Peter Schmeichel boldly claimed that he feels safer watching Ederson between the sticks than Liverpool’s Alisson Becker.
The comments came ahead of Brazil’s 4-1 thrashing of South Korea in the round of 16, in which the 30-year-old was responsible for a series of impressive saves to keep the tie overwhelmingly even in favor of the Select.
I like Ederson. I like the way he plays. When people say ‘yeah, he’s good with his feet’. He is also very, very good as a goalkeeper. He makes great saves. Crucial saves,” the former Manchester United star told beIN Sports (via HITC).
“He fits very well in that Manchester City team. So I can’t say I prefer one or the other because I don’t know how he (Ederson) would fit into the Brazil team. I think the goalkeeper you choose for your team has to fit the way you play.
“If you can point something towards Alisson. Everything (what he has) is the traditional goalkeeper safeguard. One against one. all of that. He comes by crosses, he is very good. But there is always a mistake. It’s like he’s overestimating the time he has on the ball. There’s always something you’re a little worried about. I never have that with the other ”.
The Merseysiders are set to return to competitive action on December 22, where they will take on league champions Manchester City in the Carabao Cup.
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While we can fully appreciate the quality on offer with the Sky Blues No. 1, we find Schmeichel’s comments hard to believe given Alisson’s consistency in goal since joining Roma.
Beyond the eye test, the shostopper excels in metrics: FOTMOB currently ranks him at the top (7.8) of the goals prevented leaderboard (3.6 ahead of second-place Jordan Pickford (4.2).
Perhaps there’s a bit of United bias seeping in, though we can’t imagine Schmeichel is too fond of the idea of City (despite also playing for United’s rivals) possessing a world-class goalkeeper of their own.
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