Topic: Sadio Mané

[Linudden]

There's a strong Arabic-African rivalry going on too. Enormous gaps in wealth, access to electricity, clean water and the availability of education. Especially Morocco is having very high living standards in that sense, but also Egypt compared to other parts of the continent. Black people (often from Senegal) are being abused as very cheap labour in North Africa if they've not been able to get a migratory route to Europe. It breeds hostilities. That people in Senegal don't like Salah very much have many other external explations that go far beyond football. It's the cleanest way I can put it. Many Senegalese simply see the adulation Salah receives in the light of this. It's sad but I can't see it being any other way. The Sahara desert is the gigantic wall that divides the African continent in two in so many ways.

[Oskar]

Sad to see him go and wish him all the best in Germany, unless we draw them in the CL.

He's a club legend who has contributed massively to everything we've achieved over the last few years. Thanks for the memories, Sadio.

[Dr. Beaker]

Gutted, but happy for him. Always put a shift in like no one else. Never got a thing from the refs. Can't blame him, but he will be missed so much. I think he will always be ours.

[princeoftherocks]

Endings are Beginnings.  Good luck Sadio!

[Clint Eastwood]

What's the first image it comes to mind when you think of Klopp's era, Liverpool? Origi's second against Barcelona, after Trent's fast corner? Alisson's injury-time winner against West Brom? Any of Salah's breathtaking individual goals? While I cherish all those moments, they are not the first ones on my mind.

When I think of this Liverpool team, I think of the swarming of opposition players on possession, like a pack of wild dogs after a prey. The havoc created by the constant pressing and movement from our players. The panic in the defender's eyes when they found themselves with the ball at their feet on the edge of the area, knowing full well someone is gonna knick it. The way this team almost forces the ball into the net by sheer collective power of will. And whenever I think of some of those instances, in my mind, it's always Sadio Mané leading the charge.

In an era where everything is quantified by those who think empiric understanding is not reliable and inherently biased, Sadio's impact on a football pitch goes way beyond his stats. The way he plays the game, perfectly embodies what this Liverpool team is all about. The intensity. The physicality. The speed and skill. Most importantly, the unwavering will to win. He was perfect for us, and we were perfect for him. No two ways about it.

Much like Suarez before him, he isn't the most consistent player on a technical level. There would be instances where his touch would be too heavy. Where his close control would be too loose. Where he would miss a simple finish or a pass. But also like Suarez, he would have these incredible moments of pure instinctive genius. Moments that let you in awe of his quickness of mind. Of the sheer audacity to try those things. More than anything, he's absolutely fearless on a football pitch. He never hides, in any instance, no matter the result. He chases after every loose ball, with the speed and intensity that must bring nightmares to his rivals. And you could always count on him delivering when we most needed it, even if he was playing like crap.

This team will be different after him, it'll have to be. You can't just replace Mané, he's too unique. His skillset, too specific. I don't think the full impact of his departure has been realized by the fans yet. But who other than Klopp would you want in charge of that transition? And who's to say that the next chapter won't be as or even more successful than the last? 

It will feel different too.

Thanks for everything and good luck Sadio, you mad instinctive genius.

Well said. Nothing but respect for Sadio. More often than most the man who delivered on the big occasion. The early goal against Roma, the glimmer of hope in Kiev, moment of brilliance in Munich, an underappreciated performance against Barcelona at home, won the penalty in Madrid,  a number of goals against City (4 last season alone). I absolutely love this player, and I’m gutted to see him leave. Granted, he’s not what he used to be, but he’s had a new lease of life as a CF and will always be capable of brilliant moments.

A Liverpool legend, one of my favourites, wish him nothing but success in Munich, aside from the CL of course.

The one thing I won’t miss is the circus that comes with him.

