Alisson - The best GK, we've ever had?
- Thread starter bluebell
- Start date
- Latest activity Latest activity:
- Status
Grobbelar was a fantastic shot stopper but made to many mistakes. Will always be remembered for his wobbly legs routine in the penalty shoot out in the European cup. Ray Clemence is up there but Ali is overall a better keeper and would think he's up there with Shilton and big red nose as the best keepers ever of the last 50 years
Clem remains no1 for the moment. Why did we sell him so early?
Weird the Utd keeper is so poor yet second behind Ali in those stats.
De Gea will be back in nets soon.
Weird the Utd keeper is so poor yet second behind Ali in those stats.
De Gea will be back in nets soon.
In 1977, Keegan left for Hamburg. Four years later, Clemence left, too, amid some lurid speculation about his private life. So let's have it straight, Ray. Liverpool had just won the European Cup again. Why did you leave? He blushes slightly. "There were some scurrilous rumours, but the truth is that after that European Cup final against Real Madrid in Paris, I sat in the dressing-room with a paper cup full of champagne and the feeling that it was just another game. I made the decision there and then. I thought, `If you can't be on the ceiling after winning the European Cup, it's not the place to be.' Before the game, it hadn't occurred to me to leave. They'd just brought Bruce Grobbelaar to the club, so it wasn't like there was no challenge for me. But I had seen players stay and stay and then move to clubs with no chance of winning anything. Roger Hunt went to Bolton. Stevie Heighway went to America. I didn't want that."
Three days later, Clemence handed his transfer request to Bob Paisley, who tried forlornly to dissuade him. Southampton and Tottenham both offered terms, and Clemence chose the latter, wisely as it turned out, for Spurs won the FA Cup in his first season there.
Sauce: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport...emence-still-keeping-his-counsel-1099108.html
Didn’t we honour Clem and his time at Liverpool with that record of only conceeding 4 home goals at Anfield in a season, by smashing 4 past him on his first return to Anfield with Spurs?
Gave him another season to remember only conceding 4 goals at Anfield.
Gave him another season to remember only conceding 4 goals at Anfield.
That he is, and he's 100% ten Hag's signing. Even if ten Hag stays, he'll be on notice until Onana either improves or leaves.
Delete this post
Was it 4-0?
Wasn't it 3-1, to win the league?
Clemence came into a struggling team, just knocked out of the FA Cup by Watford. So a major rebuild was necessary and the first part of that was a rock-solid defence. In his first full season in the team he was part of a defence that conceded only 24 goals in a 42 game season. Of course, not all of that was due to the keeper but it does suggest that he was excelling from early in his career. Allison did make a difference, but he was coming into a highly successful side, that had just reached the CL final. In addition he was taking the place of Karius, whereas Clemence was taking over from Tommy Lawrence, who had 2 league titles and an FA Cup to his credit. So, I still stand by Ray Clemence as the number 1, but we are certainly blessed to have Allison playing for us.
The measure of a goalie is much different these days. But Ali is certainly as good as the qualities that made Clem and Grobelaar great goalies. They are/were all quality.
Where does Tommy Lawrence sit?
You do know his contract expired right? United would never swallow their pride and take him back.
They re-signed Heaton, Bosnich, Pogba and Ronaldo. I'd say they're rather adept at swallowing.
Yeah… 1-0 at half time and Clem goes between the sticks at the Kop end to thunderous applause…
Then we smash 3 past him to win the league.
This is about the time I started following football properly - or have some recollection of matches and players - I would have been about 9.
What were the clem rumours?
I remember that (his return). Special.
Calamity James, thanks for the reminder
That's what set us apart from other fans... I think sadly those days are long gone
Based on what? I'd lay odds that a returning player with a previous LFC career as outstanding as Clem's would get the same welcome today.
Karius has been the worst GK we've ever had since 1892
- Status
