Alisson becker has been nominated for the premier league save of the month for the fifth time in a row. This man hasn’t been nominated for the fifpro world xi. Alisson becker has been nominated for the premier league save of the month award once more. The liverpool goalkeeper has now been nominated for every month of the season, which is quite remarkable. This time around, he was given the nod for his attempt to keep out jefferson lerma against crystal palace. Palace sent lerma at the back post with a brilliant ball across the box, but alisson was able to keep up with it and get across to keep it out.
Though he has had four awards, alisson has only won the award once this season. The brazilian made a miraculous save against newcastle united in august when he headed miguel almiron’s volley into the bar. Alisson didn’t make it to the fifpro world xi in 2023, nor was he up for goalkeeper of the year. Despite moments like this that have seen him win save of the month awards in the premier league every time, he hasn’t lost his mind. These are just personal moments, not indicators of being a consistently excellent goalkeeper. Alisson only has the highest save percentage in the premier league, and his more advanced stats are also impressive. Liverpool as a team seems to have been hurt by their inability to win champions league football in the year-end awards, which is a little strange. Virgil van dijk was the only red to win a world xi award, so mohamed salah avoided one despite a spectacular 2023 performance. Liverpool is back on track though, winning the premier league after 20 games and remaining in all four competitions for the season. The awards for 2024 could be very different depending on how things are going.