[Racer]

What a player - thank you for six wonderful years Sadio. I’ll never forget your debut goal at Arsenal and you got me off my seat more than any other player under the Klopp era. Thank you and good luck legend

[Keith Lard]

Sullied his legendary standing right at the very end with his nonsense before the CL final and afterwards. Supporters remember this and it’s a sodding shame as I don’t think he will be looked on with 100% love by our supporters as the years go by and he’s retired.

Amazing player for us and a legend of the club. Wish him well.

A deal that suits both parties. Necessarily reduces risk from our starting front line losing their legs on our watch. And I’m convinced this will free up Salah a bit - I want him to be at his selfish best next year

[kasperoff]

Top player. “The red arrows” phase from a few years back was as exiting as I’ve seen us play. Lacked a bit of control, but Firmino, Salah and Mane bombing forward on a break from an opposition corner was a sight to behold!

We’ve backed off a bit in the past few years, maybe it’s a slightly different style or play, but probably down to the fact that they’ve all lost a yard. Time waits for no one and it’s simply time to refresh.

Never doubt this LFC administration, he’s going on our terms, I’m certain of that. If we wanted him to stay, he’d be signed up now. I suspect we feel he’s peaked and the wages we’d have to pay are better spent on rotating the squad.

That’s said, he was an integral part of bringing the league back. He’ll be remembered as a legend and rightly so.

Good luck Sadio.

[Tonyh8su]

Sullied his legendary standing right at the very end with his nonsense before the CL final and afterwards. Supporters remember this and it’s a sodding shame as I don’t think he will be looked on with 100% love by our supporters as the years go by and he’s retired.

Amazing player for us and a legend of the club. Wish him well.

A deal that suits both parties. Necessarily reduces risk from our starting front line losing their legs on our watch. And I’m convinced this will free up Salah a bit - I want him to be at his selfish best next year

Agree with all of this.

[nerdster4]

An absolute beast of a player . Given the form he has been in recently compared to Salah it’s certainly a gamble that he is the one being moved on . There maybe non footballing factors we don’t know about underneath it .
That second goal against Villa recently . How many have the neck muscles to score that ? Unless Darwin hits the ground running we lose a bit in the short term . But this is a long term planning move which I understand . We would have had huge problems replacing two world class centre forwards at the same time and doing so gradually is very sensible .

Mane you will be missed . You have given us all incredible memories and been a brilliant servant to our club

[andy07]

Awesome player and many happy memories, but time doesn’t stand still and we move on. 

[missis sumner]

Ah, no.  Is that it?

I'm sad now.  Best of luck Sadio.

[Fitzy.]

Who gives a fuck? If they are pissed off with our apparent treatment of Mane, or Klopp’s comments on the AFCON, then they can get fucked. Nobody should really give a shit, we shouldnt be in the business of having to try to appease anyone, be it twitter fans, genuine fans, a country or continent.

Well yeah.

Just a curious corner of the internet.

[TepidT2O]

Good luck Sadio.

One of our greatest players on the pitch, an even greater person off it.


I’m lucky to have seen him play so many brilliant games for us.

[disgraced cake]

Remember that fucking goal on his debut though? That was special and one of his very best of 120 goals here. He's been a scorer of great goals for us, some real quality strikes. Not a single penalty as well which is really impressive.

So many great goals/moments spring to mind. That debut goal, the winner at Goodison in his first season, the equaliser in Kiev, plenty of great goals in the seasons we won the Champions League and then the title, like Bayern away, and some big ones this season. He struggled quite a bit in the games behind closed doors but then again most did, just glad he found his feet again this season and so unlucky not to end up winning the big two again.

Best of luck at Bayern unless our paths should cross in Europe. Like Divock before you the pleasure has been all ours 

https://twitter.com/Tactical_Times/status/1537774518827098112

[marios_moustache]

Well said. Nothing but respect for Sadio. More often than most the man who delivered on the big occasion. The early goal against Roma, the glimmer of hope in Kiev, moment of brilliance in Munich, an underappreciated performance against Barcelona at home, won the penalty in Madrid,  a number of goals against City (4 last season alone). I absolutely love this player, and I’m gutted to see him leave. Granted, he’s not what he used to be, but he’s had a new lease of life as a CF and will always be capable of brilliant moments.

