Author Topic: Mohamed Salah - Best in the World * (Read 2876982 times)

abs-ibs · « **Reply #24040 on:** July 23, 2022, 11:40:03 pm »

I think the contract situation weighed heavy on him during the latter half of the season, plus losing the AFCON and overall fatigue had an impact too.

Now after a good holiday, a new contract, and no World Cup or AFCON to deal with, I think we will see a surge in his performances for the entire season.

Looking forward to seeing what he will do this year with a new front line. Can't wait.

Red Beret · « **Reply #24041 on:** July 24, 2022, 12:24:16 am »

Quote from: WhereAngelsPlay on July 20, 2022, 09:30:05 pm

Win the International unlicensed Cup

"Lick my balls, Mharti!"

NarutoReds · « **Reply #24042 on:** July 30, 2022, 07:15:21 pm »

Ehheemmm!!!

Ghost Town · « **Reply #24043 on:** July 30, 2022, 07:18:45 pm »

Goal, assist, thrills , runs, twists, turns, passes and smiles.

Just another season of the King in Red

Clint Eastwood · « **Reply #24044 on:** July 30, 2022, 07:26:26 pm »

Looks like the contract situation being over is a big weight off his shoulders, looks reinvigorated.

gerrardisgod · « **Reply #24045 on:** July 30, 2022, 07:28:57 pm »

Thought that was as close to pre-AFCON as we’ve seen.

Unlucky everyone else.

JC the Messiah · « **Reply #24046 on:** July 30, 2022, 07:34:12 pm »

Great to see the best forward in the world shine again today.

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #24047 on:** July 30, 2022, 07:37:32 pm »

He looks well fit and a very well taken penalty as usual.

kavah · « **Reply #24048 on:** July 30, 2022, 07:38:04 pm »

What a player he is.

SamLad · « **Reply #24049 on:** July 30, 2022, 07:55:48 pm »

seems to me he's adjusted his game a bit ... instead of taking on the defender(s) each time, he's releasing the ball more quickly. and looking for the rapid pass. he definitely looks sharp compared to the January-May period.

LovelyCushionedHeader · « **Reply #24050 on:** July 30, 2022, 07:57:13 pm »

Quote from: SamLad on July 30, 2022, 07:55:48 pm

seems to me he's adjusted his game a bit ... instead of taking on the defender(s) each time, he's releasing the ball more quickly. and looking for the rapid pass. he definitely looks sharp compared to the January-May period.

Probably because his arch-nemesis has left.

SamLad · « **Reply #24051 on:** July 30, 2022, 07:58:08 pm »

Quote from: LovelyCushionedHeader on July 30, 2022, 07:57:13 pm

Probably because his arch-nemesis has left.

zackly

MonsLibpool · « **Reply #24052 on:** July 30, 2022, 08:00:57 pm »

Quote from: SamLad on July 30, 2022, 07:55:48 pm

seems to me he's adjusted his game a bit ... instead of taking on the defender(s) each time, he's releasing the ball more quickly. and looking for the rapid pass. he definitely looks sharp compared to the January-May period.

It's maturity. He's more willing to look up and pick out teammates in better positions.

Ghost Town · « **Reply #24053 on:** July 30, 2022, 08:51:22 pm »

Don't think you can make any such claim after one game (or even several games). And I can't see any difference in his play, to be honest. Over the last few seasons he's often made rapid passes and released the ball early or whatever. And he's often had moments when he's kept the ball and not passed, as well. He does both depending upon his own assessment of the moment.

He'll do both again this season, and as ever people will be reactive in their response.

anandg_lfc · « **Reply #24054 on:** July 30, 2022, 08:59:07 pm »

The WC break will only make him better. I think he will score more than his prolific first season with us.

Elzar · « **Reply #24055 on:** July 30, 2022, 09:22:12 pm »

Looks sharper than ever before on the ball. Didn’t get him the ball quite enough today in the first half, but when he running at the defence his control was perfect.

Robert_B · « **Reply #24056 on:** July 30, 2022, 09:26:18 pm »

He looks happier than he has done for a long time.

1892tillforever · « **Reply #24057 on:** July 31, 2022, 01:09:45 am »

9/2 to be top league goalscorer? Okay then.

Dench57 · « **Reply #24058 on:** July 31, 2022, 01:13:09 am »

Quote from: jillc on July 30, 2022, 07:37:32 pm

He looks well fit

Steady.

I do like those highlights in his hair though.

jckliew · « **Reply #24059 on:** July 31, 2022, 01:51:39 am »

He is looking like Refreshed player already!

WhereAngelsPlay · « **Reply #24060 on:** July 31, 2022, 01:53:25 am »

Quote from: jckliew on July 31, 2022, 01:51:39 am

He is looking like Refreshed player already!

Yep,he's back to smiling with his eyes again.

stevieG786 · « **Reply #24061 on:** July 31, 2022, 01:54:11 am »

He looked sharp and happy, another amazing season ahead for our Egyptian king

jckliew · « **Reply #24062 on:** July 31, 2022, 02:01:44 am »

Quote from: WhereAngelsPlay on July 31, 2022, 01:53:25 am

Yep,he's back to smiling with his eyes again.

The 300k quid helps.

WhereAngelsPlay · « **Reply #24063 on:** July 31, 2022, 02:39:05 am »

Quote from: jckliew on July 31, 2022, 02:01:44 am

The 300k quid helps.

