His simmering ego hit boiling point as a result of not making it off the subs bench during the 3-3 draw at Elland Road. Yesterday at Anfield he made an early introduction to the action courtesy of an injury to Joe Gomez. It gave him more playing time than his underwhelming performances this campaign merited. Despite his return to the pitch there was no real sign of a return to the peak that made him such a crucial and popular figure to the Kop. Against Brighton he was unable to outpace defenders, and missed a brace of easy opportunities. The one noticeable difference was a willingness to pass the ball rather than zero in on goal. Even then his decisions can be called into question. Why pass when a better opportunity exists to score by going it alone?
Salah voraciously demands and devours a lot of money to play for Liverpool, so at the very least can be expected to earn his way. Liverpool has never been the UK government's favourite city. Impoverished, 'one part of Merseyside ranks among England's top ten most deprived.' Many fans, if they can afford the ticket, will see their household budget scream under the strain. Salah should forego his sense of entitlement and instead of taking his exorbitant wage might consider it - given his performances - 'immoral earnings' which the food banks and homeless charities throughout the city are more in need of than he is. Apart from Stormont MLAs, well known for giving themselves lucrative pay increases for work they fail to do - 'unfinished business' has acquired a new meaning in that iniquitous club - soccer players are a narcissistic breed in that they expect to be paid for delivery failure.
Discussing the Salah situation with my son, who also supports Liverpool, I commented that were he to go to college, hand in no projects, put his feet on the desk, his arms behind his head, then tell the tutor he has a right to be top student given his performances in recent years, his class mates would laugh at him and the tutor would tell him where to go.
No Mo, you no longer deserve your place or your dough. You have fallen asleep at the wheel and are not entitled to be carried as a passenger by your more industrious colleagues. The supporters who ultimately pay a large part of your wages should not have to finance your lavish lifestyle. Soccer should be your passion not your pension.
Play or get off the pitch.
Salah voraciously demands and devours a lot of money to play for Liverpool, so at the very least can be expected to earn his way. Liverpool has never been the UK government's favourite city. Impoverished, 'one part of Merseyside ranks among England's top ten most deprived.' Many fans, if they can afford the ticket, will see their household budget scream under the strain. Salah should forego his sense of entitlement and instead of taking his exorbitant wage might consider it - given his performances - 'immoral earnings' which the food banks and homeless charities throughout the city are more in need of than he is. Apart from Stormont MLAs, well known for giving themselves lucrative pay increases for work they fail to do - 'unfinished business' has acquired a new meaning in that iniquitous club - soccer players are a narcissistic breed in that they expect to be paid for delivery failure.
Discussing the Salah situation with my son, who also supports Liverpool, I commented that were he to go to college, hand in no projects, put his feet on the desk, his arms behind his head, then tell the tutor he has a right to be top student given his performances in recent years, his class mates would laugh at him and the tutor would tell him where to go.
No Mo, you no longer deserve your place or your dough. You have fallen asleep at the wheel and are not entitled to be carried as a passenger by your more industrious colleagues. The supporters who ultimately pay a large part of your wages should not have to finance your lavish lifestyle. Soccer should be your passion not your pension.
Play or get off the pitch.
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At his age , should be long retired from energy & time sapping international duty .
ReplyDeleteHopefully we have seen the last of him in a Red shirt & the club bags a hefty Saudi transfer fee that allows for signing of two or three badly needed versatile defenders / midfielders next month ( which should have happened early last Summer ) .
Gomez can't leave Anfield fast enough - he's as big a sicknote as Sturridge or Naby Keita . He can take hapless Isak , Hughes & Slot with him . The former is the worst value purchase during the entire history of football .