30 Nov 2021 16:55:46
Hi Eds, I'm reading we are signing a Brazilian goalkeeping coach to help Becker. 2 questions, what does this mean for Acterburg and are we still looking at signing Becker's brother?

{Ed002's Note - I understand that Alisson has pretty much demanded Claudio Taffarel help out but he wont be leaving the national set up. I don't think it will impact the other coaching staff.}

30 Nov 2021 20:14:50
Taffarel was a brilliant keeper can only see this as a good thing.

30 Nov 2021 22:00:27
I'm presuming this will also help Ali get in the Brazil team ahead of Ederson too. If Taffarel is coaching him every day he can be in the Brazilian manager's ear about how amazing he is.
If it keeps Ali happy then it seems like a good move.

{Ed002's Note - AB is a very good goalkeeper and it seems weird that he is looking for Liverpool to employ the national goalkeeping coach to help his chances of playing for the national side.}

30 Nov 2021 22:04:08
Acered, I remember the first time I watched Claudio Tafarel play and it was during the U20 WC in 1985. He was the one who put to bed this notion that Brazil could not produce good GKs cos allegedly “You only play in goal cos you’re crap out on the pitch” in Brazil. Now, Brazil cannot stop producing great GKs. A true legend and and great humanitarian.

30 Nov 2021 23:30:20
Taffarel and Alisson have worked together since years and years (ever since Alisson's Internacional days in Brazil) . I don't think it has to do with Alisson's national team aspirations only. I think the club is thinking forward with Marcelo Pitaluga down the line after Kelleher. There's no doubting Taffarel's goalkeeping experience and knowledge, and both he and Alisson form a mutual admiration society.

30 Nov 2021 23:44:06
I don’t think it makes any difference to Achterberg’s position, he’s well liked by Klopp and is a very good keeping coach. Having someone like Taffarel on board only strengthens a decent set up.

01 Dec 2021 01:06:58
Good for our Brazilian contingent to have another member join them as well, I’m always impressed that they’ve settled so well and seem content with life in the NW and fried curry and chips.

01 Dec 2021 05:21:27
@ArAy, if Alison is here for the next two or three years I think Kelleher may well be bypassed in favour of Pitaluga. He’s already playing in the U-23s ….

01 Dec 2021 06:39:18
WDW, you may be right. It's certainly pointing in that direction, but you never know. Pitaluga is only 18 to Kelleher's 23. And there's Davies right behind Pitaluga. Either way, our goalkeeping set up is getting better and better.

01 Dec 2021 10:06:04
Is he definitely demanding the coach to help his chances of getting into the national team? Is it plausible he just likes the coach a lot?

{Ed002's Note - I don't know why he is doing it. Most clubs would not agree to such demands.}