I don’t want him to leave either. I hope you give him a massive contract.
Mo Salah
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Liverpool should cash in now with Salah best days behind him. Keeping him on would be simliar to United choosing not to sell Rooney when clearly Ferguson before retirement was giving a big hint to do so.
Amazing isn't it?
The player power in the game is something. Klopp is possibly the greatest manager there is right now. I would rate him above Pep. He is a winner and a amazing coach and Salah is still having a go at him.
I cannot imagine what the shits in United team must be doing to ETH. They must be leaving him to dry after every game. Honestly feck player power.
The player power in the game is something. Klopp is possibly the greatest manager there is right now. I would rate him above Pep. He is a winner and a amazing coach and Salah is still having a go at him.
I cannot imagine what the shits in United team must be doing to ETH. They must be leaving him to dry after every game. Honestly feck player power.
I can’t really see anyone splashing a big fee for Salah now, unless SA comes knocking. His best days are behind him and his wage demands will be massive.
Glad that Salah is staying. Toxic character and with such player power in play it will be difficult for Arne Slot too. IMO, he is also in decline. Good times ahead.
Poor man's Rashy
I don’t know if he’s already decided he’s leaving or what, but I have to say in the last couple of games he hasn’t exactly looked like a player who’s busting a gut for his team. It feels to me like he’s somewhat thrown in the towel.
I think I'd rather cash in personally. He's easier to replace now than he was a couple of years ago. Quite like Bowen but he'd cost a ridiculous fee. Diaz played quite well on that side. Might suit him more.
Salah believes his own hype too much.
Salah believes his own hype too much.
What power does Salah have here? What did his little tantrum matter except that it creates some headlines? I don't think this is an example for it.
Easier to replace ?
He is the only player other than Halland that can produce 30 goals ..
Yeah, I'm wondering if the 'games' have just begun. Our new manager will need plenty of money to re-sculpture and the last thing we need is a dry slot.
If he can adjust his game and move centrally he could have another few seasons as a top player in the PL. It's highly unusual for a wide forward to keep producing at his age.
Chelsea would have won the league in 2014 if we had sold them Rooney, Jose wanted him badly. They would have made the CL final against that Atletico team too. That 2013/14 version of Rooney was the last vestige of him being world class and it was wasted on Moyes. Would have been worth selling.
Klopp did this with Mane but doesn’t seem to consider it with Salah
Part of me thinks LFC saying Salah will stay is an attempt to push up his price this summer, but surely the player wouldnt agree to doing this? The less his future club pay for him, the more he can pocket himself in wages/signing on fees.
He's 32 in June, keeping would be crazy considering they could likely get a large lump of cash to re-invest in the squad.
He's 32 in June, keeping would be crazy considering they could likely get a large lump of cash to re-invest in the squad.
Goals are easier to replace. I'd be more concerned if/when we lose Van Dijk & Alisson.
I’d cash in if I was Liverpool.
The only question mark is whether the new boss will spend it wisely or not.
The only question mark is whether the new boss will spend it wisely or not.
Last few Liverpool games I've watched, Diaz looks far more dangerous than Salah.
If they get any type of Saudi offer, pool and salah would be insane not to take.
Even if they mean well and the new manager sucks, the last thing a team wants is for a decorated veteran leader to sabotage a new manager.
Get him out. Get some cash. And let the new manager start creating his team. Otherwise you could have an auba/Ozil situation like Arteta and Emery had to deal with
Even if they mean well and the new manager sucks, the last thing a team wants is for a decorated veteran leader to sabotage a new manager.
Get him out. Get some cash. And let the new manager start creating his team. Otherwise you could have an auba/Ozil situation like Arteta and Emery had to deal with
He's in better form but his end product is nowhere near the level of Mané nevermind Salah.
I don't get some of the takes in here. He's off form but you can't replace his numbers easily, still has one of the most productive seasons out of any player in the league despite missing a good chunk through injury.
That's what we want,let them tear themselves apart
I still can't believe they didn't cash in on that Saudi offer. Talk about looking a gift horse in the mouth. At the time he was still playing well, but at his age that was a chance to buy the players that are going to be the best players for the next 10 years, and they passed it up.
I'm not sure you can replace his individual output but you can probably fund a couple of signings off the back of his sale/salary that could make you better overall, Rabiot (free) & then spend heavily on someone like Kvaratskhelia. In a way it's almost better there's big name players like VVD and TAA pushing for moves and you can get huge fees in, mainly for the latter, as well as free up salaries.
Your squad is fine if you free up the colossal money that Salah and VVD are on. Probably Thiago if he ever gets fit enough to sell as well.
What exactly happened between him and Klopp? I saw they had a falling out but couldn't find any details.