Mo wouldn't get out of bed for £300k pw.

anandg_lfc · « **Reply #24064 on:** July 31, 2022, 04:02:43 am »

He is dominating games in different ways. Salah is in prime shape and has started the same way as last season.

I expect him to have a similar output to his first season with us. The wc break is a huge blessing for him as he has been playing non stop. Having Nunez, Jota and Diaz will also help him find more space than he usually does. If he keeps crossing the same way, both Nunez and Jota will probably have 10 headed goals each.

killer-heels · « **Reply #24065 on:** July 31, 2022, 08:56:58 am »

He looked very much like the best player in the world yesterday. Lets not forget his cross to Nunez with his right foot for the penalty.

Knight · « **Reply #24066 on:** July 31, 2022, 09:07:38 am »

Can't wait for that January period where he's been on the beach for a week or two whilst most of the rest of the best players in the league have been slogging their way through a ridiculously extended and bloated tournament in a desert.

JackWard33 · « **Reply #24067 on:** July 31, 2022, 11:02:37 am »

Playing Cancelo at left back is a massive problem for them vs us … Salah completely destroys him every time we play

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #24068 on:** July 31, 2022, 11:11:43 am »

He’s going to set up loads for Nunez with those lovely in swinging crosses. Top for goals and assists in the league I reckon.

Ravishing Rick Dude · « **Reply #24069 on:** July 31, 2022, 11:21:37 am »

His hair looks brilliant too

Another Red · « **Reply #24070 on:** July 31, 2022, 12:04:29 pm »

His hair looks brilliant and he had a great game today. He looked extremely sharp during one of the shooting drills they did during the week and I think he's going to continue that form throughout this season.

farawayred · « **Reply #24071 on:** July 31, 2022, 05:04:56 pm »

Quote from: JackWard33 on July 31, 2022, 11:02:37 am

Playing Cancelo at left back is a massive problem for them vs us … Salah completely destroys him every time we play

That's a biased view though. Cancelo got the better of Salah much more than usual and kept him quiet for long periods of the game. But Salah just kept pushing and pushing.

Ghost Town · « **Reply #24072 on:** July 31, 2022, 05:09:40 pm »

Quote from: farawayred on July 31, 2022, 05:04:56 pm

That's a biased view though. Cancelo got the better of Salah much more than usual and kept him quiet for long periods of the game. But Salah just kept pushing and pushing.

Did he? Salah was quiet for the middle portion of the game (a period each side of half time) but that was largely because we stopped trying so much after going ahead (one way in which it was treated like a friendly, with no risks taken, I guess) and didn't bring Mo into play much.

I'll have to watch it again, but I don't recall his being specifically corralled, though he was triple marked a lot

killer-heels · « **Reply #24073 on:** July 31, 2022, 05:11:49 pm »

Cancelo is a top player but Salah destroyed him. Salah created loads for us and loads in the first half and that doesnt really scream a full back keeping the attacker quiet.

Its a real strength of ours against them. Cancelo gets twisted inside out when against Salah and that can be seen with how effective Salah has been against them these past few fixtures.

Schmidt · « **Reply #24074 on:** July 31, 2022, 05:15:29 pm »

Yeah Salah trashed Cancelo, if he had a quiet patch it was because they had three players surrounding him as soon as the ball got near him.

farawayred · « **Reply #24075 on:** July 31, 2022, 05:16:14 pm »

All I'm saying is that Cancelo performed better against Salah than in the three games we played last season (I don't recall if they both played all three). And yes, he emerged with the ball annoyingly a number of times when Salah tried one-on-one. If you argued that Salah destroyed him last season, I'd have no argument.

JackWard33 · « **Reply #24076 on:** July 31, 2022, 05:23:36 pm »

Quote from: farawayred on July 31, 2022, 05:04:56 pm

That's a biased view though. Cancelo got the better of Salah much more than usual and kept him quiet for long periods of the game. But Salah just kept pushing and pushing.

He got wrecked … he either loses the 1 on 1 with him or ends up giving him so much space he can pick his pass as he did for the first and third goals
In both league games last season we were somewhat out played but Salahs mismatch allowed us to compete and always be dangerous - Cancelo can’t deal with him

Anyway evidence from yesterday for you
https://twitter.com/lfcmuh/status/1553491398720163840?s=24&t=mHiNGToj6zl20RsvVYVHfg

Dench57 · « **Reply #24077 on:** August 1, 2022, 10:39:30 am »

Jack using an edited video as evidence? Where are the underlying numbers man!? What happened to you?

killer-heels · « **Reply #24078 on:** August 1, 2022, 10:45:02 am »

He showed exactly why it would be unnerving to lose him, he is one of the best in the world and the best attacker in this league.

He has said every season he looks to add a new tactic to confuse defenders. He attempted quite a few right foot crosses against City, wonder if that's his new 'move'.

JackWard33 · « **Reply #24079 on:** August 1, 2022, 10:48:01 am »

Quote from: Dench57 on August 1, 2022, 10:39:30 am

Jack using an edited video as evidence? Where are the underlying numbers man!? What happened to you?

Sorry sorry... I'm in preseason shape - way off it ....
He produced 0.83 xg and 0.25xa in one 90?!!! ...while completing 94% of his passes - basically destroyed them while never risking possession.
Okay, good to get a rep in, the work continues