Topic: Sadio Mané

[Notorious IT]

I would not play him on Wednesday.
Not the right game play yourself back into form.
Might be better to come on after 70min and have a run against tired legs.

Agreed.

[Egyptian36]

With the amount of games he played over the last few seasons and how demanding our play style is physically it's not surprising that he is struggling. Him and Firmino need a long rest.

But still we need a young technically gifted player on the left side. Teams play different against us now so we need a player who is very good in tight spaces because Mane isn't also for rotation we just can't play him and Salah every game.

[AmSeeker]

Surely with the amount of playing - they have reduced training schedules. I remember reading an autobiography during the Souness area and players were made to run miles during the season for a training schedule - doubt barbaric acts like that are going now.

Saw an interview with Jose where he was bemoaning players barely train anymore because of the amount of games.

I suppose mental fatigue is an issue though.

[Dougle]

Was terrible even in that short cameo. Needs a goal, and not just any goal, one where he takes the pants down off a defense and then curls it in to get back his confidence. His careless passing needs to get cut down. We are not flying where we can afford for these. Think he'll eventually get over this hump and start banging em in but it needs to come sharpish, hopefully against Real.

Agreed mate. I remember him going through a phase like this before and he ended it by ripping a volley in against Burnley (?) I think. He then settled into a long run of best Mané.
While it definitely (maybe) has to do with simple exhaustion, taking too many touches (just like Gini), generally bad touch and wrong decisions, I think the biggest factor is simple confidence. He needs a good game, a couple of good goals and I think you will see a different player. Hopefully it will be against Madrid but given the general flow of our season I wouldn't be betting on that.

[Welshred]

Safe to say he's still able to beat a defender for pace...

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Very good otnight

[Clint Eastwood]

Safe to say he's still able to beat a defender for pace...

Needs new boots though.

[jillcwhomever]

Please give him a goal, he will come out of this barren spell soon, but would love it to be tonight.

[killer-heels]

It’s quite obvious that it’s all in his head.

[Fabulous_aurelio]

I absolutely love Sadio but I do feel he is at his best when he is completely enjoying his football. So yes, I agree with those saying its in his head. I don't think for one moment he has a move on his mind but it might be something he does consider.

The long Covid thing I don't buy. This would have been picked up in training and he would have been suitably looked after.

A goal would do him good yes. I hope it comes tonight!

[Knight]

Hi Sadio, I’ve missed you. Whatever happens this evening it was so lovely to watch a proper Mane in that first half.

[Its not bloody Diego]

Exceptional so far tonight. Skinned their full back with all you pace you can remember Sadio ever having. Good signs.

[Samie]

Finish that Valverde lad Sadio. He looks fucked.

[lgvkarlos]

Exceptional so far tonight. Skinned their full back with all you pace you can remember Sadio ever having. Good signs.

He's been shocking

[frag]

He's been shocking

Glad I’m not the only one thinking he’s continued to be out of form.

[Newman96]

Glad I’m not the only one thinking he’s continued to be out of form.

Thought the same as well to be honest. Looked livelier than he has done but wasn't very effective at all.

[tornado]

Started with a spark but then back to his recent self...think should have been substituted about 10 mins earlier

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Played better but totally lost his goal threat for much of this season and it's hindered us among other things. Hopefully the summer will help him.

[thom]

Honestly, apart from Diogo he is our only player capable of creating something out of a 1v1 situation.
Yes, mo has more goals but i‘d pick sadio over him every day of the week.

[killer-heels]

Honestly, apart from Diogo he is our only player capable of creating something out of a 1v1 situation.
Yes, mo has more goals but i‘d pick sadio over him every day of the week.

No fucking way. Mane hardly ever shoots anymore.

[Coolie High]

Honestly, apart from Diogo he is our only player capable of creating something out of a 1v1 situation.
Yes, mo has more goals but i‘d pick sadio over him every day of the week.

Pretty laughable.

[frag]

Honestly, apart from Diogo he is our only player capable of creating something out of a 1v1 situation.
Yes, mo has more goals but i‘d pick sadio over him every day of the week.

Seriously? Taking Mane over Mo? Even when they’re both on top form this is feels like a reach, but on current form?

[palimpsest]

Honestly, apart from Diogo he is our only player capable of creating something out of a 1v1 situation.
Yes, mo has more goals but i‘d pick sadio over him every day of the week.

What?

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Honestly, apart from Diogo he is our only player capable of creating something out of a 1v1 situation.
Yes, mo has more goals but i‘d pick sadio over him every day of the week.

