Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker has risen to become one of the best goalkeepers in Europe in his two years at Roma. He has continued to support the team from the back this season after being replaced by Arne Slot.
Liverpool continue to perform well in the Premier League and Champions League, both at the top of the table at the turn of the season, and the new regime has retained the best of the Jurgen Klopp era, but added the essence of the Dutchman’s leadership to produce consistent performances.
The 32-year-old goalkeeper, who will face regular competition from Georgian goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili next season, was honest about his satisfaction with the current position, but expressed his desire to grow as a team, especially defensively.
“[It’s] too soon to talk about the title, of course, but it’s our goal, it’s our target,”
“Two games ago, maybe everybody was looking to us in the table and saying, ‘Chelsea coming closer, all the teams coming closer.’ And now two games after we are in a better position.”
“I think when Arne joined the club, everybody thought it would be hard work for him to replace a manager like Jürgen. But he’s showing his qualities and he brings us a lot of good things.”
“It’s not only one key, but many things that are helping us to achieve our goals. I want to highlight the commitment of this team, of the players, to do what the manager asks. To go every day and train hard and have the desire to improve as well, to be a better team and the desire of winning big things for this club.”
“We are happy about our position, but still the best side of it is that we can improve in some aspects. That means that we can become a better team when we play, be more solid, more consistent. Defensive-wise mainly.”
The Times