Alisson Becker has pledged his long-term future to Liverpool and explained what his side need to do to get over their current Premier League struggles.
Alisson has proved a transformative signing for Liverpool since his £67m arrival from Roma in 2018. Speaking recently the goalkeeper admitted he has lifted 'every possible trophy' at the club - as well as claiming a host of individual accolades along the way.
The Brazilian recently passed the 200-appearance mark for the club. The milestone was reached during the Reds’ 3-0 Champions League win over Ajax at the Johan Cruijff ArenA last month. And reacting to the achievement, Alisson revealed he is looking forward to his next 200 games for the Anfield club.
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He said: “Wow. It's massive. Two-hundred games I think is the most for one club and I am really attached to the clubs I've played for.
“My former team, my first team, Internacional back in Brazil, for Roma as well and now here. I am really happy and I am looking forward to the next 200.”
And when asked what it is like to hear his name sung by Liverpool supporters, Alisson revealed it is during those moments when he fully understands the meaning of the club.
“It feels good. I feel the real meaning of You'll Never Walk Alone when they are there shouting my name, or my team-mates' names or singing Allez, Allez, Allez or singing You'll Never Walk Alone,” he said.
“I think that is the time you really understand the meaning of this club and that on the pitch we are not only 11 players, but we are 50,000.”
Liverpool head to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday for a must-win game if they are not to fall even further adrift of the top four. Back-to-back Premier League defeats to Nottingham Forest and Leeds United had left a doom and gloom feeling around Anfield.
However, that mood was lifted during the week when the Reds claimed a 2-0 win over Napoli in their final Champions League group game.
“It was really, really good for us. We are going with highs and lows during this season, but we are fighting and trying to get consistency back and [back to] winning games, one after another,” Alisson told liverpoolfc.com when asked about the win.
“It has not been easy for us fighting against so many things, so many difficult circumstances, injuries, not too much time to rest, but I think all the teams are fighting against those kind of things at this moment.
“Winning the game against Napoli was really good for us to set a basis for what we have to do on the pitch in terms of attitude, in terms of performance, in terms of what we are going to deliver on the pitch defensively and attacking.
“We did that against Napoli and we have to do the same against Tottenham, who are a really good side that fight a lot and have amazing players with a lot of quality.”
Reds boss Klopp claimed during his pre-match press conference on Friday that his side need to 'fight through' their current struggles. And Alisson believes it is important his side continue to believe in each other.
He said: “We never give up, no matter how long it takes to get back to the consistency and winning ways. We will keep fighting. It's what we are here for, it's what we do - we are fighters.”
He then continued, saying: “It's really important. We never stop believing - we believe in each other, we believe in ourselves, we believe in the manager, the staff, in everybody who is fighting together with us.
“We have to just keep believing that we can turn it around, get back on the winning track and really give a proper fight, a proper try, to winning trophies this season.”
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