Well good thing you don't do the picking.

[rawcusk8]

Honestly, apart from Diogo he is our only player capable of creating something out of a 1v1 situation.
Yes, mo has more goals but i‘d pick sadio over him every day of the week.

Haha fucking hell, this has to be the dumbest post of the night.
 

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Haha fucking hell, this has to be the dumbest post of the night.

Not quite, there was one bloke who said Salah can't score in a big game. Soo there's that

[bornandbRED]

He’s an empty shirt at the moment.

[RedEire]

He was full of pace and attacking at speed in recent seasons. He now just slows everything down and comes across really clumsy. Really hope a preseason and fans back in the stsdiums helps him next season. Its like hes in training mode.

[Coolie High]

I’m not sure a rest does all that much, looking eeringly similar to the sharp declines Sanchez and Torres has, but who knows, he’s done enough to deserve some time to get things together I guess.

[thom]

I just feel like our attack and especially sadio looks much better without mo with the Palace game as the best example. By far our best game attacking wise this season which is
In my opinion because we made much better decisions up front. with mo on the pitch it‘s horrible often times as he is always looking to score even with other players being in better positions. We looked much more fluid without him but looking at his stats i see that its hard to go against him.

[LiverBirdKop]

It's so painful to me to see him in his current form. Exceptional human being, but not even MLS material at the moment.

[ac]

He started brightly and the then distintegrated into nothingness -hence the empty shirt comment above.

[OOS]

I’m not sure a rest does all that much, looking eeringly similar to the sharp declines Sanchez and Torres has, but who knows, he’s done enough to deserve some time to get things together I guess.

You don't really get time at a club that aims to win leagues and champions leagues. Big decisions needed in the summer for this team, where do we stick or twist and we go again.

[Coolie High]

I just feel like our attack and especially sadio looks much better without mo with the Palace game as the best example. By far our best game attacking wise this season which is
In my opinion because we made much better decisions up front. with mo on the pitch it‘s horrible often times as he is always looking to score even with other players being in better positions. We looked much more fluid without him but looking at his stats i see that its hard to go against him.

You mean the game Salah scored two goals 

[thom]

You mean the game Salah scored two goals 

When were already up 5-0, yes

[palimpsest]

I just feel like our attack and especially sadio looks much better without mo with the Palace game as the best example. By far our best game attacking wise this season which is
In my opinion because we made much better decisions up front. with mo on the pitch it‘s horrible often times as he is always looking to score even with other players being in better positions. We looked much more fluid without him but looking at his stats i see that its hard to go against him.

You are a strange, strange man.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

I just feel like our attack and especially sadio looks much better without mo with the Palace game as the best example. By far our best game attacking wise this season which is
In my opinion because we made much better decisions up front. with mo on the pitch it‘s horrible often times as he is always looking to score even with other players being in better positions. We looked much more fluid without him but looking at his stats i see that its hard to go against him.

How about actually looking at the game and not just the stats? But if you want to look at the stats, he [Salah] has created more chances than any of our other forwards this season, he's 3rd in that department behind Trent and Robertson. So the notion that he always looks to score himself is wrong by quite a margin.

So you used one game out of 40 matches to highlight how well we played up front, [ a game in which he scored 2 goals in]. So somehow Mane would have magically played better in front of goal all year long, along with Firmino, had Salah not played?

It's quite a genius theory.

[thom]

You are a strange, strange man.

I‘m fine with that but looking at the way our season went at times I think it would‘ve been worth it trying that lineup  more often

[thom]

How about actually looking at the game and not just the stats? But if you want to look at the stats, he [Salah] has created more chances than any of our other forwards this season, he's 3rd in that department behind Trent and Robertson. So the notion that he always looks to score himself is wrong by quite a margin.

So you used one game out of 40 matches to highlight how well we played up front, [ a game in which he scored 2 goals in]. So somehow Mane would have magically played better in front of goal all year long, along with Firmino, had Salah not played?

It's quite a genius theory.

I just felt it could‘ve been tried more often because it worked so well in that game

[deFacto please, you bastards]

I‘m fine with that but looking at the way our season went at times I think it would‘ve been worth it trying that lineup  more often

yes it would be worth putting your best player on the bench and playing games without him, because Mane and Firmino would automatically start actually scoring goals consistently. Salah is that of a hindrance, despite that he's created more goal scoring opportunities that any of our forwards as well.