442 ranks Top 10 GK in the world right now: Alisson 1st, Onana 4th, Martinez 8th
442 ranks Top 10 GK in the world right now: Alisson 1st, Onana 4th, Martinez 8th
442 have left out long-term absentees who simply can't be judged while they're injured (Courtois, Neuer...).
Alisson was seen as many as a goalkeeper who would help Liverpool play out from the back, with excellent passing range – and the Reds' forwards can testify to that, judging by how many goals their goalkeeper has started the attacking move of.
If goalkeeping can be roughly split into the possession-based and the shot-stopping, however, Alisson is the best goalkeeper in the world in terms of both. World-class when one-on-one and with his side struggling in midtable at times last season, Alisson was every bit the traditional shot-stopping life-saver: he saved 10 whole goals more than he should have. That's simply superhuman. You only have to look at his otherworldly stop from Miguel Almiron before the international break, which Eddie Howe described as "the best I've ever seen".
His sweeping is nothing short of unbelievable, too, with the Brazilian second in Europe for Defensive Actions outside the Penalty Area per 90. He makes the sixth-most passes of anyone in Europe, too. He's a phenomenon: it doesn't bear thinking where Liverpool would have been without him at times last term.
Marc-Andre Ter Stegen has taken his game to new heights in the last 12 months – which is something, considering he doesn't harbour much of an interest in the sport that's made him a superstar.
The German conceded just 20 goals in the whole of last season, which is frankly staggering – and Barcelona were on course to beat Petr Cech's 2005 record of 15 at one stage, with MATS only letting in 13 in his first 33 games, before Barça won the title and relaxed a little.
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