Topic: Mohamed Salah - Best in the World *

[Jambo Power]

Those wanting Salah sold (and there's quite a lot of you, I know, even if a lot of you don't dare say it) might well be disappointed. He has the chance to become Liverpool's second highest ever goal-scorer (as I don't think he'll have the time to beat Rushie) and set/break other records as well. He may well want to pursue those targets rather than vanish into comfortable obscurity elsewhere. Hell, he might even back himself to overtake Rushie, though I think that's unlikely.

Cue "Blah blah blah ruthless, blah blah blah no room for sentiment" from people who don't understand how modern football works

As it stands he would have to score 113 goals in the next two and a half seasons just to become the second highest. He definitely isn't scoring a 174 goals more for us.

[Ghost Town]

As it stands he would have to score 113 goals in the next two and a half seasons just to become the second highest. He definitely isn't scoring a 174 goals more for us.

Depends how long he stays, innit? Scenes when he gets a new three year contract at the end of this one

But yes I agree with the latter point

[FLRed67]

Those wanting Salah sold (and there's quite a lot of you, I know, even if a lot of you don't dare say it) might well be disappointed. He has the chance to become Liverpool's second highest ever goal-scorer (as I don't think he'll have the time to beat Rushie) and set/break other records as well. He may well want to pursue those targets rather than vanish into comfortable obscurity elsewhere. Hell, he might even back himself to overtake Rushie, though I think that's unlikely.

Cue "Blah blah blah ruthless, blah blah blah no room for sentiment" from people who don't understand how modern football works

This is a very important point that needs emphasizing.

Because, as we all know, LFC exists to pay individual players Ronaldo-benchmarked salaries so they can stick around long enough to score a goal every once in a while in order to slowly inch their way up the individual goalscoring rankings.

[Ghost Town]

This is a very important point that needs emphasizing.

Because, as we all know, LFC exists to pay individual players Ronaldo-benchmarked salaries so they can stick around long enough to score a goal every few games in order to slowly inch their way up the individual goalscoring rankings.

So glad you agree. Always know I can rely upon you for backup

You're the Harvey to my Mo

[El Lobo]

We wouldn’t be able to sell him even if we tried.

I fear the answer....but why would you think that? Someones just dropped £200 million odd for a 37 year old Ronaldo and he can barely run anymore, but you dont think we could sell a 30 year old Mo Salah who still has absolutely elite attacking metrics in a struggling side....?

[Ghost Town]

I fear the answer....but why would you think that? Someones just dropped £200 million odd for a 37 year old Ronaldo and he can barely run anymore, but you dont think we could sell a 30 year old Mo Salah who still has absolutely elite attacking metrics in a struggling side....?

Didn't you get the memo? All our players are shite. Mudryk* is better than them all














*or insert any other grass-is-greener opposition player here

[El Lobo]

Dont even get me started on him Dribbled past Millie a few times, fluffed every chance he had with either a bad finish or an awful touch and you'd think he'd just had a Fabrizio Ravanelli debut.

[tubby]

Think I've reached the point now where if a good offer comes in for him in the summer I'd not be bothered about him leaving.

We need to move on from him at some point, he's just not the player he was and playing someone else wide right might help with giving Trent the defensive help he so desperately needs.

[TheShanklyGates]

Confidence is shot to bits.

[Chakan]

He got into good positions running off the defense, passing was decent, but his shooting is really below par.

Dunno what the issue is though.

[Simplexity]

Contract is starting to look a bit stupid now.

[The G in Gerrard]

Needs to trim his beard.

[OOS]

Looking like a lost Andros Townsend recently.

[lgvkarlos]

Confidence is shot to bits.

Giving nothing, gets out sprinted and bullied by every defender. Also seems lost on whether to pass or hold onto the ball, honestly would rather we played Doak for a while.

[Wolverine]

He looks so slow nowadays.

[BornRedSince76]

I said it at the time to my friends who go to anfield with me and I’ll say it again now - Mane was the backbone of the front 3, but fans just focus on the person putting the ball into the net. We should have let Mo go and kept Mane. 

That said, everything with the the club feels wrong at the moment so who knows, but that was has been consistently my view.

[MonsLibpool]

He looks so slow nowadays.

Yep. Lost a yard and is no longer an outlet.

[harryc]

He may have lost a yard of pace but his passing and control of the ball ffs.

[MonsLibpool]

He may have lost a yard of pace but his passing and control of the ball ffs.

Defenders are tighter to him nowadays because they no longer fear his pace.

[TepidT2O]

Yep. Lost a yard and is no longer an outlet.

Nonsense…

It’s merely confidence

[BCCC]

Nunez, Gakpo and to a lesser extent Elliott will not flourish with him in the team. They're all looking for him rather than playing their natural game.

