32-year-old goalkeeper Alisson Becker has performed at the top level and made many great saves over the years for Brazil, Roma and Liverpool. He is one of the top five goalkeepers in the world, having also won the Premier League and Champions League.
Claudio Taffarel, a Brazilian legend and coach of the national team at Anfield, is also the goalkeeping coach at Liverpool on a dual role. In a cohesive goalkeeping team, including Alisson, reserve goalkeepers such as Caoimhin Kelleher have also been active when they are on the pitch.
The Brazilian goalkeeper, now in his 30s and approaching veteran status, talks about the significance of Taffarel’s presence, saying that he has been vital in improving his own performances in terms of technique and that he is happy to be working with him in England.
“Taffarel makes me maintain this high level since he came to Liverpool, it was with the goal of I had already won the Champion League, we’d beaten Premier League champions, and we would’ve been winning the World Cup, but in my mind I knew that I could improve.”
“So, I worked for Taffarel in our national team, that helped me a lot technically, so I thought it would be a great thing for me to have him here daily working daily and he brought a lot more for me in these last few years three or four we’ve been together only in Liverpool”
“There’s also the time of our national team which is very important, he’s an important guy, but inside and outside [of football] we talk”
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