Prepared by – Mohamed Tharwat
Liverpool FC will meet Ajax Amsterdam on Tuesday evening at Anfield in the second round of Group A matches of the UEFA Champions League.
Liverpool enters the match after a humiliating defeat against Napoli last Wednesday, with four goals against a goal, at the “São Paulo” stadium, while Ajax swept its guest, Rangers, with a clean four.
Liverpool’s start in Europe does not look better than its position in the English Premier League, the Premier League, where the Reds collected 9 points from 6 games, winning two games, drawing in 3 games and losing against Manchester United 1-2.
Many former Liverpool stars blamed the Egyptian star, Mohamed Salah, in light of the team’s decline locally and in Europe, which threatens it with a zero season, in light of the decline in its ranking in the English Premier League, and its humiliating loss against Napoli in the Champions League, which will put him under great pressure to ensure qualification for the Champions League. The round of 16 in light of the competition with the Italian team, and Ajax as well.
The numbers say that Mohamed Salah scored 3 goals this season and assisted two others, whether in the Charity Shield match against Manchester City, or the English Premier League matches.
Luis Garcia, the former Liverpool star, said that Mohamed Salah can see his current level, and frankly, he does not outperform defenders in bilateral confrontations, nor does he run in the penalty area, and is far from it, where his danger lies.
Garcia believes that Mohamed Salah needs some rest now, and said: “It is important for the players to understand that they need to rest, because it is difficult to participate in 63 or 70 matches like last season. There will be rest for many players during the World Cup, in which many will participate while others will be away from the matches.”
Since the beginning of the season, Liverpool have suffered from a series of injuries that have affected its stars, especially Thiago Alcantara, Naby Keita, Matip and Ibrahima Konate.
Mohamed Salah was crowned the English Premier League top scorer last season, for the third time since his move to Liverpool 5 seasons ago.