Liverpool officially announced the 28-year-old English Championship goalkeeper, many fans said they couldn t understand

In a quiet moment, Liverpool officially announced its fifth pick this summer, a 28-year-old goalkeeper Woodman who has played in the Championship for a long time. Many Liverpool fans said they couldn't understand this deal. After all, Liverpool had Alisson, Mamadashvili and Page in the same position. Let me explain the reason.

Previously, Liverpool had officially announced a young goalkeeper, Hungarian goalkeeper Peppa, who was only 20 years old, plus No. 1 goalkeeper Alisson, Mamadashvili, who will join on July 1, and Xavi Davis. Even with Kellech and Yaros leaving the team one after another, Liverpool's configuration in the goalkeeper position is still sufficient. So the question is, why does Liverpool still have to buy goalkeepers?

Personally, I think that the blame must be on Karius. In the 2018 Champions League final, Liverpool lost to Real Madrid 1-3 and lost the championship, starting goalkeeper Karius made two fatal mistakes in a single game, resulting in the goal being lost. Karius's poor performance has exposed Liverpool's weaknesses in the goalkeeper position to fans all over the world.

In the summer after that, Liverpool spent 62.5 million euros to introduce Alisson, completely filling in the shortcomings in the goalkeeper position. Since Alisson joined, Liverpool has never had any problems in the goalkeeper position. In the just-passed 2024-25 season, when Alisson was injured, the second goalkeeper Kelleher stepped forward and made great contributions to Liverpool's victory in the Premier League championship four rounds ahead of schedule.

This summer, Kellech, who was unwilling to serve as a substitute, left the team, but Liverpool prepared for the future. As early as last summer, he spent 30 million euros to settle Georgian national goalkeeper Mama Dashvili, who will compete with Alisson for Liverpool's No. 1 goalkeeper in the new season. In addition, Liverpool also signed Page this summer and now has dealt with 28-year-old goalkeeper Woodman who has played in the Championship for a long time. The purpose is to ensure that he is in the goalkeeper position without any mistakes.

In the new season goalkeeper position, Alisson and Mamadashvili competed for the No. 1 goalkeeper, cultivating the young Peppa and Xavi Davis. The main reason for introducing Woodman is that they don’t want to suffer the losses that happened to Karius back then!