Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk says that he is pretty impressed with new first-choice goalie Alisson. The 25-year old came to Anfield at a price of £66.8 million which was a record price for a goalkeeper then. Ever since his arrival, Alisson has played three matches and has done pretty well so far. He had a good start to the Premier League as he was up to the task whenever West Ham strikers attacked.
Virgil Van Dijk said, “We speak a lot. He’s very vocal and that helps. It helps me and everyone in the backline. I think his presence is very good as well. He has a lot of qualities on the ball that help us playing. We’ve worked on [our relationship] the whole pre-season and we’ll keep practising. There’s still a lot to do.
It’s just one game. We had a good pre-season with good results and games where we’ve played very well. But we can do a lot better and it’s just the start. I think the key is we need to be very consistent and do it every game.”
Former Chelsea player Dennis Wise also heaped praise on the Brazilian custodian. Wise said, “Alisson’s distribution was fantastic and of all the goalkeepers in action at the weekend I thought he was the best. Everything he did he did correctly. Jurgen Klopp has added to the places where he really needed players and that’s key for Liverpool.
The goalkeeper was massive for them; that was something that was needed and his distribution was absolutely outstanding as well as his overall presence. He is one of the missing parts of the jigsaw for Liverpool.”
Liverpool play their next match against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Monday.
