According to a stat, Liverpool No.1 Alisson Becker has prevented the most goals out of any goalkeeper in Europe this season.
Described as ‘top-class’ by Frank Lampard a couple of months ago, Jamie Carragher has gone on record to call the Brazilian ‘the best’ goalkeeper in the Premier League.
Now, the goals prevented stat just proves Carragher right about Alisson Becker not just being the finest player in his position in the league but also the standout candidate in the entirety of Europe due to the number of goals he has prevented already.
How many goals has Alisson prevented this season?
While Jurgen Klopp’s side have been a shambles this campaign, the former Roma shotstopper has covered himself in glory, saving his side’s blushes on a habitual basis.
To the extent where many have even crowned the 30-year-old as the best goalkeeper to ever play in the Premier League already.
That is a debate for another day but touching on the stat itself, Squawka have revealed that Liverpool’s Alisson Becker has prevented 9.6 goals this season, which is more than any other goalkeeper in Europe.
For context, Elche No.1, Edgar Badgia sits in 2nd place with 7.6 prevented goals, which is still miles away from the Anfield fan favourite.
The stat is not even necessary to prove he is the best on the planet
While the goals prevented stat only does justice to how spectacular Alisson is, it’s safe to say that Liverpool not just have the best goalkeeper in Europe but in the whole world.
The actual metric is associated with a ‘keeper’s football IQ, as he reads situations before they even occur, which is how one prevents goals from transpiring and that is exactly what the Champions League winner does better than the rest.
Whether it be in terms of preventing or stopping shots or with the ball at his feet, Alisson ticks every box in emphatic fashion.
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