Annoyance is great in England. While Liverpool returned to victory on Wednesday evening by beating Eintracht Frankfurt (1-5) in the Champions League, thus ending a series of four consecutive defeats, certain doubts still persist within the club.
Particularly the one concerning the decisive character of the team's star, Mohamed Salah. Strong man of the title of champion of England last season, the Egyptian is struggling to find his usual level. This season, the striker has a record of three goals, including a penalty, and three assists in twelve matches. Standards well below the usual.
Enough to convince his coach to leave him on the bench in C1, in favor of an attack led by Hugo Ekitiké, Cody Gakpo and Alexander Isak. A choice which paid off since the Frenchman, author of a very good performance, as well as the Dutchman were both scorers. Above all, more generally, the team won again despite his absence.
Mohamed Salah does not reassure
Entering the game in the 74th minute in place of Ekitiké, Salah nevertheless had several opportunities to regain his decisive character, he who has been silent for six matches with the Reds. But unfortunately for the fourth in the 2025 Ballon d'Or, this series still continues because of him. There is even frustration and annoyance in England regarding the striker facing these wasted opportunities.
One of them, which occurred in the 89th minute, caused a lot of ink to flow. Well served by Federico Chiesa on the right, Mohamed Salah had the opportunity to increase the score. Florian Wirtz, still looking for a first goal, was waiting for an offering from the Egyptian facing the empty cage, but the latter preferred to shoot from a very tight angle. An action which outraged the press, including
The Athletic. “ His desperation to avoid extending his recent drought to six appearances was illustrated by his unsuccessful attempt to score from the tightest angles, when he could and should have offered Florian Wirtz a simple assist at the end of the match.we can read. A revival is expected.
