Mo Salah 2025/26 Season

[ibromurph]

MOTD analysis: How Chelsea exploited Liverpool's full-backs in Premier League win

Former Manchester United and Everton striker Wayne Rooney explains how Chelsea exploited Liverpool down the flanks in their 2-1 win in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge.

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Rooney saying exactly what I was complaining about during the game. Salah not tracking back at all affects the whole team. The midfield is dragged out of position to help cover him. We were like this last season which is why TAA always looked exposed. The difference was, on the counter last season Salah had a little bit more power in his legs and he was punishing teams on the turnover. Also, if you attack TAA and lose the ball to him, he has the vision and ability to ping a through ball to Salah from his own half, so Salah cheating defensively was a good risk vs reward. We don’t have that option anymore.

 

[ibromurph]

MOTD analysis: How Chelsea exploited Liverpool's full-backs in Premier League win

Former Manchester United and Everton striker Wayne Rooney explains how Chelsea exploited Liverpool down the flanks in their 2-1 win in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge.

www.bbc.co.uk

Rooney saying exactly what I was complaining about during the game. Salah not tracking back at all affects the whole team. The midfield is dragged out of position to help cover him. We were like this last season which is why TAA always looked exposed. The difference was, on the counter last season Salah had a little bit more power in his legs and he was punishing teams on the turnover. Also, if you attack TAA and lose the ball to him, he has the vision and ability to ping a through ball to Salah from his own half, so Salah cheating defensively was a good risk vs reward. We don’t have that option anymore.

Same thing was happening last season. Notice, once against Ryan dragged across to help his FB deal with a 3 v 2 (Bowen, Pacqueta and AWB vs Ryan and TAA), because Salah doesn’t track the opposition FB (AWB). Heck even Szobo has to run back to help out. The difference here is when we win the ball, TAA plays a worldie pass and we’re on the counter.


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[Frogfish]

The Salah apologists on this site are taking a battering for their "pay him what he wants he's worth it" stance. We should have sold him as the majority said.

He'll score goals and assists for sure this season, but it's not going to be close to last season. And then he'll be gone.

A sad ending to a great player.

 

[Dreambeliever]

The Salah apologists on this site are taking a battering for their "pay him what he wants he's worth it" stance. We should have sold him as the majority said.

He'll score goals and assists for sure this season, but it's not going to be close to last season. And then he'll be gone.

A sad ending to a great player.

FFS. Ya let’s just forget the season we just had. I despair that people actually seem to want to see arguably or greatest ever attacker fail.

Leave the writing Salah off for rival fans and talking about a sad fucking ending 9 games into this season with absolutely nothing decided yet.

God forbid we don’t win anything this season it still won’t be a sad end for Salah as he’s a fucking legend that’ll give absolutely everything while he’s here. There will be no sad ending regardless.

 

[KopRed]

Salah is just an easy target because of the incredible numbers he had posted all the while. Many just took it for granted that he should be giving this kind of numbers every season.

And when the club tried to strengthen the team, to mitigate the eventual decline of numbers from Salah, it doesn't work out immediately, fans cry murder. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. It's baffling.

People wanted Salah and Gakpo removed from the team like they are playing FM. It's always this and that tactical issues when they are playing blah blah blah.

So when Salah / Gakpo did not start against Gala, they got their wish. We took another L nonetheless. What's supposed to be the theory then?

Oh I remember now, they have switched to the "Snot is shit" narrative.

 

[binomial]

Fuck off Mo

 

[tomasjj]

He is an easy target because he keeps missing chances, and shooting when a pass is on.
And the team is set up to play him in, and also to cover for him.
So, when he stops scoring, he doesn't offer much, and it hampers our other output all over the pitch.

 

[Fabio]

Salah is done.

Either we change the system or die

 

[KopRed]

He is an easy target because he keeps missing chances, and shooting when a pass is on.
And the team is set up to play him in, and also to cover for him.
So, when he stops scoring, he doesn't offer much, and it hampers our other output all over the pitch.