[redgriffin73]

Needs to trim his beard.

And lose the highlights.

[LFCTikiTaka]

Defenders are tighter to him nowadays because they no longer fear his pace.

Or because they no longer fear our other forward options.

[MonsLibpool]

Nonsense…

It’s merely confidence

In the past, we used to use him like Darwin by thumping balls down the wing for him to chase. He just doesn't have that pace anymore.

[Coolie High]

In the past, we used to use him like Darwin by thumping balls down the wing for him to chase. He just doesn't have that pace anymore.

He actually does do people on here watch the same game I do? We scored like two goals in the last year where Alisson just lumps it forward to Salah and he manages to breakaway because of his pace and strength.

He’s still one of our fastest players.

[HeartAndSoul]

Another one who can’t run anymore. That blistering pace is well and truly gone. Don’t remember the last time he successfully took on a man with sheer pace. Should be benched but we’ve got no other options.

At least he’s getting 350k a week though n

[Coolie High]

I said it at the time to my friends who go to anfield with me and I’ll say it again now - Mane was the backbone of the front 3, but fans just focus on the person putting the ball into the net. We should have let Mo go and kept Mane. 

That said, everything with the the club feels wrong at the moment so who knows, but that was has been consistently my view.

How is Mane doing for Bayern?

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Must be hard when no one around you is pulling players away from you giving you some space

[MonsLibpool]

He actually does do people on here watch the same game I do? We scored like two goals in the last year where Alisson just lumps it forward to Salah and he manages to breakaway because of his pace and strength.

He’s still one of our fastest players.

He is quick but many fullbacks are quick too. The difference is that he used to be rapid and the goal he scored against City was a mistake by Cancelo, I wouldn't class it as raw pace.

[Coolie High]

Another one who can’t run anymore. That blistering pace is well and truly gone. Don’t remember the last time he successfully took on a man with sheer pace. Should be benched but we’ve got no other options.

At least he’s getting 350k a week though n

Man City goal this season.

[Coolie High]

He is quick but many fullbacks are quick too. The difference is that he used to be rapid.

He still is, its his dribbling that has kinda regressed, he still is pretty fast, hence why he’s still able to get multiple chances per game, his finishing hasn’t been the best this season but he is allowed a lull. All the top players currently in the league have had one, Kane Rashford and Mane who people keep trying to paint as our saviour had a 12 month period of underperforming, Jota when like 20+ games without scoring and so on.

He’s been so consistent over the last 6 years where he is no longer allowed the benefit of he doubt, the ridiculous thing is he is partly responsible for the one goal we have had this season and still has more goal contributions Han anyone else.

[TheShanklyGates]

How is Mane doing for Bayern?

Injured, so he'd fit right in here.

[HeartAndSoul]

Man City goal this season.

Wasn’t that a mistake by cancelo?

[Ravishing Rick Dude]

I said it at the time to my friends who go to anfield with me and I’ll say it again now - Mane was the backbone of the front 3, but fans just focus on the person putting the ball into the net. We should have let Mo go and kept Mane. 

That said, everything with the the club feels wrong at the moment so who knows, but that was has been consistently my view.

Not only the backbone of front 3, but backbone of the team. Klopp's football that amazed the world started with Mane, and unfortunately ended with Mane.

[lfcmaster45]

I would sell Salah in the summer

[BornRedSince76]

We won’t be able to sell Salah even if we tried.

Who would buy him on the money he is on and his age?

[bird_lfc]

He's lost a yard of pace but he's also surrounded by mediocrity at the moment. Diaz and Jota returning will bring him back to life imo.

[the red symphony]

Ahem. Can someone, you know, change the title?

[alonsoisared]

IMO we're not getting the best out of him because of the system- he's too wide, too isolated and finds himself up against 2 or 3 players every time he gets the ball.

Aside from that couple of months at the start of last season where he turned into Messi his dribbling has never been that good for us. Sticking him out wide does nothing for his game if he's not afforded space to cut inside and shoot, which he's not going to get with teams setting up against us the way they are.

We have to get him central and more involved in the build up, finding spaces between the lines and getting in behind.  He's not been started there that often but he's shown signs of being a really good playmaker, his passing is great and he's good in tight spaces. The trouble with that is we then have nobody who's natural on the right, a mega signing centre forward who'd have to be played out of position or join the ranks of left wingers that we have.

I'm sure there's a plan as to what we are trying to do with those forward positions but at the moment it's very difficult to figure out what on earth it is.

[Dazzer23]

Yep, he’s lost that  half a yard of explosive pace which like many attackers was his most important weapon

I remember doing cartwheels in the summer, when it came somewhat out of the blue, he’d signed a new contract.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but I’m afraid that’s now looking like it was the wrong decision.