Now, at the point of the season when Liverpool is not scoring as close as they should, when they lack good football, and when their acquisitions are not justifying their transfer fees, all eyes are on summer transfers, but the focus should be pointed at Mohamed Salah, who is extremely underperforming in the right-winger position.
He is a Liverpool legend, has been the best player Liverpool has had in his generation, and has been one of the best goal scorers in Liverpool history, but he is not playing anywhere close to well. The key to this situation is that he was in the past; now he is not.
You can’t really rely on your former credit; you have to play great to be a part of the team. Liverpool desperately needs a great impact from the right-winger position. He needs to pass, to create, to cross, to shoot, to open himself, and to be absolutely lethal for opponents’ defense.
Yes, Arne Slot should surely bench Mohamed Salah and make him fight for his starting eleven position. He should be valued and measured as any other Liverpool player and should not have privileged status. He should earn his position in the team as any player does.
He should have opposition in the right-winger position. Arne Slot can use Alexander Isak, who played this position at Newcastle United very frequently, and should shift his focus to other offensive options he has on the bench.
Salah is playing very weak football at the moment and is costing Liverpool very much, and Arne Slot is still relying on him, but it is causing them great harm. There are still great players on the Liverpool team who can play much better football and provide much more than Salah does.
S.Šijaković
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