‘Not obligatory’: Liverpool keeper Alisson goes in onerous on Jordan Pickford after horror problem ends Virgil van Dijk’s season

Liverpool’s Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson has hit out at Everton’s Jordan Pickford for the knee-high problem which resulted in Virgil van Dijk receiving a season-ending harm, saying that the incident was “not obligatory.”

The Dutch defender suffered an harm to his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) following the deal with as England shotstopper Pickford tried to stifle a Liverpool assault within the October 17 Merseyside derby. 

Van Dijk’s teammates Adrian and Georginio Wijnaldum had been fiercely vital of Pickford’s reckless deal with following the sport and now Alisson has added his voice to the Anfield refrain of disenchantment. 

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Pickford was not issued with a purple card following the problem after replays confirmed that there was a marginal offside within the build-up to it. This choice was subsequently slammed by a number of gamers.

“Each goalkeeper has a unique method to play, a unique method to transfer, however on that second 100 % it’s not a obligatory motion,” Alisson advised Sky Sports activities.

“However pondering what I’ve in my thoughts after I go for a scenario, I’m going to complete the scenario as a result of if I’m going too delicate I do know the opponent can rating.

“Everybody has their very own method to go for the ball. I do not agree with that [Pickford’s] method, everyone can see that however yeah it was simply an pointless second and motion.”

Alisson’s feedback come after it was confirmed that Van Dijk’s surgical procedure, which passed off in London on Friday, was a ‘success’.

“The Liverpool defender’s deliberate operation passed off in London and was performed efficiently,” a membership assertion reads. “Van Dijk will now instantly deal with the start of his rehabilitation with the assist of the Reds’ medical division.”

Jürgen as we speak reacted to @VirgilvDijk efficiently present process surgical procedure and vowed the Reds will do every little thing to assist Virg in his restoration 💪

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) October 30, 2020

With Liverpool now braced for an assault from their Premier League rivals amid the absence of the talismanic defender, Jurgen Klopp says that his participant is in for a troublesome few months on the sidelines.

“This time is all the time disagreeable,” Klopp advised the media forward of Liverpool’s Saturday conflict with West Ham. “Everyone who has had surgical procedure is aware of that. You do not get up and every little thing is okay, you’re feeling the surgical procedure.

“However he’s good, nearly as good as he could be.”

Nonetheless, the subsequent Merseyside derby at Anfield on February 20 could have an added degree of intrigue to the already bustling Liverpool-Everton rivalry, notably as additional Reds make recognized their anger at Pickford’s actions.

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“The way in which Pickford went in was utterly silly for my part,” Dutch midfielder Wijnaldum mentioned. “I do not imagine he needed to injure Virgil however the way in which he made the deal with he did not care about what occurred after the deal with. It is occurred loads in video games towards Everton.

“Accidents can all the time occur in soccer. You could be unfortunate and injure somebody however the way in which they had been doing it was utterly unacceptable. It makes it even more durable when they do not get punished, on this case Pickford.”