by You need a team to win trophies, but it is very useful to ask an individual to enjoy the season of his life. Mohamed Salah is that of Liverpool. Highlighting its importance for success on its side is not exactly controversial, but all praise is deserved after driving its team in pole position when approaching the company.
Salah leads score and creativity rankings of the Premier League with 22 goals and 14 assists to put Liverpool Claire at the top. During a difficult evening at Goodison Park in the middle of the week, he set up the opening before scoring in a game of a few chances, the ninth time this season, he reached such a feat. The wolves of Sunday adversaries will be well aware of his threat, although trying to cancel it is more difficult.
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In recent times, the players have finished at 32 when their bodies slowed down, but Salah is part of a new generation, fueled by modern science. He is physically and mentally disciplined, with a barely impregnated injury file. He made at least 32 appearances each season since he joined Liverpool in 2017 and he was still present under the Arna machine.
“In some things, you can see that he is 32,” says Slot. “He is so experienced and so intelligent and knows so well where the ball will fall. It is a positive thing about 32 years that he has experienced so many situations and that he thinks that “the ball could fall there” and that it is there.
“In other parts, such as its peak, which it does to be able to play every three days at its age. He’s not the only one who can do that, I think Cristiano [Ronaldo] Always the age at the age of 40. Mo is certainly also an example, like Virgile [van Dijk]For so many of our young players, how in good shape they are and how capable they are able to get their best performance every three days at their age. »»
Liverpool has lost a match in the league this season, but Slot wishes to emphasize that despite what looks like domination, it was a battle to stay at the top. Few teams have received a debate. Often, the difference is a man of 5 feet 9 inches of a small village in Egypt, as it was clear against Everton. Salah failed to score in just a quarter of 24 league games. “Each manager likes to work with the best players in the world, because if you do an exercise or try to have an idea of how you want to play, these players can perform this even better,” says Slot. “But what excites me the most is that Mo is a very humble person who wants to work every day to become a better player. And that excites me most about him, that he has this quality, that he is not the only one. He has teammates who also have a lot of quality. »»
Salah has defined his own role on the right wing, deriving in the gap between the half-center and the great rear. Like Arjen Robben before him, he is an expert in the balloon curling in the most distant corner, but is also able to enter the right positions for Tap-ins. His 179 goals place him sixth on the marking list of all time of the Premier League (he is 10th in assists) five behind Sergio Agüero and two others behind Andy Cole, who could both have this season.
The question of whether Salah enters the top three blows in the wind, and the days turn on his current contract. Change the sports director and the supply of a new head coach has embarrassed Liverpool’s prospects from a quick resolution to renewals, with Van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold who still signs, although Salah has an offer on the table . If he leaves, the most and most likely destination is Saudi Arabia, which will provide an increase in wages but a drop in standards.
Salah is Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Kevin de Bruyne de Liverpool, the brilliant light that causes teams through difficult periods with commitment, energy and, above all, world class quality. Winning trophies is never easy, but Salah will continue to open the way in breeze and gusts looking for glory.
