One Liverpool participant has been branded a ‘genius’ who may also be ‘actually irritating’ to observe.
These value determinations had been directed at Mo Salah by former Reds defender Steve Nicol after the Merseysiders needed to accept a 1-1 draw away to Nottingham Forest on Tuesday evening, with the Egyptian saved scoreless for less than the second time in his final 13 Premier League video games.
Extremely, it was the 32-year-old first top-flight match for the reason that win at Crystal Palace in early October that he didn’t register a objective contribution, with Nuno Espirito Santo’s staff additionally shutting him out after they triumphed at Anfield the earlier month.
Nicol slams ‘irritating’ Salah
Talking on ESPN FC shortly after the sport final evening, Nicol was essential of Liverpool’s quantity 11 following a efficiency which left the pundit scratching his head.
The 63-year-old mentioned: “Salah’s actually irritating. I imply, he actually is. It’s sort of feast or famine with him – he both stands on it, miscontrols it, provides it away; after which the following minute, he sticks it within the high nook. That’s typically what he does.
“Sadly right this moment, the couple of makes an attempt he had weren’t fairly within the nook, and for one specifically Sels made a terrific save. As nice as he’s, as a genius as he’s, he might be so irritating.”
Salah has been immense for Liverpool
By Salah’s distinctive requirements, one match with out a objective or help would possibly symbolize a famine, however it’d be harsh to explain his efficiency final evening as ‘irritating’.
Admittedly it was certainly one of his poorer shows of the season, however we’ve come to anticipate such world-class brilliance from him that even an honest outing is considered so negatively. He mightn’t have scored however he nonetheless ended the evening with six pictures, certainly one of which – as Nicol talked about – wanted Sels to be at his greatest to maintain it out.
He’s human, in any case, so subsequently he’ll have the occasional match the place he’s not at his greatest; and if there’s one Liverpool participant who could possibly be excused an off-day, it’s him. Right here’s a delicate reminder of his output for the season to this point: 21 targets and 17 assists in 29 video games.
The chances are high that Salah will shake this one off and both discover the online or lay on a objective for a teammate (fairly presumably each) once we face Brentford on Saturday, a must-win fixture after a run of 4 attracts in our final seven Premier League outings.
We doubt that the Egyptian might be saved off the scoresheet for too lengthy!
