Mohamed Salah
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Some insane skills there .... I'd like to see a highlights package of his matches in the PL/EL though, against better players.
Still, I'm real sucker for technique and control a la Suarez, Countinho and it seems this guy.
You guys are a tough crowd… "Kick and run." By that logic Christiano Ronaldo is also a kick and run player, he does it all the time – and why shouldn't he if he is much faster than a defender? Why shouldn't he take advantage of his speed advantage? The question is whether the player has more skills in store besides the kick-and-run routine, and Salah clearly does.
I also really like that he is equally comfortable with both feet.
I also really like that he is equally comfortable with both feet.
agree some insane skills and I love the whole two footed thing. excited.
Scored in them both and looked a consistent threat
Looks are important? 😵
Phew! I thought footballing ability, attitude, fitness and how he integrates into the team and Liverpool were important. Luckily I'm wrong.
Would hardly call it excellent, but a decent performance yeah.
A pretty objective article from Squawka. Both a cause for optimism (his dribbling stats show not only his skill, but also maturity and an ability to pick the right moment to take a man on) and a caution against over unduly elevated expectations (the fact that he is still not a guaranteed starter at Basel, despite being voted the best player in the Swiss league, and rarely lasts full 90 minutes):
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90% Take-On Success: The Low-Down On Liverpool’s January Target
Liverpool will be expected to make two or three moves in the January transfer window in order to push on with their hopes of securing a top-four place in the Premier League this season, with Mohamed Salah one of the regularly mentioned names in connection with the Reds. The Basel winger is reported to be one of Brendan Rodgers’ prime targets, and his attacking attributes seem a good fit for a team who like to play with plenty of movement, pace and technical ability in the final third.
Aged 21, Salah is an Egyptian international who most frequently plays from the right side of the forward line, though can also play on the opposite flank. He is predominantly left-footed, though also a player who also displays an aptitude and willingness to pass or cross with his right, meaning he can utilise his speed to pass defenders on the outside, as well as cutting infield.
Pace is of course one of his biggest assets, while he looks to receive the ball to feet and run at his full-back, either dribbling directly past or else playing quick one-twos where he can dart into space behind the full-back after playing off a team-mate.
Having featured in the Champions League this season for Basel, in all six games, there are some indicators of the type of attributes he can bring to Anfield against top quality opposition. Salah completed nine of his 10 attempted take-ons, a phenomenal success rate. His average of 1.7 attempts per game, compared to the likes of Raheem Sterling (3.7) or Philippe Coutinho (4.3), suggests that he is not simply looking to run at players with the ball every time, perhaps instead utilising the space instead of directly taking on the defender. Of course, the sample size of six Champions League games is much smaller than the 15 league appearances for both of the Liverpool players, however, and should be taken into account.
Elsewhere, Salah created seven chances and scored twice during the group stages of the Champions League.
Domestically, the Egyptian has scored four times in 18 games in the Swiss Super League, which Basel lead by one point at the winter break. It should be noted that although Salah has progressed to playing far more often this season, he is still not a guaranteed starter and has played the full 90 minutes on just five occasions this term. Whether that is for tactical reasons, to do with his age and stamina levels or because he is yet to find the consistency expected of him—or a combination of all the above—is also a reason for caution.
Last season saw Salah feature in 29 league games, but he started only 12 of those, hitting five goals along the way. At international level his goal return has been far better; Salah has 17 in 27 caps for the national team, with six goals in qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, ranking him joint highest goalscorer any during the group stages. Other strikes have come in friendlies against the likes of Uganda, Chad and Swaziland, so again, the pure numbers do not necessarily make for compelling reasons for his signature.
That said, Salah has clearly shown a level of ability in prominent games which would make him a good addition—if he can harness that kind of performance on a regular basis. In terms of Liverpool’s squad, they already have enough players who can show flashes of skill or pace or ability to win a game, only to then need three or four weeks before their next big game. They don’t, in short, need to find a permanent version of current loan signing Victor Moses.
Whether Salah would be the player they need will likely only be confirmed in time, perhaps in as long as 18 months. What the Reds need, though, is someone who can come in and start playing well immediately, much like last winter’s signings Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho. Those two helped results improve last year and if January signings can do the same this time around, a top-four charge is most certainly on. Salah will be expected to contribute and give a chance for Rodgers to rotate Sterling and Coutinho a little more by having extra options for the wider areas of the final third.
Whoever Liverpool opt to sign, there will be an expectancy and pressure on them to perform and help win games. Salah has shown he’s capable of doing it in the Champions League on a short-term basis for a club with lower expectancies on them. The step up to a Premier League club chasing the same competition brings with it a whole new set of challenges, and Rodgers will need to be sure Salah can face them before making him the main January attacking signing.
http://www.squawka.com/news/2014/01/02/salah-where-would-he-fit-in-at-liverpool/2014010249257
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90% Take-On Success: The Low-Down On Liverpool’s January Target
Liverpool will be expected to make two or three moves in the January transfer window in order to push on with their hopes of securing a top-four place in the Premier League this season, with Mohamed Salah one of the regularly mentioned names in connection with the Reds. The Basel winger is reported to be one of Brendan Rodgers’ prime targets, and his attacking attributes seem a good fit for a team who like to play with plenty of movement, pace and technical ability in the final third.
