Salah Situation

[JockStrap]

I'll say it again for you. Stop posting stupid snippets. What has "Salah's mindset, that's what makes him different" got to do with how the club are treating him or why he was dropped? Nothing. It's just soundbites to fill time on a football show. His mindset needs to give him a kick up the backside to start playing properly again.

One person is being naive in this conversation, that's for sure.

As I said, one person is definitely being naive here.

If you believe the pre-meditated comments that Mo uttered to the press, then you'll land at your conclusion. If you're stupid enough to believe that there's only one side of the story, that's on you.

[Steveo]

The mindset of a world class - best winger in the Premier league player is just that. Despereate to play. Desperate to get the goals and assists that he craves. This is what drives them.. IF you have a clue..

So - If you have a player with this unique ability and unique mindset that Gerrard highlights. the club/manager should not be freezing that man out of that kind of a game - in that kind of a predicament and not expect some blowback..!!

It's simple when you can actually think.

The naivety is the common man who swallows the bollox and is ONLY able to see one side...

As for Mo's comments - I don't like some of them at all. But they were made in anger and at a moment where he felt humiliated. His comments on being thrown under the bus are poorly worded but the sentiment is 100% correct. To freeze him out entirely at that time is exclusion. Is he to sit there and say ok Konate has been 10 times worse but he is there because we don't have much choice..Gakpo is the worlds best Ok then - what am I to the club.. We are 2:0 and coasting. Do I not get a chance to get a goal? Ok it's 2:1 do you want me to come on and keep them honest in their defensive third? NO.. Ok.. 2:2 ... need my goals now? No.. nada zip.



poor form from Club/Slot/Hughes.. Simples

[JockStrap]

It's pretty incredible how Salah can inappropriately run to the press and have people turn that into the fault of Arne Slot.

If only they had treated him better. What about, if only he had played better?

This really is the post-truth era. Why have a discussion when you can just pass everything off as fake news.

[Steveo]

No - I am not saying it is Arne's fault at all. I think Arne has been weak.. I don't believe it was Arne's decision BTW.. Just a personal opinion.

Mo said what he said - some truth to it - some very poor words that don't look too clever. And I believe Salah's use of the term manager for relationship fits - also his use of the term "someone"

"I have a good relationship with the manager - and all of a sudden we don't have any relationship,. I don't know why, it seems to me , how I see it is someone doesn't want me in the club"

Putting on my big pants I'll go out on a limb and say Mo is NOT talking about Arne Slot. I think most will know this to be the case IF they actually listen.

I am saying in light of how badly our star man has been handled there was always the real risk of blowback - which they got. Probably suits whoever really wants him to not be at the club anymore.

Let's see

[JockStrap]

When you say about someone wanting you out, who? "I don't know. I don't know. I really don't know."

Sporting director? "No, no, don't put the words in my mouth. From the situation I see that's it."

So it's not Slot, it's not Hughes. Are we to believe that Edwards wants Salah out and that's why he's not playing?

[Steveo]

And you don't have to be particularly smart to know that "don't put the words in my mouth" does not in any way mean he is denying it is the sporting directer BTW. He is simply saying he isn't going to name names.

BUT.. he named the manager remember he said - "manager" right after saying he had a good relationship with the "manager" ...then suddenly he says "someone" he won't name the name.. I dunno - it could be Werner.. as some have intimated.. maybe there is truth to the conspiracy theory that Werner wants us to play in Israel..?


However still I think Hughes - defo not Slot.. He uses the term 'manager' then 'someone' in close proximity. English (like for you) not his first language...

I don't know that off-course, but always felt he was driving things this summer. From Slots massive slip this morning when pressed on who decided not to take Mo to Milan.. And I think my hunch is more than just a hunch right now.

[KingCanny]

Agreed. One week out of the side & he's kicking off. The win against inter weakened his position. Made him look a bit of a tool to be fair

[KingCanny]

How was he humiliated by being benched for a few games?He needs buck his ideas up & prove his coach wrong rather than stirring the shit

[Steveo]

Please read what I have said. I never once said this was about him being benched. Have the courtesy to read before replying to someone


I started here

I think Seedorf is fully aware - as are all top players (Carthorse Carragher not included) - fully aware that NO manager in the predicament we were in....refuses to even field his top player when you need a goal after the worst run of results in 70 SEVENTY years!

Not about being benched. we all wanted him benched - I did weeks before this. The outburst came in a moment of near exile. Not a minute on the pitch when any manager - not under instruction - fields his star forward..

[KingCanny]

Or legally allowed to dive 😂