Alisson admits Liverpool have told him to work on concentration and mental strength
Liverpool summer signing Alisson has revealed that the club have told him to work on his concentration levels and mental strength.
The 26-year-old arrived with a huge reputation from Roma in the summer and Jurgen Klopp was so convinced by his talents that he sanctioned a world-record £65million move.
Klopp was determined to bring a top-class goalkeeper to Anfield following Loris Karius horror show in the Champions League final and Alisson has kept eight clean sheets in his opening 16 matches for the Reds.
However, Alisson admits hes feeling the pressure of his price tag as he is expected to be perfect at all times.
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The Brazilian was caught out earlier this season at Leicester when his willingness to play it out from the back led to Rachid Ghezzals second-half goal.
Asked about his start at Liverpool, Alisson replied: The Premier League has great intensity.
You have to be really focused all the time. One thing that is important here is the concentration and focus. They are asking me to be really mentally strong.
My team have a really great defence, so its not often the ball comes near my net.
But I have one or two opportunities to show my quality, so I need to be focused all the time.
Alisson admits that adapting to the Premier League has not been easy but he is determined to be a success on Merseyside.
I came here for a high price and some people expect to me to be perfect. Its not easy, but Im trying, he added.
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Its too early to say if Im satisfied with how Im playing, but Im working to be perfect, Im working to be better.
Im really, really happy with my move to the Premier League. Im working really hard to help Liverpool to achieve their goals and also for the Brazil national team.
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