‘Not Easy for Me’ – Alisson Becker Opens Up on His Recent Injury Struggles for Liverpool

Alisson Becker has shared his experience of dealing with recent injury struggles during his time at Liverpool.

The Brazilian goalkeeper made his return to the Reds’ starting lineup earlier this month against Girona after being sidelined since early October with a hamstring injury.

Having faced injury issues last season as well, Alisson has started only 44 of Liverpool’s last 84 matches. In the current campaign, he has missed 13 games due to injury.

If he starts in goal against West Ham United on Sunday, he will equal Caoimhin Kelleher’s tally of 13 appearances this season.

Despite Kelleher’s impressive performances in Alisson’s absence, head coach Arne Slot remained firm in his stance that Alisson would immediately reclaim his role as Liverpool’s first-choice goalkeeper upon his return to full fitness.

Reflecting on his recovery process, Alisson spoke openly about the hard work he put into regaining his fitness during his latest spell on the sidelines.

He admitted it was difficult being unavailable, especially with Liverpool enjoying such a successful season under Slot. He also revealed how much it meant to him to make his comeback at the start of December.

“It’s not easy when you stay for a long time away,” he said. “It was not easy for me, but I worked really hard.

“I was looking forward to coming back because when you are injured, these days you just don’t go there, put some ice on your legs and just wait until you’re fully recovered.

“You work so hard in the gym every day, sometimes double sessions, pretty much every day double sessions, doing treatment at home, having treatment at the club.

“So I spent a lot of time working without doing the best side of football, that is playing. So I was looking forward to coming back, even because the team was doing so well, so you get even more excited to be part of it.”

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