Alisson has spoken about his pride to be named the Best FIFA Goalkeeper for 2019. The 26 year-old had an outstanding last 12 months for club and country winning the Champions League for the Reds and the Copa America trophy for Brazil during the off-season.
Speaking to the Official site, the gloveman who is currently sidelined with a calf injury, said the award is the culmination of a lot of hard work by himself and the team.
“Well, like I always said, for me the most important thing is to achieve my goals that are the same of the team: winning something for the club, winning something together.
And then if you win some awards individually then it’s OK if you win always together,”
“I’m really happy because I worked a lot to arrive here, to win the Champions League, to become a great player, to have a great season as I had in the last one with Liverpool and with the national team also.
“So yeah, I’m very happy because always I just feel grateful for my family - they help me a lot in all the moments, good moments, bad moments. They are together with me so I’m really happy for that.”
The Brazilian was thrilled that he could share the moment with his manager.
Yeah, for sure.
“I think the boss winning was special, me winning was special also and I think Virg could have won also because I think he proved to everyone he played at the same level of the best, of Messi, of Ronaldo.
“Each one of the three, it was fair that they were there, they [Messi and Ronaldo] are playing in the top level for a long time [and] Virg made an unbelievable season.
Alisson returned to the point of discussing the team first mantra that Klopp has instilled within the group.
“ We don’t play alone, the boss said yesterday in his speech that he was the best manager because of the team and I was the best goalkeeper because of the team also.
“ I think Virgil became the best player in Europe because of the team also.
“So yeah, I need to thank my teammates [and] also the people who work with me: all the staff here at Liverpool, the goalkeeper coaches Johnny and Jack, the other goalkeepers who are on my side.
“They help me a lot in pushing me forward and I think it’s really good.”
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