Liverpool signed Alisson from Roma for £ 67m, but what persuaded Jurgen Klopp to make the Brazilian the most expensive goalkeeper in the world?
The Liverpool manager hopes the 25-year-old will be the answer to The Loris Karius errors cost Liverpool the final of the Champions League last season ” itemprop=”image”/>
Loris Karius errors cost Liverpool the Champions League final last season
Karius was finally chosen by the club in January. However, after two calamitous mistakes that helped Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 in the Champions League final, the future of the German on Merseyside was questioned by many experts, including including Graves Souness . : 27 Alisson boarded a private jet from Rome to England to undergo a medical trip to Liverpool
Alisson embarked on a private jet from Rome to England to get treat in Liverpool
"I think Jurgen would have He wanted to be loyal and do it right by the goalkeeper, he has to go out and take another one," said former Liverpool captain
"C & Is simply because if Karius had to make the same mistake, or a mistake in a big game, it is up to the manager not to correct this situation, it's obvious to everyone – look at what s & # 39; 39 in the final of the Champions League. "
The highest fees for goalkeepers
Alisson
£ 67m
Roma in Liverpool (20 18)
Ederson
£ 34.7m
Benfica at Man City (2017)
Gianluigi Buffon
£ 32.6m
Parma at Juventus (2001) [1 9659017] Jordan Pickford
£ 30m
Sunderland at Everton (2017)
Klopp has now reacted and made the Brazilian, who would have also been interesting as Real and Chelsea, the most expensive goalkeeper in the world. ;history. But is the goalkeeper Liverpool's long-term looking solution for a world-clbad shooting stop?
With the help of Sky Italy, we see why the player is so highly rated, how he compared to his rivals, and whether it would be a success in the Premier League. ..
What was Alisson's climb to the summit?
The Brazilian started at Internacional in 2013, where he fought the competition of the experienced Dida at He became the club's number 1, before joining Roma three years later for € 7.5m.
Alisson did not appear at all in Serie A during his first campaign at Stadio Olimpico, but as a dubber of Wojciech Szczesny. Alisson began his career with Internacional in his native country ” itemprop=”image”/>
Alisson began his career with Internacional in his native country.
However, Szczesny's departure from Roma last summer, badociated with Eusebio Di Francesco replacing Luciano Spalletti as head coach of the club, saw Alisson promoted to first-choice this season.
"If I had not been guaranteed to play, I would have asked to leave Rome," said Alisson in September
How was its form last season?
"When the Roma sold Szczesny to Juventus (the Polish international returned to Arsenal from a loan to Roma before joining Juve permanently), the club already knew that Alisson was a better goalkeeper, "says Augusto De Bartolo of Italy's Sky ." Last season he was one of the best goalkeepers of Serie A, if not the best now that Gianluigi Buffon is at the end of his career.
"If Roma had the second best defense of the league last season, that was due to Alisson's abilities. Statistically speaking, he had the highest percentage of saves (79.26%) and was the goalkeeper who not only stopped the most shots, but also the one who saved the most dangerous shots in the # 39; elite. "
are his main strengths?
" The Brazilian has many skills that are not common to all goalies – his main strength is the ability to be in the right position to cover much of the goal, "says De Bartolo." If you watch his moves in a game, especially when the attackers come down to the goal, he always adjusts his position according to the movement of the ball. And this allows him to cover a large part of the goal.
The highest rate of savings in the top 5 leagues of Europe last season
Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid)
83%
David de Gea (Man Utd) [19659044] 80%
Alisson (Roma)
79%
Neto (Valencia)
77%
Ron Robert Zieler (Stuttgart)
] 77%
Nick Pope (Burnley)
77%
"Another of his great strengths is cast and in this respect he is considered as good as his compatriot and Man City No 1 Ederson, especially when
He is the No. 1 of No. 1. He is as good as Messi because he is as important as Messi, he is the type of goalkeeper who can define an era.
Roberto Negrisolo , coach of the guardians of Roma (Il Romanista)
"And finally, Alisson excels in anticipation, as noted Carlos Dunga, former boss of Brazil. The goalkeeper thinks like an attacker and tries to anticipate if the opponent ahead will dribble or shoot, and how he will shoot: near the ground, in the air, with power, and in which direction. "
What about his weaknesses and could they be exploited in England?
" In fact, it is difficult to find weaknesses in Alisson, he is the complete goalkeeper ", De Bartolo adds, "The Brazilian charismatic is also a very modern guardian and 3in is not too big for anyone in his position, and maybe a slight problem in England with cross, his ability to anticipate should compensate for this. "
But statistically, how does it compare to its rivals? Great for the Roma in Serie A last season, conceding only 28 goals in 37 matches – including 17 without fail – figures well above those of Karius
Statistics of the gardians in 2017/18
Alisson [19659069] Karius
Games played
37
19 [19659019] Minutes played
3330
1720
Goals granted
28
14
Own Sheets
17
10
Save
109
31
Save percentage
79.26
68.89
Penalties Incurred
5
3
Penalties withheld
2
1
Errors Resulting in Purposes
0
0
As noted above, the percentage 25-year-old athlete's savings is slightly less than 80% – against 68.89% for Karius – the third best of the first five European leagues last season.
Perhaps the most crucial of all, however, Alisson did not make a single mistake leading to a goal in the high Italian flight in the previous campaign.
Who is the number 1 of Brazil?
Alisson made his international debut in a World Cup Qualification against Venezuela in 2015 and has since won 31 caps for the five-time world champions.
Despite the fact that Dunga – who gave him his first cap – was replaced by Brazi Lonné by Tite in June 2016 and Alisson warmed on the bench during his first campaign in Roma, the player remained the first choice of his country