pretty negligible, playing into their issues into getting into scoring positions themselves.
Tactically and mentally, even though Robertson says all the right things to the media, he has not done what Spurs brought him in to do, nor what they expected out of him. Spurs need better from their veteran players, and if Robertson can't at least avoid giving away goals, then it's fair to wonder what good he is to the team right now.
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