Julio Cesar Unable To Separate Between Alisson And Ederson

Written By Jacobs Dunga

The two goalkeepers are on top of their games for their different clubs with one preferred above the other in the national team set up.

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Former Inter Milan and Brasil national team goalkeeper has refused to make a pick between two great Brazilian goalkeepers currently making waves in Europe.

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Liverpool and Manchester City have both dominated the Premier League in recent years with both clubs having a thing in common in Brazilian goalkeepers.

Alisson has been the more successful of the pair with victory on all fronts in the Premier League while Ederson is on curse to win his fourth league title in five years.

Both men have been instrumental to their teams’ success over the years with Alisson being named the best goalkeeper in the world in 2019 while Ederson is a two time recipient of the Premier League Golden Glove.

29 year old Alisson has however been preferred by Brazilian coach Tite but Julio Cesar is undecided on who he thinks is the better goalkeeper.

“Great question, I will stay quiet!” replied the ex-goalkeeper when asked by GOAL for his choice.

Julio Cesar is one of the most decorated Brazilian players of all time with thirty honours to his name highlight of which was the treble winning season with Inter Milan in 2010. Asked on the standards of Brazilian goalkeepers, the Inter Milan Hall of Fame inductee said.

“In the last years, after Dida and me, the people in European football started to look for our position in Brazil as an important position.

“When I arrived in Italy, there was talk about Waldir Perez in 1982 [a goalkeeper who made high profile mistakes in a World Cup]. They said I was an example that goalkeepers in Brazil were getting better. I was like, ‘no, Brazil has always had great goalkeepers.’ Now, you guys have just started to respect our position.

“Now, if we talk about the best three goalkeepers in the world, we could talk about Ederson and Alisson. It isn’t just those two but there are many others in Europe. Most people respect Brazilian goalkeepers in football now… when you talk about goalkeepers for the World Cup, Tite doesn’t need to worry about either of those two.”

Alisson is on course to help Liverpool win their second UCL title in in four seasons under Jurgen Klopp while Ederson’s City are poised for retain their Premier League crown.

Meanwhile…

Manchester United incoming coach Erik Ten Hag must pull out all the stops if he’s to win the heart of Cristiano Ronaldo who still retains Jose Mourinho as the best coach he’s ever worked with.

The Dutchman has been saddled with the responsibility of leading United to their past glory days after recording multiple successes with Ajax Amsterdam.

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Ronaldo back in 2018 said in an interview, “I would put him at the top, I always say that. I have played for so many great coaches, but Jose Mourinho was a big thinker analytically, he went into everything in great detail.”

Asked in the same interview about a potential reunion with his compatriot, Ronaldo replied: “Work with Mourinho again? Why not?

Ronaldo is however excited by the arrival of Ten Hag as he said in an interview this past week. “I know that he has done a fantastic job at Ajax and that he is an experienced coach, but we have to give him time,” Ronaldo recently told manutd.com.

“Things must change the way he wants. If you do well, all of Manchester United will succeed, so I wish you all the best. We are all happy and excited [with the arrival], not only as players but as fans as well. We have to believe that next year we can win titles.”

The former Bayern Munich II coach is as well anticipating working with the five time Ballon d’Or winner as he looks forward resumption at Old Trafford.

Speaking after Ajax’s final game of the season, Ten Hag mentioned his plans for Ronaldo calling him a “giant.” He said: “From tomorrow, my focus will be on United, and I will of course get deep into things there.

“What I have to say about it is, the detailed analysis still has to begin, I still have to work with the team, but let me be clear that at United there are a lot of good players around. We have to make them function as a team but definitely Ronaldo, he is a giant.”

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