{"id":1254293,"date":"2022-03-28T12:55:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T11:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1254293"},"modified":"2022-11-24T21:08:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T21:08:12","slug":"kieran-tierney-andy-robertson-pat-nevin","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/kieran-tierney-andy-robertson-pat-nevin\/","title":{"rendered":"Kieran Tierney is better than Andy Robertson and could win the Ballon d\u2019Or one day \u2014 Pat Nevin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Chelsea icon Pat Nevin says Kieran Tierney is a better left-back than Scottish compatriot Andy Robertson, and he believes the Arsenal <\/strong><b>defender can one day go on and win the Ballon d\u2019Or.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old has enjoyed a barnstorming season for the Gunners and recently netted his first goal for Scotland, breaking the deadlock in Thursday&#8217;s 1-1 draw against Poland.<\/p>\n<p>He has been a pillar of consistency in defence for Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side this season as the Gunners have crept up the table and consolidated a position in the Premier League&#8217;s coveted top four.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/premier-league-top-four-odds-tips-prediction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Premier League top four odds: who will make the Champions League?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/uefa-world-cup-qualification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/uefa-world-cup-qualification\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">Which countries can still qualify for the 2022 World Cup from Uefa?<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nevin &#8212; who played for Chelsea between 1983 and 1988 &#8212; has now revealed he once urged the Blues to sign Tierney from Celtic, believing he is a better all-round player than Liverpool left-back Robertson.<\/p>\n<p>Nevin said: <span>\u201cI tried to get Chelsea to buy him four years ago but they didn\u2019t listen and ended up signing Ben Chilwell from Leicester City for twice as much as Kieran would have cost them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Kieran did join Real Madrid then I\u2019m convinced he would have no problem fitting in there \u2014\u00a0 he wouldn\u2019t need time to settle or adjust.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s good enough to join any club in the world and hit the ground running.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAndy Robertson is a fabulous full-back, so I\u2019m not criticising him in any way when I say Tierney is the better all-round player of the two.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s probably the first time since Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness in the 1980s when we\u2019ve had two Scots capable of playing for the best teams around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keen to double down on his admiration for Tierney, Nevin went on to suggest the Arsenal man could even go on to lift football&#8217;s most-revered individual award one day: the Ballon d&#8217;Or.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/ballon-dor-2022-favourites-odds-rule-changes-when-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ballon d&#8217;Or 2022 odds: who is favourite and how have the rules changed?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He continued: \u201cHe hasn\u2019t peaked yet, which is quite frightening.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I first met him he was a confident boy but he\u2019s subsequently gone beyond that to have this total and utter belief in himself and you can see it by the way he carries himself on the pitch: you just think: \u2018He\u2019s got it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kieran is already one of the best footballers on the planet. 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