You say that like we have 2 versions of Salah we can put on and we know exactly which version is going to turn up.

Unfortunately you either persist with him or you don't, that's how he has been his entire Liverpool career.

But sure, let's entertain the thought of putting him on the bench, put in Frimpong, Szobo, or whoever. Fuck knows where the missing goals from Salah's output in seasons' past are coming from regardless.

 

[Frogfish]

FFS. Ya let’s just forget the season we just had. I despair that people actually seem to want to see arguably or greatest ever attacker fail.

Leave the writing Salah off for rival fans and talking about a sad fucking ending 9 games into this season with absolutely nothing decided yet.

God forbid we don’t win anything this season it still won’t be a sad end for Salah as he’s a fucking legend that’ll give absolutely everything while he’s here. There will be no sad ending regardless.

Not only an apologist but a denialist too.

 

[Frogfish]

Salah is just an easy target because of the incredible numbers he had posted all the while. Many just took it for granted that he should be giving this kind of numbers every season.

And when the club tried to strengthen the team, to mitigate the eventual decline of numbers from Salah, it doesn't work out immediately, fans cry murder. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. It's baffling.

Not sure who this is directed at but :

1. Literally nobody took it for granted he'd post the same numbers. Not even Dreamy.
2. Many suggested selling him and not renewing his contract. I was on the fence looking down at both sides and seeing the pros and cons.
3. The drop off this season is dramatic so far - we've see this from some of our players before. And that's not all on the lack of cohesion. He's been abysmal with the ball and continually coughs up or gives away possession and is missing gilt edged chances.

Substitute Salah for say Olise and then imagine how that would have helped the team. I didn't suggest that in the Summer, it's not my job to, but in retrospect (ye, easy to say) maybe the club should have seen the writing on the wall. And £450k a week isn't peanuts we can ignore.

There will be moments of glory for him that the Salah apologists will gleefully pounce on screaming "see see see ! How could you doubt the greatest ever player ... etc". But ...

I hope, nay pray, he hauls himself out of this malaise (which isn't on his team mates) and goes on to lead us to the PL title whilst scoring a hattrick in the CL final to bring that home too - but it's looking a forlorn hope at present. The reality may be he's half way down that cliff.

 

[jan]

I'm sure Mo is going to improve and deliver like the thousand times before when everyone was saying he's finished and should be shipped to Saudi (bizarre that our fans love gloating in that more than opposition ones for some reason). But at the moment, nothing he does comes off so he needs to get dropped or subbed, particularly when playing like yesterday which was probably the worst I've ever seen him play

 

[Modo]

Salah is done.

Either we change the system or die

Slot seems to have chosen death.

 

[tomasjj]

You say that like we have 2 versions of Salah we can put on and we know exactly which version is going to turn up.

Unfortunately you either persist with him or you don't, that's how he has been his entire Liverpool career.

But sure, let's entertain the thought of putting him on the bench, put in Frimpong, Szobo, or whoever. Fuck knows where the missing goals from Salah's output in seasons' past are coming from regardless.

In my view, what you say last there is key. He isn't the Salah of the past anymore.
I think we would be better as a team if we moved on and started resting him a bit, then selling him to Saudi. Might even give him a kick up the arse.

 

[Frogfish]

When Salah is playing like this he can not, and should not, be an automatic starter. I'd like to see what other players can do there. They may not have his G/A output (of previous seasons) but could make the team more cohesive without giving away possession 90% of the time.

Szobo could be an option there - he runs forever so will support the defence, he's great with his feet and can retain possession, he's a decent passer, he's creative and a good crosser and possesses a mighty shot.

If Salah knows he is no longer an automatic choice it may have the effect of energising him to play at 100% for whatever time he's on the pitch.

Slot is in the unique position of being able to do this - he's new(ish) and doesn't (yet I hope) have the Klopp mindset that Salah is infallible and must be started. Mo. will be off soon (end of this season or end of his contract), Slot doesn't need to kowtow as Klopp did.

