Yeah, the way he plays and what he does will have a spotlight of its own at Real whilst in the UK it's kinda, sorta acknowledged, but not really. I don't think he has the ability of a Dani Alves to elevate as some all-encompassing force, but I do think his every constructive action will be dissected and celebrated in a way he simply won't get in England. He is actually taken for granted here and the emphasis is most certainly on what he can't do rather than what he can.Put it this way: if he'd been playing for us all these years, with that level of performance and impact, the discourse around him would be "is he going to be the greatest right back ever" vs "is he already the greatest right back ever"
At Liverpool, it's "but he can't defend"
Disagree on him being a much lesser Marcelo, too. Think he's at that level
Full-back is not a lauded position here, certainly not like how it is elsewhere on the continent and in South America, anyway.
Being on Marcelo's level, well, that's a bigger call than I would make. He's got to make more of a mark on the game outside of "just" passing for that to be true, for me also. All the greatest CB's are known for a plethora of attributes, and Trent doesn't have that at the moment. Marcelo combining with others and taking the p* as a FB puts him in very esteemed company.