That’s where things got loose for Liverpool. It’s been a long time since Liverpool supporters were thrilled to beat West Ham, but after nine defeats in the last twelve games, Sunday’s 0-2 win was celebrated with jumps. For the “King of Anfield”, the club’s highest-paid player, there was little jumping.
Because one of the changes Arne Slot made to the West Ham game was benching Salah. From the start – and for the rest of the match. The definitive end to the Salah era? The Liverpool manager is trying to convince the opposite.
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-Salah has had an incredible career at this club and will also have a very good future at this club because he is a very special player. Sometimes you have to decide on a particular formation, and you try to choose the best formation for each and every match. And today, with the way they lined up – with a full-back who is constantly very tall, and a winger who is constantly going onto the pitch – I thought it could help the team,” Slot explains according to Sky Sports.
Before adding: “But as I said, he has been so important to this club and will be important to this club in the future.”
We hear what Slot says, but also remember what the Liverpool manager said at the beginning of October, that “the last thing I worry about is that Salah won’t score”. 5 poor goals in 18 games from the goal guarantor Salah, probably worries Liverpool supporters.
Before long, the Egyptian national team star will travel on duty to the Africa Cup of Nations starting on 21 December, which will take place in January. To us, it sounds like Arne Slot has already started a plan without Salah as a key player. First against West Ham, then during the Africa Cup of Nations, then…?
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We won’t be surprised if the 33-year-old considers exiting Anfield before he completely loses his “King of Anfield” position.
