Of the 15 Liverpool players who participated (either as a starter or as a substitute) in the 2-0 victory over Burnley on Boxing Day, Alisson Becker was perhaps the one who escaped public attention the most.
The 31-year-old has often been his team’s savior during his five-and-a-half years with the Reds, but had a relatively quiet night at Turf Moor as the home side failed to get a single shot on target (Sofascore) .
However, the goalkeeper did not completely escape the attention of a journalist, whose attention he caught on Tuesday when the final whistle sounded.
In an article for the Liverpool Echo detailing bits of the match that might have been overlooked in the television coverage, Ian Doyle wrote: “Burnley failed to get a shot on target as Liverpool, with better refereeing and finishing, should have secured victory. . long before [Diogo] Jota hit in the 90th minute.
“That didn’t stop Alisson Becker from getting a little agitated as his clean sheet was under threat, as the home team pushed for a consolation in added time.
“After Burnley’s final attack failed, the goalkeeper had the ball in his hands and began to shout an angry message to whoever was listening nearby, which was stopped by the final whistle, at which point Alisson chose to release his tension. throwing the ball up into the air.”
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For most Liverpool fans, the tension that had been building throughout the match was released when Jota’s 90th-minute goal finally ensured the three points returned to Merseyside.
However, we got a glimpse of Alisson’s elite mentality with his visible frustration at the chance Burnley created right at the end of injury time, taking it out on the ball in his hands when Paul Tierney wasted full time. .
Surprisingly, the Reds goalkeeper had little to do at Turf Moor, being the second starter with the fewest touches on the ball on his team with only 37 and without making a single save all night (Sofascore).
Even if the Clarets had found their way to a goal in the last minute, you can be sure he would have been furious to be deprived of his seventh clean sheet of the season despite Liverpool having the result assured. (Transfermarkt).
Ideally, Alisson would be just as inactive against Newcastle on New Year’s Day at Anfield, and there would be no need for full-time frustrations either!
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