Alisson’s Exit Will Be A Bigger Loss Than Salah – Brad Friedel

Brad Friedel has said that Alisson Becker would be a bigger loss for the Reds than Mohamed Salah. This comes amid the exit talk surrounding the Brazilian goalie at Anfield, and fans have been reacting.

Asked if Alisson‘s departure would hit harder than that of 257-goal Salah, Friedel stated that Becker would be one of the hardest goalkeepers to replace in global football if he is allowed to leave.

Brad added that Alisson is one of the best 1v1 goalkeepers who has ever played the game.

His words, “From Arne Slot’s perspective, possibly, because I don’t think Arne Slot and Salah were seeing eye to eye. That was starting to become a little bit like oil and water. So maybe from that perspective. But what Salah’s done over the last decade has been truly remarkable, and he will be a huge loss.

Alisson would be one of the hardest goalkeepers to replace in global football if he were to go. I think it’d be very difficult for Liverpool to replace him.

I would hate to see him go, professionally speaking, and as a Liverpool supporter, I would be particularly devastated if he left because of how good he’s been for the club. He never brought the club into disrepute. Held his hand up if he made a mistake, which was not many mistakes. He is one of the best 1v1 goalkeepers that has ever played the game.

I think those types of goalkeepers, even as they decline in their age, even with maybe a couple of injuries, are still better than almost everyone in the world. I think that replacing him would be tough, really tough.

Possibly, but you need someone with a skin of leather, you need someone who’s going to be able to play in all the big matches. You need someone who expects to win the Champions League, not just play in it. Expects to win the Champions League, win the Premier League, win the FA Cup, and win the League Cup. It’s a different type of mentality that you need when you’re a goalkeeper at these top clubs.

And it’s not easy to find, you know, and Trafford’s a really good goalkeeper. I like him a lot, but that’s also a lot to load onto him. Maybe the likes of an Emi Martínez, someone like that, that can take all the games all the time, any criticism, any plaudits, and they know how to deal with it. There aren’t many out there that you can just pinpoint and say: ‘He’s our guy’. That’s a hard decision.”

WOW.