Sadio Mane

[Barrington Womble]

7 minutes ago, Captain said:

I think it was about Salah not passing to him. They seemed to have a spat about it on the pitch, and when Sadio got the hook he threw a fit.

 

I can see where he's coming from, but I don't think the pass was on. The defender would have snuffed it out. That said, there seems to be a bit of history there.

Salah is a greedy twat at times. But getting the hook I think is to be taken as a compliment and klopp is trying to save a few mins in the legs. He clearly took off our best 2 strikers today. Also, I'm not sure mane passes there either. 

[No2]

The question is who wins in a scrap between Sadio and Mo? 

[magicrat]

Not great really that Mane lost his cool today. I expect its been brewing for while and it's essential they play as a partnership. Needs sorting quickly 

[magicrat]

1 hour ago, No2 said:

The question is who wins in a scrap between Sadio and Mo? 

Guardiola 

[Luckyhillkop]

5 hours ago, Captain said:

 They seemed to have a spat about it on the pitch

Did they? Can't find the footage anywhere. 

[Bad Red Bull]

Not the first time, he's pissed with Salah who got a bollocking from Klopp for not passing to firmino earlier. Couple of times in the cl final as well. At one time mane throws his hands in the air and looks at the bench and pointing at salah

[easytoslip]

Yes , bad news and not good to see so it does need sorting out as that type of stuff doesn’t bode well . Hopefully it was a passing thing pardon the pun but I’m not sure it was?

 

 

[Captain]

6 hours ago, Luckyhillkop said:

Did they? Can't find the footage anywhere. 

It's not like they were throwing punches, but they were gesticulating at each other as they walked back after the attack was finished.

[The Guest]

People have been burying their heads in the sand with it for ages.  It’s been going on since the end of the 34 goal season.  What happened yesterday is a massive deal because it’s so out of character and it shows there’s clearly underlying issues behind the scenes.  He won’t be the only pissed off with Salah prioritising his own goal scoring records over the team.  Klopp and the club should have nipped it in the bud at the end of that season.  He was indulged far too long.

 

There will still people talking like this is a one off incident and will be completely dumbstruck as to why it’s happened because they can’t see what’s right in front of them.

 

The annoying thing is it looked like the club had dealt with it because he hadn’t done it this season up until yesterday.  The fact that Mane flipped off the back of it happening once in a game when it’s happened countless times game after game last season tells me they’ve definitely been spoken to about it because it was the reaction of a man who is absolutely fucking sick of it and thought it had been sorted.

[Leyton388]

It's been obvious for a while now that Mo has been greedy and it does piss you off at time but on the other hand Mane has been guilty of it also so him having a go at mo is a bit rich imo. 

[Turkish Delight]

The last thing we need is players not playing on instinct and hesitating before making decisions on whether to pass or shoot. It crippled Mane's game for a while after one in the derby a couple of years ago. 

 

Looking at the game yesterday I think the one he should have passed was to Firmino earlier. I don't think a pass to Mane would have reached him.

[lifetime fan]

I guess this is the risk you run having contracts that financially incentivise players on a goals scored basis...

 

Maybe the same financial bonus should be paid for an assist as well as scoring.

 

And no no that’s not a dog at the owners before anyone starts.  

[TheBitch]

Agree the assist bonus should be the same as a goal bonus. 

 

It might be, for all I know. 

 

*shrugs*

[Duff Man]

I think expecting a squad to be uniformly harmonious is a little unrealistic. Anyone who's ever read a player's biography, or indeed just worked or played in a team of any sort, will know there's always tension simmering away under the surface, which occasionally bubbles over in some form or another.

 

As long as that's all it is it's probably not a massive concern. There are myriad examples of very successful teams containing players who weren't too fond of each other.

[Oh Buoy]

Glad Diouf seized the opportunity to share his wealth of knowledge on the matter: 

 

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/diouf-mane-salah-liverpool-news-16838851

[Tj hooker]

Whether there is a problem or not it should be kept behind closed doors nothing like washing your dirty linen in public.

I'm sure if it's an issue then Klopp will have both of them in and sort it .

We do have a strong manager in charge not like the spineless wonder further up the East Lancs. 

[lifetime fan]

Why the fuck would the Echo or anyone for that matter give a shit what that twat thinks. 

[Barrington Womble]

2 minutes ago, lifetime fan said:

Why the fuck would the Echo or anyone for that matter give a shit what that twat thinks. 

The echo care about clicks only. 

[lifetime fan]

Just now, Barry Wom said:

The echo care about clicks only. 

 

I get that, but who the fuck is gonna click on it? 

[Barrington Womble]

1 minute ago, lifetime fan said:

 

I get that, but who the fuck is gonna click on it? 

We have literally millions of knobheads following us!

[lifetime fan]

1 minute ago, Barry Wom said:

We have literally millions of knobheads following us!

 

Fair point. 

[Bjornebye]

Klopp will have sorted it in seconds. Nothing to see here. 

[Baltar]

This has been brewing for ages, Sadio finally had enough. Love Mo, but he's too greedy at times. Jurgen needs to sort him out asap.

[Carvalho Diablo]

All great strikers are too greedy at times, it's only when they're greedy all of the time to the detriment of the team when it becomes a problem.

 

Our front 3 are ace, the balance is perfect, they each shine, so to  "have a word with Mo" suggesting he changes his style of playing would be folly. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

Understandable that Mane is frustrated but he needs to suck it up and realise he's a European Champion playing in the best forward line in the world.

[sir roger]

Firmino is very unselfish & Mane fairly honest in that regard , Mo however has gone a bit rogue the last season and a bit and spends a lot of time blasting shots at defenders legs and passing as a last resort. I think Mane's carrying-on yesterday may actually do some good shining a light on it and think Mo may be more of a team player like he was in his first season , when it benefitted him goals-wise.