 

[Modo]

I'm a "watch the world burn" kinda guy, so let's keep playing Salah and see where it takes us this season. Or better yet where it takes Slot.

 

[KopRed]

In my view, what you say last there is key. He isn't the Salah of the past anymore.
I think we would be better as a team if we moved on and started resting him a bit, then selling him to Saudi. Might even give him a kick up the arse.

But he WAS left out of the team against Gala. We lost 1-0 as well. Gala is a worse team than Palace or Chelsea.

Everyone seems to be posting that Slot will not drop Salah while ignoring this fact?

 

[Modo]

But he WAS left out of the team against Gala. We lost 1-0 as well. Gala is a worse team than Palace or Chelsea.

Everyone seems to be posting that Slot will not drop Salah while ignoring this fact?

It's not just about dropping Salah, it's also about subbing him when he's not playing well.

 

[rubans]

Salah is just an easy target because of the incredible numbers he had posted all the while. Many just took it for granted that he should be giving this kind of numbers every season.

And when the club tried to strengthen the team, to mitigate the eventual decline of numbers from Salah, it doesn't work out immediately, fans cry murder. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. It's baffling.

People wanted Salah and Gakpo removed from the team like they are playing FM. It's always this and that tactical issues when they are playing blah blah blah.

So when Salah / Gakpo did not start against Gala, they got their wish. We took another L nonetheless. What's supposed to be the theory then?

Oh I remember now, they have switched to the "Snot is shit" narrative.

Careful, you sound a Salah apologist 🙂
Notion Szbo has the ability or the brains to play RW is a bit misguided, nothing has suggested that so far at club or int level. Interesting to see what we try after Int game. More to playing that position than running around a lot.
I don’t see it as a sad ending though, maybe an inevitable one? Sad is the constant embaressing scape goating on SCM to suit an agenda and he was on 400k last time I checked, where is the 450k a week now being poularized. Seems a lie used to perputate the obvious fact age was always going to catchup.

 

[KopRed]

Not sure who this is directed at but :

1. Literally nobody took it for granted he'd post the same numbers. Not even Dreamy.
2. Many suggested selling him and not renewing his contract. I was on the fence looking down at both sides and seeing the pros and cons.
3. The drop off this season is dramatic so far - we've see this from some of our players before. And that's not all on the lack of cohesion. He's been abysmal with the ball and continually coughs up or gives away possession and is missing gilt edged chances.

Substitute Salah for say Olise and then imagine how that would have helped the team. I didn't suggest that in the Summer, it's not my job to, but in retrospect (ye, easy to say) maybe the club should have seen the writing on the wall. And £450k a week isn't peanuts we can ignore.

There will be moments of glory for him that the Salah apologists will gleefully pounce on screaming "see see see ! How could you doubt the greatest ever player ... etc". But ...

I hope, nay pray, he hauls himself out of this malaise (which isn't on his team mates) and goes on to lead us to the PL title whilst scoring a hattrick in the CL final to bring that home too - but it's looking a forlorn hope at present. The reality may be he's half way down that cliff.

Are we still on this path of "I told you so"?

I have no interest talking about what ifs. That's all people are talking about as if they know any better. We should have sold Salah, we shouldn't have signed Wirtz, we shouldn't have sold Diaz, blah blah blah.

It doesn't help us one bit.

 

[rubans]

Salah’s salary as per last renewal was at 400k per week before some on here try and make reality a lie it’s 450k per week.

Mohamed Salah salary: How much does Liverpool star earn per week and annually in the Premier League? | Goal.com UK

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has been a league on his own when it comes to performances in the Premier League this season? However, is that the same case when it comes to earnings? Lets find out!

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Yes, doesn’t change the fact he has been not performing at the level regardless but let’s at least stick to known truth on his wages at least.

