{"id":1131543,"date":"2020-02-18T15:56:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T15:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1131543"},"modified":"2020-02-18T15:56:18","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T15:56:18","slug":"liverpool-alexander-arnold-cafu-ballon-dor","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/liverpool-alexander-arnold-cafu-ballon-dor\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold responds to Cafu Ballon d’Or backing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trent Alexander-Arnold<\/span> has thanked Cafu for his comments tipping the Liverpool<\/span> defender to win the Ballon d<\/span>‘Or in the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Brazilian legend singled out the England international<\/span> for praise but Alexander-Arnold is adamant he is not preoccupied with individual awards, emphasising the “team game” nature of football.<\/p>\n

Is Alexander-Arnold the modern-day Cafu? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • During a long and successful career, Cafu was renowned for his bursting runs forward from right-back.<\/li>\n
  • In the same way, Alexander-Arnold is better known for his attacking attributes than his defensive traits.<\/li>\n
  • Cafu won two Serie A titles and the Champions League during his time in Italy<\/span>, while Alexander-Arnold is in the midst of a trophy-laden club career with Liverpool<\/span>.<\/li>\n
  • However, the Liverpool<\/span> youngster has a long way to go if he is to captain his country to World Cup glory, as Cafu did with Brazil in 2002 having already won the competition in 1994.<\/li>\n
  • That said, Cafu never won the Ballon d<\/span>‘Or \u2013 but he has tipped Alexander-Arnold to do so.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n