A Liverpool legend, one of my favourites, wish him nothing but success in Munich, aside from the CL of course.

The one thing I won’t miss is the circus that comes with him.

There was no circus up until the last few weeks.......

The moments I remember are Sadio running back, closing down, making tackles.....

Legend......but we are in position to move on with

[I've been a good boy]

How do you say in German/Deutsch, "Don't let the door hit you on the way out"?,  they come they go LFC always remains.

What a weird post for a club legend. Will you also post the same thing when Salah, VVD, Allison all leave one day?

[Lastrador]

Remember that fucking goal on his debut though? That was special and one of his very best of 120 goals here. He's been a scorer of great goals for us, some real quality strikes. Not a single penalty as well which is really impressive.

So many great goals/moments spring to mind. That debut goal, the winner at Goodison in his first season, the equaliser in Kiev, plenty of great goals in the seasons we won the Champions League and then the title, like Bayern away, and some big ones this season. He struggled quite a bit in the games behind closed doors but then again most did, just glad he found his feet again this season and so unlucky not to end up winning the big two again.

Best of luck at Bayern unless our paths should cross in Europe. Like Divock before you the pleasure has been all ours 

https://twitter.com/Tactical_Times/status/1537774518827098112

120 goals and 48 assists in 269 games for us. Incredible numbers, and they still don't do him justice.

[kavah]

Good luck Sadio. You are a Liverpool legend

[Flaccido Dongingo]

6 seasons of outstanding service, and 6 seasons of great memories, don't be an arsehole, just give him your best and wish him well for the rest of his career.

Some supporters as so ungrateful and disrespectful.

[Nick110581]

A legend.

Gutted he has gone.

[disgraced cake]

If a player like Mane can get 'don't let the door hit you on the way out' type comments then nobody is safe. Bias aside I do think anybody who would leave here right now is to some extent mad but it's not like he's going to fucking Newcastle or something. He's joining one of the other biggest clubs in the world with a near guarantee of winning silverware. Granted some might not respect him for not 'challenging himself' enough but when you've done what he's done and consider the fact he's into his 30s now he obviously deserves to play for someone like Bayern. Their fans probably felt the same way with Thiago a couple of years ago.

It was the same with Gini last year. Granted he may not have ever have been as loved as Mane or quite as important but he was still a world class player who won big honours here after giving us the best years of his career.

[Sinyoro]

Great player, even greater human being.

Extremely gifted but humble.

Thank you Sadio Mane, forever a legend.


YNWA

[67CherryRed]

This is a feeling we're going to have to get used to. We have a lot of players in this squad who are at an age (or contract stage) where they'll be leaving in the next couple of years.

[Crosby Nick]

[MNAA]

Thank you Sadio. Good luck and all the best in your future endeavours. You’re an outstanding player for the football club and you should be proud. Proper legend no doubt …

[MH41]

Sullied his legendary standing right at the very end with his nonsense before the CL final and afterwards. Supporters remember this and it’s a sodding shame as I don’t think he will be looked on with 100% love by our supporters as the years go by and he’s retired.

Amazing player for us and a legend of the club. Wish him well.

A deal that suits both parties. Necessarily reduces risk from our starting front line losing their legs on our watch. And I’m convinced this will free up Salah a bit - I want him to be at his selfish best next year

Sums up exactly how I feel about him.
I'm upset he has gone. He really was truly world class. Always able to pull us out of a hole with his finishing, his work rate, his strength etc. A player with few, if any weaknesses?
He had no need, and indeed no business coming out with all the nonsense, just before the CL final. Hugely disrespectful to the club, and mostly to the fans who adored him. What is so "special" about him wanting to leave? (Did he even make that announcement to the fans afterwards, or rely on news going through his agent?)
He had absolutely no need to comment on anything before the CL final, especially as the news was not what we wanted to hear.
Of course he will always be considered a club legend for what he has achieved at the club. I wish him well...but John Barnes was much better! 🤣

[Suareznumber7]

Sullied his legendary standing right at the very end with his nonsense before the CL final and afterwards. Supporters remember this and it’s a sodding shame as I don’t think he will be looked on with 100% love by our supporters as the years go by and he’s retired.

