Mohamed Salah

[Code]

Open day at the asylum again I see. 

[Fowlers God]

I dont think we should be selling Mo at all. I have banged that drum consistently for the last x2 windows and my feelings on the subject havent changed. 

 

What we need to do is look at how to use Mo better and to his abilities better than the current status quo. 

 

I posted in the Derby thread that Mo should now play down the middle. His hold up play and passing into space is most probably better than its ever been. He still closes down in the final third and hurries oppositions defenders. @Code any stats on Salah turnovers in this area?

Even playing Mo a bit deeper and in a 10 role would get some better results. 

 

Form is temporary-Its not like anyone is playing well atm- Its all very knee jerk to be losing our best player. 

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

1 hour ago, Code said:

Open day at the asylum again I see. 

 

[an tha]

On 25/04/2024 at 15:23, Code said:

Ive been saying that for ages.

 

 

Fucking hell some of them....

[Barrington Womble]

4 hours ago, lebron said:

 

I mentioned this a few pages back, but if his hamstring hasn't properly healed, shooting may be even worse than sprinting, both physically and mentally. 

 

In my view, he has tried to play at 85 pct, thinking he will help the team. Fact is his 100 pct before his injury was already borderline in terms of what we need in the winger's position. Nothing wrong with that, few pacy players keep their explosivity well into their 30s. What we're seeing now though is just as shadow of what was. We're (or maybe he himself) basically asking him to be a Messi-like playmaker, which he is not, some outstanding through balls aside.

 

The big thing for me, aside from the fact he looks like he's holding back on the shooting, we've also allowed him to not have to press, but that pretty much means as a team we don't press. If he's not over his injury (which I don't believe he is), I think he might have been much more useful in the last 20 or 30 mins of games, where he might not be able to be explosive or indeed smash a shot properly, he can play those incredible through balls he's got better at over the last few years and expose the opposition as they mentally tire and maybe don't cover runs as well. 

 

My gut feeling is he and klopp have decided to give it a go and unfortunately it hasn't quite work out. 

 

1 hour ago, Code said:

Open day at the asylum again I see. 

Do you think Mo is playing well? Mate, he's been shite since he came back. It's not to say others haven't been shite too, but he's our world class star, his lack of form hurts us more than any other player. I think there's absolutely no doubt he playing with an injury. And we (and he) might be better if he was used more sparingly. 

[Lee909]

5 hours ago, lebron said:

 

Why would you, though? He can't strike a ball to save his life, and is getting worse and worse at it. I'm 100 pct sure some of it is related to his injury. 

 

Clearing up his hamstring issues is the only way he stays on for me. If he can't sprint or put his left foot through the ball no more, we can't cater to his ego/salary.

 

I'm talking when he's fit. He obviously isn't now, but pre the new year his numbers where good. Get him closer to goal so he gets more chances and he still has a great eye for a pass. No point in isolating him wide when he's obviously losing pace

[TheHowieLama]

If he is not fit what was all that mumbo jumbo about never rushing players back?

[Kevin D]

Not having him arguing with the manager on the touchline.

 

Fine him two weeks wages and make him apologise publicly.

[Torvald Utne]

I thought it looked like klopp was pissed off that it took him so long to get ready and by the time they were able to do the subs they had scored...and klopp let him know his thoughts on the subject..... Pure speculation of course!

[Trojan1892]

https://x.com/j_castelobranco/status/1784227385115607164?s=48&t=BtC0bvVDKv4XjaY-8HhvGQ
 

That fire he’s talking about pity he hasn’t shown any on the pitch for weeks the mouthy cunt.

[Welsh]

Love Mo but to publicly act like that is a disgrace. 

[Colonel Bumcunt]

 

Should have sold him last summer.  

[lebron]

Him and Nunez the main culprits of our downfall the last couple of months. Would sell both in a heartbeat right now. The moment you think you’re bigger than the manager it’s time to get rid.

 

Showed my sons the clip of Terry talking about Villas-Boas earlier in the week, and they were shocked to see someone lauded as a leader talk that way. Fair to say they had some questions to how Mo acted on the sideline today.

 

He can count himself very lucky to have stumbled on a situation where Klopp, Mane and Firmino all played to his strengths.

Happy to see him go now before he tarnishes his reputation further.

 

 

[Harry's Lad]

2 hours ago, Kevin D said:

Not having him arguing with the manager on the touchline.

 

Fine him two weeks wages and make him apologise publicly.

This.

I love Mo but that was unacceptable.

[suzy]

1 minute ago, Harry's Lad said:

This.

I love Mo but that was unacceptable.

I agree.

[lifetime fan]

Fuck him. 
 

He’s not the only one, quite a few of them are trying on the Billy big bollocks act of late; Salah thinking being dropped for being completely shite is beneath him, Trent thinking he doesn’t need to defend and can pick where he plays, Virg thinking he doesn’t have to actually sprint or get physical with an attacker when defending. 
 

100% effort is the bare minimum and a few of these cunts on not inconsiderable salaries need a fucking rocket up their arses and reminded of it every day in training. 
 

A shout of ‘do as you’re fucking told by the manager’ at the next game wouldn’t go amiss. 

[Smell The Glove]

2 hours ago, Kevin D said:

Not having him arguing with the manager on the touchline.

 

Fine him two weeks wages and make him apologise publicly.

Get rid. He knew the optics.

[diamondjoe]

Can't be arsed with these forwards anymore. I'd happily sell all 5 of them. Just not good enough or reliable enough. 

They couldn't fucking do it when it really mattered. 

[Barrington Womble]

Doesn't really matter what the argument is about. You don't speak to the manager like that on the touchline. If I was klopp, I'd have sat him down and told him he could go on his holidays now. He won't of course, he tried to kill the story until Mo walked through the mic zone. 

[El Rojo]

The row was unsavoury but these things happen. 
 

He’s been one of our best ever attackers but he can’t be the new manager’s problem.

 

Has to go this summer. 

[Section_31]

15 minutes ago, Colonel Bumcunt said:

 

Should have sold him last summer.  

 

Sarah Michelle Gellar over here.

[TheHowieLama]

Unfortunately it will become a lasting image.

[Section_31]

The concept of authority is fascinating isn't it? Even if someone is essentially a good person, if they perceive your loss of authority over them, such as Klopp stepping down, they act up.

 

Similar thing happened with Beckham when he sensed himself becoming bigger than the club, so Ferguson kicked him in the head and sold him.

[Arnaud]

We were good without him (Afcon, injuries).

 

He’s been a great player but his attitude and football have been a disgrace for a while,

 

Klopp played it down because there’s lots of money at stake.

[El Rojo]

Just now, Section_31 said:

Ferguson kicked him in the head and sold him.

You need a bit of that.