The Brazilian, now deep into his prime at Anfield, stressed that nothing comes easy in this division, even if the opposition loses control.
“It was a very intense match,” Also know via liverpoolfc.comwhich sets the tone for a candid assessment.
He added: “I don’t think in the Premier League you can think that you are just going to win games, even if you have an extra player on the pitch.”
Second-half goals from Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike had put us in a dominant position after Xavi Simons was sent off before half-time.
Yet the closing stages told a different story as Richarlison injected urgency and Tottenham began to force the issue.
Alisson on Liverpool survives late Spurs pressure
The 33-year-old made it clear that the final moments were the real test.
‘That’s part of playing in the Premier League’ the former Roma stopper explained. “The last ten minutes are the most dangerous.”
He admitted that when we seemed to be in control, there was still room for improvement.
“If we control the game in a way, I think we could do a little better with the ball, creating more of a threat to their defense.” he said.
Instead, the hosts went straight, flooding our box with crosses as the atmosphere intensified.
Alisson thought the defensive unit responded well, especially under the weight of the crowd and the chaos of stoppage time.
“But in the end they just put the ball in our penalty area, they fought,” he said, before adding: “We defended the crosses and all the chances they got well.”
Alisson’s response highlights bigger talking points at Liverpool
The goalkeeper’s comments echo wider concerns raised during the match’s tricky final.
There were awkward moments later, including an incident involving Milos Kerkez, which drew strong criticism from Joe Hart, who said Spurs “completely lost control”.
Thomas Frank also focused on decisive moments, highlighting that Ekitike fouled Cristian Romero when he jumped to score our second goal, calling it “a big mistake” of the civil servants.
From our perspective, Alisson’s words underline the small margins we are currently navigating.
“Of course we are not happy with giving in,” he admitted. “The clean sheet was also a big goal for us.”
Yet the overriding conclusion was clear.
‘But we are three points behind Tottenham, we will take that’ Alisson concluded.
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