{"id":636096,"date":"2024-02-18T04:35:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T09:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=636096"},"modified":"2024-02-18T04:35:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T09:35:07","slug":"alisson-becker-injury-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/02\/18\/alisson-becker-injury-liverpool\/","title":{"rendered":"Alisson Becker Injury Poses Detrimental Threat to Liverpool\u2019s Trophy Aspirations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Following the news of Alisson Becker\u2019s injury, we look at how the recurring issue could be detrimental to Liverpool\u2019s season.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Why Alisson Becker\u2019s Injury Could Be Detrimental to Liverpool\u2019s Season<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Watch<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: Last Word on Football looks at the domino effect ruining football<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE DOMINO EFFECT RUINING FOOTBALL\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fNQxiqia1Vo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Injury<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Alisson Becker missed Liverpool\u2019s match at home to Burnley with the flu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, this injury is unrelated. He picked up a\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolfc.com\/news\/alisson-becker-injury-update?amp=1\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">hamstring issue<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0during Friday\u2019s afternoon training session and missed their away fixture at Brentford.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/02\/17\/liverpool-beat-brentford-key-takeaways\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Liverpool Beat Brentford 4-1: Key Takeaways For The Reds As Salah Returns<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jurgen Klopp explained that \u201cwe don\u2019t know yet\u201d how severe it is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Brazilian goalkeeper missed two Premier League games in early December due to the same injury. The recurrence of this will cause anxiety to the Liverpool team.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Replacement<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Caoimhin Kelleher will step in, as he did in December and for the past two matches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This may worry fans, as the Irishman has kept just two clean sheets in 14 matches this season &#8211; despite playing five of those in the Europa League and five in the EFL Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2018<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/02\/07\/liverpool-mohamed-salah-saudi-arabia-summer-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For Sure\u2019: Liverpool Set To Face Major Interest For \u2018Incredible\u2019 Forward In Summer Transfer Window<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The 25-year-old has also conceded 1.85 more goals than he should have, according to expected goals on target faced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is rare for him to make an impressive save, and he is often a liability &#8211; regularly conceding goals that did not look like threatening shots.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Important Fixtures That Could Fall During the Alisson Becker Injury<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Some fans may argue that the appearances of Kelleher have not led to underwhelming results: this season, he has seen 11 wins, a draw, and two losses. In fact, he has a perfect record in the league with four wins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, he has faced Fulham, Sheffield United, Burnley, and Brentford. The only top-half Premier League side faced was a rotated West Ham in the EFL Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/02\/12\/liverpool-academy-jarell-quansah-curtis-jones-conor-bradley\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How Liverpool\u2019s Academy Has Fueled Them In Their Quest For A Premier League Title<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Important upcoming fixtures include an EFL Cup final against Chelsea (February 25) and a title race classic against Manchester City (March 10). Should Alisson\u2019s injury be long-term, Liverpool\u2019s cup and title hopes may be detrimentally hurt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Aside from these two, every fixture counts in the backend of a fiercely competitive title race with the ruthless Manchester City (53 points with a game in hand) and the exciting Arsenal (55 points). Liverpool sit on 57 points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kelleher playing instead of the injured Alisson may ruin Klopp\u2019s final season at Anfield. Alternatively, should the star keeper return, the German manager may end his Anfield career on a high with the potential of four trophies still existing.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the news of Alisson Becker\u2019s injury, we look at how the recurring issue could be detrimental to Liverpool\u2019s season. Why Alisson Becker\u2019s Injury Could Be Detrimental to Liverpool\u2019s Season Watch: Last Word on Football looks at the domino effect ruining football The Injury Alisson Becker missed Liverpool\u2019s match at home to Burnley with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4784,"featured_media":636028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1830,3],"tags":[3847,126],"class_list":["post-636096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-liverpool","category-injuries","category-premier-league","tag-alisson-becker","tag-jurgen-klopp"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4784"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/636028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}