The moment the Egyptian star Mohamed Salah left the stadium for the Arsenal-Liverpool match on Sunday was not normal, as it is the first time that the great scorer leaves the field and his team lost a year and a half ago, which indicates that there are problems in the team and Salah in particular.
German coach Jurgen Klopp replaced Mohamed Salah, one of the greatest scorers in Liverpool’s modern history, with Brazilian Fabinho in order to secure the result that was referring to a 2-2 draw, the first time in 18 months that Salah left the field 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, a shot missed the goal and created one opportunity, and only 9 passes in the Arsenal stadium and even failed to apply the high pressure that Klopp wanted, as the trio of Jota, Firmino and Nunez pressed the opponents 41 times, while Salah’s tally was only 3 times, as The Egyptian player did not justify his continuation on the field.
He continued: Salah renewed his contract last July and became the highest-paid player in Liverpool’s history at the age of 30. Klopp insisted at the time that Mohamed’s continuation means a positive boost for the rest of the players.
And Story continued: Liverpool allocated a lot of money to Salah’s survival, but he replaced Sadio Mane and spent more money to sign Darwin Nunez without guaranteeing the continuation of Salah’s goals, as he will play for the first time with Liverpool with a traditional spearhead striker occupying the depth of the attack.
He added: Salah’s numbers decreased frighteningly compared to last season, one touch per 90 minutes compared to 42, 1.6 shots on goal per 90 minutes to 0.9, and Arsenal on Sunday touched the ball once in the penalty area.
And Daniel continued: The only thing that has increased this season is Salah’s rate of creating chances, today he creates 3.3 chances per game, which is his highest rate in his history with Liverpool.
The article concluded: The new contract put eggs in one basket, and this is confusing for anyone who has watched Salah over the past 5 years. Liverpool handed a great deal to one of his greatest scorers as he approached the fall of his career, then deliberately or otherwise, he changed his role in the team and became lost .