Jurgen Klopp impressed with Alisson’s debut
Jurgen Klopp has been impressed with what he saw from Alisson on his Liverpool debut against Napoli in Dublin.
The Reds were comfortable winners against the Italian outfit coming away with a 5-0 win, and despite not having an awful amount to do throughout the game, Alisson left Klopp feeling “really pleased” after the match.
“He’s quite a good footballer — probably as good as the goalie he is!” Klopp said. “An all-round good performance for the first game, especially because I think everyone can imagine what happens inside a human being in a situation like that, playing the first game after all the things that were written about it and all that stuff.
“Playing against Napoli, it was the strongest side we played so far, 100 percent — they had nearly a full squad here and it can look completely different.
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DUBLIN, IRELAND – AUGUST 04: Alisson Becker of Liverpool during the international friendly game between Liverpool and Napoli at Aviva Stadium on August 4, 2018 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
“He was very, very aware of all situations when he was needed behind a high last line. We involved him a lot in our build up, but we need to get used to that a little bit more still — that’s clear [and] he needs to get used to it a little bit more, but there were a lot of good build-up situations, so that helps.
“But at the end he’s there to catch balls and he did that in all the decisive moments today, so I’m really pleased.”
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