The moment Egyptian star Mohamed Salah left the stadium for Sunday’s Arsenal v Liverpool match was not normal, as it is the first time the great scorer has left the pitch and his team lost a year and a half ago. which indicates that there are problems in the team and in Salah in particular.
German manager Jurgen Klopp replaced Mohamed Salah, one of the greatest scorers in modern Liverpool history, with Brazilian Fabinho to secure the 2-2 draw, the first time in 18 months that Salah has left the pitch and Liverpool lost the result in a Premier League match.
And Daniel Storey, head of the sports section of the British newspaper I, wrote on Monday: Salah’s exit was unusual. But his continuation was not logical, one shot missed the goal and created an opportunity, and only 9 passes at the Arsenal stadium and he could not even apply the high pressure that Klopp wanted, as the trio of Jota, Firmino and Nunez pressed opponents 41 times, while Salah’s tally was only 3 times, as the Egyptian player did not justify his continuation on the pitch.
He continued: Salah renewed his contract last July and became the highest paid player in Liverpool history at the age of 30. Klopp insisted that Mohamed’s continuation means a positive boost for the rest of the players.
And Story continued: Liverpool set aside a lot of money for Salah’s survival but replaced Sadio Mane and spent more money signing Darwin Nunez without guaranteeing the continuation of Salah’s goals, as he will play for Liverpool for the first time with a traditional spearhead striker occupy the depth of the attack.
He added: Salah’s numbers have dropped frighteningly from last season, one touch every 90 minutes to 42, 1.6 shots on goal every 90 minutes to 0.9 and Arsenal touched the ball once in the box on Sunday. of rigor.
And Daniel continued: The only thing that has increased this season is Salah’s chance creation rate, today he creates 3.3 chances per game, which is his highest rate in his history with Liverpool.
The article concluded: The new contract has put eggs in a basket, and this is confusing to anyone who has seen Salah in the last 5 years. Liverpool have given a lot to one of their top scorers as they approached the fall of his career, then deliberately or not, changed his role on the team and got lost.
