Reigning English champion, Liverpool is experiencing a complicated first part of the 2025-2026 financial year. Despite XXL recruitment last summer, the Reds have lost their splendor, like Mohamed Salah in great difficulty.
Author of 5 goals and 3 assists in 16 appearances (all competitions combined, the Pharaoh is far from his statistics from last season, he who finished top scorer and assists in the Premier League (29 goals and 18 offerings). And beyond his lack of efficiency, the former Roman is criticized for his lack of defensive involvement.
“Salah does not retreat”slammed former Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher for The Overlap, and added: “There is an obvious concern for Liverpool on that side because he is not coming back and not having the consistency of a right-back in every game. I think teams are aiming for that side. Manchester City did it and I felt sorry for (Conor) Bradley, he needed help. »
“Mo Salah can no longer start every week”
“ If you’re not scoring the goals on one side and leaving your team exposed on the other, you’re essentially getting nothing out of this tactical ploy of allowing Mo Salah to stay in attack, the CBS Sports consultant continued. So either he has to come back (defensively) or you have to play with someone else. This is why I said a few weeks ago that Mo Salah can no longer start every week, especially on the outside. »
Strongly criticized on the other side of the Channel, Mohamed Salah joined the Egyptian selection in Al Aïn, in the United Arab Emirates, where they have been gathered since Monday in anticipation of a mini friendly tournament in preparation for the CAN. The Pharaohs will begin against Uzbekistan on Friday. And the winner of this Egypt-Uzbekistan will face the winner of Cape Verde-Iran, while the losers will compete for third place.
