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Mohamed Salah Link 2017
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Salah definitely has all of those attributes too (watch the effing vids), indeed, his number of assists suggests he may have even more strings to his bow. Pennant hasn't as many goals in HIS CAREER as Salah has managed in the past two seasons, they are a world apart in terms of their ability, pace and danger to opposing defences. The Downing/ Pennant comparison is clueless. If Mane has lost his acceleration and pace(which we can only hope isn't the case) then it is even more important that we buy an attacking player with these attributes.
That isn't funny man.
If, as reported, the final fee is 35m then I'm happy with this signing.
I have my reservations about Salah, but more so from a mentality point of view where if he is not starting week in week out he might have a cry about it.
BUT - having watched him for Fiorentina and As Roma quite alot, he's a player worth spending 35m MAX on.
Offensively, he is devastating on the same level as Mane - I'd say Salah is a better finisher.
I just hope his defensive game progresses under Klopp, that's his only real area of big improvement. Tactically he is brilliant, you have to be to thrive in Serie A at a club like Roma.
I have my reservations about Salah, but more so from a mentality point of view where if he is not starting week in week out he might have a cry about it.
BUT - having watched him for Fiorentina and As Roma quite alot, he's a player worth spending 35m MAX on.
Offensively, he is devastating on the same level as Mane - I'd say Salah is a better finisher.
I just hope his defensive game progresses under Klopp, that's his only real area of big improvement. Tactically he is brilliant, you have to be to thrive in Serie A at a club like Roma.
Let's hope there looks is the only thing that similar.
They do say money talks, but in this case I'd be interested to see Salah's reply.
So, did Maureen give him a fair crack? Clearly not. He had an abundance of riches, and we all know how conservative Maureen is when it comes to introducing new, younger players. All this talk about him 'failing' at Chelsea is bullshit. He also had the public defamation by Maureen, always good for morale.
No need to worry there - on a completely different level to Pennant.
I swear to God - about 6 months after Pennant signed for us I recall reading an interview where he marvelled at the genius of Benitez.
He specifically stated about how Benitez taught him the tactical side of being a winger - "when to tuck in, when to stay wide" ... that is legit under 10's level shit right there.
It's just struck me that we went into the 2007 Champions League Final with Pennant on one wing and Bolo Zenden on the other AND STILL SHOULD HAVE WON.
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WT tuppenny F?
Some of the skillz in this video are ludicrous. If Oncy doesn't crack one off to this then I don't know the man. (Lots more evidence of him playing on the right side here too. Where he looks awesome.)
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Yep, Salah failing at Chelsea is complete nonsense.
People can say Cuadrado was a failure at Chelsea - yet he's now good enough to be starting winger for Juventus?
Fact is Mourinho has not been the best at nurturing offensive talent.
Joe Cole was not the player he should have been at Chelsea under him. Such a gifted player, but at Chelsea he was doing more defensive work rather than being given the freedom to go express himself on the pitch. Tiago another player who had more demands put on him in a defensive sense, yet at Atletico he contributes so much more in attack.
Mata another good example - player of the season until Mourinho arrived and shipped him out. Only reason he has stuck with Mata at United is because the lack of depth in that position.
I'm convinced a large part of his purchase of Salah was because we were interested and we were pressing for the league. C*nt that he is.
Possibly, but who knows the real reasons about that moment.
Chelsea got him because they met the asking price set by Basel - added depth to Chelsea's squad and for 11-13M that's a small price to pay to be adding depth.
But kudos to Salah for progressing his game to another level after that debacle, not only impressive to bounce back at such a young age but to do it in a league where it's tactically the toughest to do so as a winger.
I've had quite the hiatus on there for the last 5 years or so - amazing what happens once you finish uni and start working full time and have less time to post on football forums haha - but slowly getting back into it.
I'll do my best to keep posting.
In regards to Serie A talents - let's just say we have dodged a big bullet in not signing Zielinski. Absolute junk.
Could well be. Ferguson used to pull similar stunts at times. It's kind of a cnut's fingerprint.
The videos are ludicrously good. Look at all the lovely goals and assists! Klopp is all about making the most of the transition, that's where your best chances come from. This boy is a master of picking the ball up in not particularly threatening situations and making them threatening. I don't know what you're looking at. Those vids make me think he's a bargain.
Remember when people were posting Quaresma videos a few years back and everyone wanted him to sign for us?
And this was after we smashed Besiktas at Anfield, before which Quaresma said he would "make the Kop cry" and played the worst 90 mins of football in his career.
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I'm with you on this - I think they purchased him just so we couldn't.
Cleaning your keyboard while reading a Mohamed Salah thread. Suspicious activity.
The vids leave me with slightly mixed feelings. I like the way he can turn an ordinary situation into an opportunity in the blink of an eye, but there's just a touch of the Shaun Wright-Phillipses about his running style which niggles at me a little. Hopefully his pace will mean that doesn't matter.
One of your better and more coherent posts - [emoji6][emoji6][emoji6]
Beardsley wasn't ever a "wide forward"
I don't mind if he has a running style reminiscent of Monty Python's school of silly walks. His stats again suggest that he has an incredible capacity for end product, something SWP never had to any great extent.
In fact, just look at all those cool finishes. SWP couldn't do that in his dreams.
There are some really strange negatives here. He looks a bit like Pennant. He runs a bit like SWP. In my youth people said I looked a bit like Patrik Berger (not so much now!) but the similarities went no further I can promise.
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