[엑스포츠뉴스 김희웅 인턴기자] There was criticism for Alisong Becker.
Liverpool defeated Manchester City 1-4 in the 23rd round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2020/21 season held in Anfield on the 8th (Korean time). Liverpool (40 points) remained in fourth place, but failed to close the gap from first place Man City (50 points).
It was an important game in the competition to win the EPL. The atmosphere of the two teams ahead of the game was quite different. Liverpool often lost points while maintaining high rankings. In particular, in the 22nd round of the EPL, he was hit by the low-ranking Brighton. On the other hand, Man City was running undefeated in 13 EPL games (11 wins, 2 draws), and was in a state of upside.
Liverpool, who was lagging in the rankings, must have defeated Man City to challenge the championship. However, at an important moment, goalkeeper Alisong was defeated by mistake, and the challenge to win was clouded.
The first half wasn’t bad. Man City owned the ball for a long time, but Liverpool made menacing scenes, such as Sadio Manet’s header and Roberto Firminu’s right-footed shot. There was a penalty kick in the 36th minute of the first half, but Ilkai Gundoan lost and was able to finish the first half at 0-0.
Liverpool allowed Gundoan to score a leading goal in the fourth minute of the second half, but were balanced by Mohamed Salah scoring a penalty in the 17th minute of the second half. However, a problem arose afterward. Alison’s kick was delivered to Phil Foden outside the box in the 28th minute of the tense 1-1, and Foden drove in and helped Gündoan’s goal.
It was a terrible mistake. Man City blatantly induced Alisong’s mistake. When Alisong caught the ball, he applied strong pressure. A similar situation was produced after only 3 minutes. The moment Binaldoom connected the ball to Alison, Sterling in front quickly ran to Alison. Alison’s quick handling of the ball went to Bernardo Silva in the right area of the box, which led to Sterling’s header goal.
Afterwards, the match ended with one more goal for Foden. Indeed, Alisong’s mistake caused defeat.
The local media’s reputation was harsh. 90MIN gave 3 points and wrote, “Probably the worst match in Alisong’s career history.”
Liverpool regional magazine Liverpool Echo also gave two points, saying, “I was disappointed with the ball distribution in the first half, but it was not comparable to the disaster in the second half.”
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