Personally, Id shed Salah this summer and also look to phase out VvD for the season after that (2025-2026). I find the latter has slipped a fair bit. There are a lot of lapses now that we didn't see before.
After 7 seasons of being arguably the most consistent high-end performer in the league, I'd say he is well within his rights to have at least a little ego. That belief in himself is what has led to so many great moments. Don't get me wrong, he's not the same player he was 4 years ago, but is still more than capable of adapting his game to carry on with us for another 3 or 4 years.
I've been saying this for a while. It's a dip in form, that's all. Fans just want a shiny new toy every now and then.
From various reports it looked like Salah was a little pissed about being benched and Klopp bringing him on so late into the game, he refused his usual huggy wuggy which Klopp wasn't happy about and then he gestured to the bench and said he could go back there if he wanted to which Mo allegedly replied (according to the lip readers) "I will, I'll get a red card. After 7 years service. After 7 years!".
They tried to question him after the game and he said something like "If I speak now there will be fire".
Probably kissed and made up already.
Sell him for a good fee to Saudi if they are still interested, and use the money to rebuild. For Salah there is nothing left to play for by staying, and better make the big bucks in Saudi for his family.
You're either drunk or another delusional liverpool fan.
Literally won the PL once and he's somehow the greatest manager in the world. Jesus wept.
Salah should retire at Liverpool really. Pay him what he’s worth and coach and manage his minutes to get the best out of him for another two years. Use his next two seasons as a way to actually transition, rather than the cut and shut job they did in midfield this year. He’s still one of the best players in the world, and only 32.
‘Make the big bucks?’
He’s wealthy beyond anyone’s needs. He’s earned £100-350k for the better part of 7 seasons I think? That’s £72m if you average it out at £200k as I’m lazy with maths.
£72m. Fantasy numbers.
I think he’s more interested in winning football trophies than selling his soul to play football in fecking Saudi.
I highly doubt it is "selling his soul" for a Muslim to play football in Saudi. Even if he leave the end of this season he is a Liverpool legend given his contribution and also spent his best years with the club. In a Muslim's view may be it is the opportunity to promote Saudi's football league as the best league in the muslim world as well.
He was pushing for a move last summer and agreed to stay one more year?
It’s really weird, and I’m not imprinting my weird thoughts on you… but this assumption that all Muslim players want to play in Saudi feels racially tinged. Like, it’s obviously not racist. But the blanket assumption that adding religion to the mix makes it all make more sense.
When I say ‘sell his soul’, the same thing applies to Mo Salah as Jordan Henderson. Just because he has the same religion as the country, shouldn’t mean we just nod through him moving to a country with an atrocious human rights record, to play an awful standard of football, in front of awful crowds.
The guy is a world class footballer, that’s lived in one of the most socialist areas of the UK, under a publicly socialist manager, for years.
To me, his religion is wholly irrelevant. It suggests he doesn’t have personal agency outside of his religion. Yes, culturally it makes the move easier. A practicing Muslim that prays, doesn’t drink or eat certain foods will settle in Saudi easier than someone like Rooney would have done. But it doesnt mean he doesn’t have morals and a sense of right and wrong.
Truly not going after you. To be 100% clear. It’s just weird that so many trot that narrative out.
If you think he is not a top manager considering what he has done in EPL, with the resources at his disposal, rival teams with unlimited budget, working in the most competitive league in the world, then I am sorry for you.
You can hate liverpool all you want, but you should know what quality is.
He sold his soul long back when he moved to colonizers who destroyed probably half of the world.
Don't know what his motives are but if he wants to be in Islamic country and believes their principles then good for him. Place of his choice and tons of money.
Wtf is going on in this thread?
Oi, leave Belgium out of this!
Good thing his career started in a neutral country
This is the exact same shit pool fans spew when people point out to them that Klopp isn't the greatest manager ever to walk the earth. They back peddle.
Let's see what you said "He's better than Pep - he's the best manager in the world"
What I said - "He's only won 1 PL in 9 years" In those nine years, he came 2nd...twice. It's not like he's been pushing city for the title every season. He's nothing special in terms of the EPL and what he's actually achieved (you know the stuff that counts like trophies).
We measure greatness on success. Unless you support liverpool. In no world is Klopp a better EPL manager than Pep. Aside from one league win his liverpool team have finished poorly. For the record this is what history will show - 8th, 4th, 4th, 2nd, 1st, 3rd, 2nd, 5th, 3rd and now his final season they've imploded and likely 3rd.
That is not the record of a great EPL manager by any stretch.
I never said he wasn't a great manager overall. I absolutely think he is, but he has a ton of flaws - but he's not better than Pep (which is what you actually said) again this this is the classic liverpool fan tactic of realising your initial point is wildly over the top and wrong and trying to change the nature of what was said to fit your narrative.
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