Liverpool manager Jurgen Klope revealed he was using rugby training elements to prepare Alison`s new goalkeeper for the physical aspect of English football. The 65 millionth Merseyside purchase recorded a relentless debut in the first round when Liverpool defeated West Ham West Anfield 4-0. This evening, however, the team is visiting Crystal Palace, and Roy Hodgson`s players will surely try to confuse Alison with physical clashes in his field.
To prepare for this, rugby shields and sacks were exported during the goalkeeper`s training, and the penalty area was crowded with a large number of players to make it difficult for the Brazilian to try to tackle the centered balls towardshim. The situation with the static positions here is very different, it makes sense to do that, because here the goalkeeper`s field is not a safe area. `` This is a normal goal-training. `When Loris Karius came here, he alsoWe play these situations constantly during static situations filling the field with 22 players, maybe 22 are too many, but there are definitely 15. We do it often so that the goalies get used to this.
We took Alison for the things he`s good for nowmind for this to change radically because the Premier League. You just have to help him in these situations. It is not the responsibility of one player and the right organization at set-pieces, `said Klopp.