Liverpool fans may have been completely wrong about £29m player after all

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In the main, supporters have been concerned that Mamardashvili‘s kicking is just not good enough to see him become Liverpool‘s starting goalkeeper. Mamardashvili is not as bad as people claim It is slightly odd that Liverpool fans have decided en masse that Mamardashvili does not have what it takes to be Alisson’s successor, with his poor distribution often cited as the reason why.

READ MORE: Dominik Szoboszlai should be dropped by Liverpool after disrespectful comments Mamardashvili stacks up well compared to rivals Added to his beautiful example of Saturday, Mamardashvili actually stacks up fine in kicking terms when pitted against his Premier League peers. David Raya is often seen as the current gold standard as a goalkeeper with the ball at his feet, but Mamardashvili’s 20 appearances in the Premier League last season saw him achieve a higher pass success rate than Raya in his 10 games so far this campaign.

In terms of long balls, Mamardashvili is not far behind, posting 36 during his time on the pitch, which gave him a success rate of 30%. But perhaps the best indicator of all that Liverpool fans are being too harsh on Mamardashvili is how he stacks up against Alisson.