 

[Jon2lfc]

6 seasons of outstanding service, and 6 seasons of great memories, don't be an arsehole, just give him your best and wish him well for the rest of his career.

Some supporters as so ungrateful and disrespectful.

this

[lfc_col]

Farewell Sadio LFC Legend

[mickeydocs]

Gutted. What a fucking player.

[stevieG786]

Gutted, wish him all the best 

[Morgana]

There's a strong Arabic-African rivalry going on too. Enormous gaps in wealth, access to electricity, clean water and the availability of education. Especially Morocco is having very high living standards in that sense, but also Egypt compared to other parts of the continent. Black people (often from Senegal) are being abused as very cheap labour in North Africa if they've not been able to get a migratory route to Europe. It breeds hostilities. That people in Senegal don't like Salah very much have many other external explations that go far beyond football. It's the cleanest way I can put it. Many Senegalese simply see the adulation Salah receives in the light of this. It's sad but I can't see it being any other way. The Sahara desert is the gigantic wall that divides the African continent in two in so many ways.

You are much better at explaining this than I am. Thank you.

[Skeeve]

A little disappointed at some of the nonsense around this move in recent weeks and it's also a shame if he genuinely didn't think that we appreciated him enough because that definitely wasn't the case.

He was an integral part of so many great moments during his time with us and I wish him well with his new challenge, except if we draw Bayern obviously.

[King Kenny 7]

Loved the guy, pity it has ended this way.


Sadio "we hardly knew ya"

[mersey_paradiso]

Sad he's going and maybe could have left the club in a better way but it is what it is.

Great player and will be sorely missed but we will carry on and hopefully proceed seamlessly without him.

Good luck and all the best Sadio. Just don't score against us if we meet Bayern in Europe.


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[Kalito]

Absolutely gutted.

One of my favourite players. Ever. Absolute beast on the pitch and great lad off it with his charity work and everything else.

Liverpool Legend. Won the fucking lot.

Wish him nothing but the best at Bayern (unless they meet us) and hope he tears it up over there.

Crystal Palace (and the rest!) meanwhile are chuffed to bits, I imagine...

[dmorgan]

Gutted but if he wants a new challenge, it's up to him
One of my favorite players of all time and hope he shines wherever he plays.

[Bobinhood]

Fuck

[FLRed67]

There's a strong Arabic-African rivalry going on too. Enormous gaps in wealth, access to electricity, clean water and the availability of education. Especially Morocco is having very high living standards in that sense, but also Egypt compared to other parts of the continent. Black people (often from Senegal) are being abused as very cheap labour in North Africa if they've not been able to get a migratory route to Europe. It breeds hostilities. That people in Senegal don't like Salah very much have many other external explations that go far beyond football. It's the cleanest way I can put it. Many Senegalese simply see the adulation Salah receives in the light of this. It's sad but I can't see it being any other way. The Sahara desert is the gigantic wall that divides the African continent in two in so many ways.

The roots of the animosity goes back millennia. Slavery.

And who the biggest buyers of (black) African slaves actually were, and who was responsible for the mutilation and death of the greatest number of black Africans. Something that is written out of our politically correct history books.

Sadio found himself in a far more difficult situation at LFC than most fans will ever realize.

Those who allow their opinion of him to be shaped by his actions and words in the last 3 weeks. and those who have spent pages and pages wondering why he left LFC for Bayern Munich and the Bundesliga ("because the trophies will easier to win") may have missed the point completely.

Look at the photo of Sadio in the victory parade and tell me that is a man who is happy he is leaving.