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Liverpool FC Forum / Re: Mohamed Salah - Best in the World *
« Last post by decosabute on Today at 05:47:51 pm »Happened with Ronaldo and Ferguson.
Nothing to see. Its just an elite talent who is one of the best players in the world being angry because he isn't started during a title run-in but then being asked to come on and make a difference with <15 minutes to go.
Messi, Ronaldo, Salah - players of this ilk, especially in their senior years, are always going to react poorly and aggressively when they aren't given the best opportunity to put the club (and their) success in their own hands. In Salah's mind, there is no one better in the squad during a title run-in to have on the pitch than him. Its that belief which makes him stand out.
Of course we want him to be Mr. Professional and say nothing wrong or do anything disrespectful to the manager - but its human nature and part of the DNA of every single world class player.
I heard a quote from Roy Keane a few years ago 'squad rotation is key and vital to the squad but don't rotate me' - or something to that effect.
He's a phenomenal player and a legend of the club. He has had a few poor weeks of form but we're not in the situation we are due to him. The goal scoring chart doesn't lie and he's dragged us during parts of this season. Lets not drag his name or Klopp's through the mud. There is a chance they're both leaving and both deserve to leave with their heads held high. Absolute legends for the club.
Ronaldo was the best player in the world when he was leaving United under Ferguson. That doesn't apply to this version of Mo Salah. And Ronaldo was always a dick. He just got indulged for what he brought on the field. I don't want our players to act like that, even if they are the best in the world. Mo Salah isn't even the best player in his postion for us at the moment and he's throwing a strop like that in public. Not good enough in my opinion.
And using Roy Keane as an example isn't the best - latter day Keane was fucked out the door by Ferguson because his moods and complaints and criticism were no longer compensated for by his abilities on the field. When he left, United won three league titles in a row and won the Champions League.
Even if he was at his best, I wouldn't want to see Salah acting like that. He definitely shouldn't be when he's stunk the gaf out for a month and a half, been one of the main reasons our season derailed, and very rightly been dropped.
