Liverpool’s new goalkeeping coach Claudio Taffarel has now spoken to his home country’s media regarding his new job at Melwood.
The Brazil legend was interviewed by Zero Hora, and talked about taking a role at a Premier League side following his many years working only at the national team.
Quizzed about how he got the job in first place, Taffarel confirmed that it was Alisson who wanted to work with him at Liverpool.
“Alisson, years ago, told me that if he had the opportunity he would like to bring someone to add along with Johan and Jack,” Taffarel told Zero Hora.
“There’s our good work in Brazil, and things came together. Klopp agreed, Liverpool accepted, and I’m here, believing that it’s really God who opened this huge door for me.”
Now even though Liverpool’s staff has professionals from several countries, with three goalkeeping coaches who came from different places, Taffarel points out that the club has been working to create their own identity for the position.
“The technical staff is very qualified. The coach is really good and has the help of two Germans, two Dutch, one Portuguese, one British, and now, finally, a Brazilian. We all do our best to support Klopp, and the language spoken between us here is English.”
“Now, here, there are not three goalkeeping schools. It’s one now, and it’s called Liverpool. We plan the day-to-day work together, we understand each other very well, because the main focus is on preparing the goalkeepers, giving the best training to prepare them well. Alisson, who is playing, has shown a very good result, playing great games.”
“That’s really the idea here, for the club to have a philosophy and training for a goalkeeper, which, for us, is a very good example of how Alisson plays. A safe, technical goalkeeper who plays well with his feet to provide quality and tranquillity when passing the ball or participating in the game.”
Despite accepting the job at Liverpool, Taffarel is continuing to work at the national team.
The former goalkeeper, who was a star for Brazil in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups, is expected to stay in Tite’s staff at least until the tournament in Qatar next year.