 

[KopRed]

Careful, you sound a Salah apologist 🙂
Notion Szbo has the ability or the brains to play RW is a bit misguided, nothing has suggested that so far at club or int level. Interesting to see what we try after Int game. More to playing that position than running around a lot.
I don’t see it as a sad ending though, maybe an inevitable one? Sad is the constant embaressing scape goating on SCM to suit an agenda and he was on 400k last time I checked, where is the 450k a week now being poularized. Seems a lie used to perputate the obvious fact age was always going to catchup.

SCM is on a unprecedented warpath that's all I can say. No player is safe. No thread is safe. Just switch around the threads to read about who SCM want out of the team and if they get their wish we will be down to using Jay Spearing in the next game.

 

[rubans]

SCM is on a unprecedented warpath that's all I can say. No player is safe. No thread is safe. Just switch around the threads to read about who SCM want out of the team and if they get their wish we will be down to using Jay Spearing in the next game.

It’s turned into a a big pay day for those waiting years for a told you so…
Just wondering what will happen once Salah is benched which he should be after the int game.
There was intetesting same analysis on Macca and midfield being very easy to press today but that is bigger concern for me as well as left side being just as broken.

 

[Brizzle]

FFS. Ya let’s just forget the season we just had. I despair that people actually seem to want to see arguably or greatest ever attacker fail.

Leave the writing Salah off for rival fans and talking about a sad fucking ending 9 games into this season with absolutely nothing decided yet.

God forbid we don’t win anything this season it still won’t be a sad end for Salah as he’s a fucking legend that’ll give absolutely everything while he’s here. There will be no sad ending regardless.

No one wants to see him fail, the majority want LFC to succeed and part of that is moving on from a once great player. We are hamstrung by his wages and he is more of a drain on any system than he is a benefit in the form we’ve seen the last 6 months.

 

[Fabio]

Why are we made up after last season still? It's a new season and we should be acting like the games matter.

 

[ibromurph]

I'm not worried about Salah's wages. If we want to sell him, it's an easy sale to Saudi. They'd pay up the remainder of his contract and some.

The reason why people are getting on Salah is because we're making all these sacrifices in the system to cover for his defensive cheating. We all acknowledged it last season; Salah himself said it and that he spoke to Slot about conserving energy. Cucurella acknowledged it yesterday. Everyone knows how we play and our weakness to be overloaoded down the right flank. That's fine, but then when he gets the ball, he simply has to punish Chelsea to make all that sacrifice worth it.

Yesterday we made ALL that sacrifice for HIM to be in front of goal. And he failed us when it mattered.

1) Wirtz gave him a good chance at the start of the 2nd half. We take all that risk for him to score.
2) Wirtz put him through on goal, probably hint of offside, but still, he was through and he blazed over.

Last season one of these, if not, both of these moments he scores or assists and the rest of his performance is glossed over because we win.

 

[Modo]

What I’m seeing is that some people, Slot included, still seem attached to the idea of Salah rather than the reality of his performances. There’s this belief that he’s our go-to man in the dying minutes, but that’s rarely been the case unless it’s from the spot.

I proved this in a post a few months back when we were having the same debate, he’s not the late game match winner people seem to think he is.

So really, what’s the point in keeping him on the pitch when he’s underperforming?

That’s my main gripe with Slot at the moment.

 

[Fabio]

So really, what’s the point in keeping him on the pitch when he’s underperforming?

Because we need to justify that wage

 

[Frogfish]

Are we still on this path of "I told you so"?

I have no interest talking about what ifs. That's all people are talking about as if they know any better. We should have sold Salah, we shouldn't have signed Wirtz, we shouldn't have sold Diaz, blah blah blah.

It doesn't help us one bit.

Here's a heads up for you - nothing we say on here will help us one bit ! So we do what forums do - discuss what ifs.

 

[Number21]

Paying Salah 20 million a year in wages isn't an issue. The issue is how bad he is on the pitch.

The fee from Saudi next summer will be 5 x that 20 million & fund his replacement. Olise by the looks of it.

If we had let Salah go last summer we'd have got nothing so it was in the clubs financial interests to pay Salah that money. Only if he's sold next summer though.