Liverpool coaches yelled at Alisson to kick the ball out of play against Bournemouth following an injury only for his mistake to lead durectly to a goal for the opposition
18:36, 24 Jan 2026Updated 18:43, 24 Jan 2026
Arne Slot
Arne Slot could not have been pleased with his side's first half performance against Bournemouth(Image: Getty Images)
Against Bournemouth on Saturday, both Liverpool boss Arne Slot and first assistant coach Sipke Hulshoff ordered Reds goalkeeper Alisson Becker to put the ball out of play with defender Joe Gomez struggling with an injury.
The Brazilian international was unable to do so. Shortly after, Cherries defender James Hill connected with a darting Alex Jimenez to give Bournemouth a 2-0 lead within the first half. The Reds answered through Virgil Van Dijk, making the score 2-1 at the half.
After the goal, Slot swapped out the oft-injured Gomez for midfield Wataru Endo to line up next to Van Dijk, a display of just how injured the Liverpool team is currently.
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Giovanni Leoni is out for the year with an ACL tear, and Ibrahima Konate is missing after the sudden death of his father. The Reds were already light at centerback depth, forcing Van Dijk to play week in, week out.
Slot's may have had his current squad depth in mind when he ordered Alisson to kick the ball out.
It hasn't been a vintage season for either Alisson or the Liverpool back line in general. The club entered the game, having played 22 Premier League contests and conceded 32 goals.
The side conceded 41 total league goals in both of the last two seasons with a relatively similar backline (aside from the outgoing Trent Alexander-Arnold). One of those seasons came with Slot in charge, the other with Jurgen Klopp.
Even during Liverpool's disastrous 2022/23 season, where the club finished out of the Champions League places for the first time in nearly a decade, the team only conceded 47 goals.
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The Reds have never conceded 60 goals in a Premier League season. The most the side has ever allowed is 55 (twice, in 1992/93 and 1993/94).