14 Dec 2018 20:09:42
With all the Alisson love at the moment I thought I’d post an observation that you really don’t hear people talk about with keepers and that is pace. He has genuine pace and brilliant acceleration from a standing start.
It not only helps when he’s sweeping up behind the defence but it helps him move his feet quickly to make saves and in particular helps him close the angle quickly on one on ones and forces the striker to rush.
Just wondering if anyone else had noticed it because I really don’t think I’ve ever really considered it being a major asset for a keeper before.

{Ed025's Note - all he is short of really bobby is a red cape and to wear his undies over his kecks.. :)


1.) 14 Dec 2018
14 Dec 2018 20:23:25
I think he’s actually got those Ed ;-)

{Ed025's Note - your probably right bobby.. :)


2.) 14 Dec 2018
14 Dec 2018 21:14:10
He's the best human being in history. Pace of Usain Bolt, agility of Tom Daley, strength of Dwayne Johnson, good looks of Chris Hemsworth, goalkeeping ability of Lev Yashin, passing of Xabi Alonso, intelligence of Stephen Hawking, modesty of Mahatma Ghandi, and the touch of Diego Maradonna. Did I mention his voice is more beautiful than that of Celine Dion?

{Ed025's Note - i see a bit of a man crush developing there MK, playing devils advocate i think hes a very good keeper who is having an amazing run of good luck, he has saved shots with his leg, stomach, arse, and inner thigh in the last few weeks mate and i know thats spreading yourself well but most of the time they still end up in the back of the net, that sort of luck does not last forever and i just hope you stand by him when it turns..


3.) 14 Dec 2018
14 Dec 2018 21:51:28
I can hear your teeth grinding from here Ed 😃.

{Ed025's Note - i cant juicer, they are in the bathroom on the shelf mate.. :)


4.) 14 Dec 2018
14 Dec 2018 21:51:40
Reminds me of a certain De Gea ed25.

All the luck in the world with some of his saves!

{Ed025's Note - the better you play the luckier you get they say drogie, i actually think alisson is ahead of de gea at this point mate..


5.) 14 Dec 2018
14 Dec 2018 22:09:23
I've got a man crush on Alison too, but got to say Eds025 is running him close, teeth in a jar in the bathroom is a shoein. 😁.

{Ed025's Note - when i put them in IDLLK im a dead ringer for bobby ...alas when they are out its steptoe im afraid mate.. :)


6.) 14 Dec 2018
14 Dec 2018 22:21:55
'they are in the bathroom on the shelf mate'

Hahaha love it Ed!


7.) 15 Dec 2018
15 Dec 2018 01:10:24
Well i agree with nearly all, but Ghandi was far from modest.


8.) 15 Dec 2018
15 Dec 2018 06:42:09
Love it eds 25. 😂😂
Mk scouser where have you been hiding?


9.) 15 Dec 2018
15 Dec 2018 07:03:25
ed025 teeth in the bathroom u just killed it man haha.


10.) 15 Dec 2018
15 Dec 2018 09:01:17
Ed25

Alisson is that good he should really be wearing his pants over his shorts.

Next season will see a cape added to the keeper top for sure.

{Ed025's Note - things can change very quickly when it comes to keepers wolverine, todays superman can become next seasons mr bean mate..


11.) 15 Dec 2018
15 Dec 2018 10:14:27
It's standard operating procedure, Ed025. After we bought him and at the start of the season he was supposedly not as good as Pickford, De Gea, Courtois, Kepa and Oblak and others. Now that he is being called "the best goalkeeper in the World" by many, he is being considered "just very lucky". And there are still people criticizing him and there undoubtedly will be even if he has clean sheets for the rest of the season. Basically, "and the beat goes on". 😉.

{Ed025's Note - i cant knock the start he has had ArAy, they say you make your own luck in this game mate so good luck to him..


12.) 15 Dec 2018
15 Dec 2018 11:20:46
I appreciate your candor Ed25, gritted/ grinding teeth notwithstanding. As for Allison, I don't believe it is just luck, as some define it to be. Luck can be defined as "when preparation meets opportunity". I see this in Allison. The guy is supper-concentrated for all 95 mins. He can have near nothing to do all game long like vs Napoli and STILL pull out a season-saving stop like vs Everton or Napoli. That is not luck. That is a guy who works hard on his craft, doesn't talk to the media and now to some extent, is getting into opposition teams' head.

I also agree that the more you play, the luckier you get BUT in this case, the harder you work, the luckier you get. Why? Cos if you are always at the ready, you will see things before they happen and snuff it out. or as they say in the NFL, "The field becomes smaller as you work harder and prepare intensively". Allison is the best GK right now in the PL. In Europe? We shall see.

{Ed025's Note - its not all luck red wolf the guy has made 2 world class blocks but luck does have a part to play, if the ball hits his thigh and goes in against gomes in the derby and then VVD,s miss kick goes over the bar then you lose, in the same way that his save in the napoli game knocks you out, luck certainly has a part to play in all games but its not totally down to that mate..


13.) 15 Dec 2018
15 Dec 2018 20:04:42
At work longthing76. Been working 60-70 hour weeks. I'm off until the 14th of January though so I may be bothering you guys again for a while!

{Ed025's Note - nice to hear it mate..