Aged 21, Salah is an Egyptian international who most frequently plays from the right side of the forward line, though can also play on the opposite flank. He is predominantly left-footed, though also a player who also displays an aptitude and willingness to pass or cross with his right, meaning he can utilise his speed to pass defenders on the outside, as well as cutting infield.
Pace is of course one of his biggest assets, while he looks to receive the ball to feet and run at his full-back, either dribbling directly past or else playing quick one-twos where he can dart into space behind the full-back after playing off a team-mate.
Having featured in the Champions League this season for Basel, in all six games, there are some indicators of the type of attributes he can bring to Anfield against top quality opposition. Salah completed nine of his 10 attempted take-ons, a phenomenal success rate. His average of 1.7 attempts per game, compared to the likes of Raheem Sterling (3.7) or Philippe Coutinho (4.3), suggests that he is not simply looking to run at players with the ball every time, perhaps instead utilising the space instead of directly taking on the defender. Of course, the sample size of six Champions League games is much smaller than the 15 league appearances for both of the Liverpool players, however, and should be taken into account.
Elsewhere, Salah created seven chances and scored twice during the group stages of the Champions League.
Domestically, the Egyptian has scored four times in 18 games in the Swiss Super League, which Basel lead by one point at the winter break. It should be noted that although Salah has progressed to playing far more often this season, he is still not a guaranteed starter and has played the full 90 minutes on just five occasions this term. Whether that is for tactical reasons, to do with his age and stamina levels or because he is yet to find the consistency expected of him—or a combination of all the above—is also a reason for caution.
Last season saw Salah feature in 29 league games, but he started only 12 of those, hitting five goals along the way. At international level his goal return has been far better; Salah has 17 in 27 caps for the national team, with six goals in qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, ranking him joint highest goalscorer any during the group stages. Other strikes have come in friendlies against the likes of Uganda, Chad and Swaziland, so again, the pure numbers do not necessarily make for compelling reasons for his signature.
That said, Salah has clearly shown a level of ability in prominent games which would make him a good addition—if he can harness that kind of performance on a regular basis. In terms of Liverpool’s squad, they already have enough players who can show flashes of skill or pace or ability to win a game, only to then need three or four weeks before their next big game. They don’t, in short, need to find a permanent version of current loan signing Victor Moses.
Whether Salah would be the player they need will likely only be confirmed in time, perhaps in as long as 18 months. What the Reds need, though, is someone who can come in and start playing well immediately, much like last winter’s signings Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho. Those two helped results improve last year and if January signings can do the same this time around, a top-four charge is most certainly on. Salah will be expected to contribute and give a chance for Rodgers to rotate Sterling and Coutinho a little more by having extra options for the wider areas of the final third.
Whoever Liverpool opt to sign, there will be an expectancy and pressure on them to perform and help win games. Salah has shown he’s capable of doing it in the Champions League on a short-term basis for a club with lower expectancies on them. The step up to a Premier League club chasing the same competition brings with it a whole new set of challenges, and Rodgers will need to be sure Salah can face them before making him the main January attacking signing.
http://www.squawka.com/news/2014/01/02/salah-where-would-he-fit-in-at-liverpool/2014010249257
One of the things I like most about Rodgers is his preference to have quick, skillful players all over the attack.
Someone like Rafa seemed to prefer a balance of very clever but not very quick players surrounding one quick/skillful player, which also makes sense, but I was always envious of teams that scared the shit out of others both on counters and almost every attacker comfortably being able to get behind defenses with through balls.
Salah seems to fit the bill again. Hopefully we can get him.
Someone like Rafa seemed to prefer a balance of very clever but not very quick players surrounding one quick/skillful player, which also makes sense, but I was always envious of teams that scared the shit out of others both on counters and almost every attacker comfortably being able to get behind defenses with through balls.
Salah seems to fit the bill again. Hopefully we can get him.
What's poor Ibe done to deserve getting sent to sent to bloody Switzerland for 6 months????
More than 9 million?
He suggested 18 months...
ha ha ha
Mido? Now there's a name-- I hope Salah, if he comes, will have better dietary habits. Mido'as weight simply exploded.
Hummus, fava beans....fucks with your stomach.
... and plenty of that, I suppose. A decent player was Mido but he just became over-weight and slow.
Anyway, this is the Salah thread, so back on thread-- from what a Swiss friend tells me, there is little chance that he will leave Basle this January. There may be a proper duke it out in the summer but right now Basle is in tight race for the championship.
Aye, but Basle couldn't give an "eff" about us.
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