England – German Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool coach, defended his Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah and Uruguayan Darwin Nunez, noting that the decline in the level of strikers is normal.
Mohamed Salah has been suffering from a decline in his level recently, which has led to this Egyptian star being subjected to a campaign of criticism launched by a number of technicians and analysts.
Salah failed to score any goal from open play (that is, with the exception of penalty kicks) in his last 7 matches with Liverpool, thus confirming the reality of the crisis he is suffering from despite his return from the injury he suffered during his participation with the “Pharaohs” team in the African Cup of Nations finals. 2024 in Côte d’Ivoire.
The Egyptian star scored only two goals in his last 7 matches with the Reds, both from the penalty spot, the first in the match against Manchester United in the 32nd round, and the second against the Italian Atalanta in the quarter-finals of the European League, while he wasted many opportunities, as his team was eliminated from the continental championship.
Salah’s last goal from the game dates back to the 31st round of the Premier League match against Brighton, when he gave his team the lead (2-1) on March 31st.
Klopp said in statements reported by Liverpool’s official website before facing West Ham United: “Bringing Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah back to shine again? “This is always the most difficult thing when strikers don’t score.”
He added: “Strikers have to go through these things. This is the life of a striker. The life of a goalkeeper is to save 500 balls and everyone is screaming about this.”
The German coach continued: “In the life of a striker, you score all the time and then you don’t score for a while and everyone asks you why you don’t score. It’s the hardest thing in the world and it can sometimes be the easiest thing in the world and it depends on the decisive passes you get.”
He explained: “If there was a single solution that would return every striker to his best condition after missing some opportunities, then its owner would be a truly wealthy man if he wrote a book about this matter.”
Klopp concluded: “We have 4 matches remaining and we have 12 points to get, and if you ask me, I want them all.”
Mohamed Salah is the top scorer for Liverpool teams this season, scoring 24 goals in 40 matches, although he suffers from wasting opportunities in a noticeable manner recently, coinciding with the fluctuation of the team’s results.
Source: media
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2024-04-28 09:39:36