Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville were in full agreement about Alisson as they picked their Team of the Year for 2022.
Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville teamed up to pick their Team of the Year this week. The pair did so using those nominated by FIFA 23 and were in agreement about a good few players.
One of those was Alisson Becker. Both Carragher and Neville named him as the goalkeeper for their respective XIs, with the latter explaining why.
“Yes, Alisson,” Neville told Sky Sports. “Obviously, his performances for Liverpool – I think he’s been the best in the world.
“I think the World Cup might have just shed a little bit of doubt on that, if people had any doubt and wanted to pick another.
“But for me, he still remains the best goalkeeper I see in world football at this moment in time.”
“Yeah, I’m exactly the same and want to reiterate what Gary’s just mentioned,” added Carragher.
We’d agree with that, too. Alisson was our Player of the Year, too, after a 2022 where he was really the only Liverpool player to show genuine elite consistency. We wouldn’t swap him for anyone, certainly.
Carragher and Neville agree on Alisson
Alisson was the only Liverpool player in either XI – though he shouldn’t have been. Neville admits he wanted to pick Andy Robertson at left-back, only to find he wasn’t even an option.
That’s quite bizarre, we’d argue. Robertson had a fantastic calendar year, with Liverpool coming a couple of goals away from winning every trophy. The Scot has also been one of the few to offer his best for over the latter part of 2022.
Outside of those two, though, we can understand the lack of Reds. Mohamed Salah wasn’t at his best over the final months of last season, while virtually everyone else fell off a cliff in this campaign.
In Alisson, though, Liverpool do have someone who can claim to be the best in the world and shows it.
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