Alisson has amassed fairly the fanbase while at Anfield and one former Liverpool ‘keeper sits amongst them, proudly describing himself as an “Alisson fanboy.”
The Reds have had an extended line of legendary figures between the sticks because the membership’s inception, goalkeepers who’ve confirmed priceless within the pursuit of silverware.
Ray Clemence, Tommy Lawrence, Bruce Grobbelaar and Elisha Scott are amongst them, and Alisson is carving out his personal legend and making all of it look straightforward as he does so.
The Brazilian has featured 192 instances for Liverpool, a tally that’s 20 video games lower than David James performed consecutively for the membership between 1994 and 1998.
James and Alisson have each donned the No. 1 shirt for Liverpool however skilled completely different levels of success on the pitch, however it’s off it that holds lots of worth for the previous.
And it’s the mixture of Alisson‘s means on the pitch and his persona off it that has enraptured James, amongst numerous others.
“Greatest on the earth. I’m a fan,” James advised This Is Anfield of Alisson.
“When he will get shut [to my clean sheet tally] I hope he strikes again to Brazil or one thing, simply so he doesn’t beat me!” he joked.
“I’m an Alisson fanboy.
“The way in which he performs is ok, he’s the most effective. Kicks it, catches it, saves it – does what he must do.
“However, happily, I’ve met him and interviewed him and he’s simply such a beautiful individual. He’s a bit like Bruce [Grobbelaar] in a means – I don’t know the way Liverpool do it [find those characters].
“I like Bruce’s goalkeeping model, due to this fact you sort of just like the individual though you don’t know them. After I joined the membership he was nearly as good because the individual I believed he’d be.
“Alisson is identical. You have a look at him play and it’s like ‘wow, what a man’. He appears like a very nice man and you then get to satisfy him and have a chat with him and it’s like, he’s!
“I’m a fan!”
You’re definitely not alone there.
However Alisson is simply 17 clear sheets away from toppling the Englishman, and sorry David, we’re hoping he doesn’t transfer again to Brazil anytime quickly!