Mohamed Salah’s recent performance at Liverpool has been completely invisible. The King of Egypt is thought to have been mentally ill due to several factors. Anything?
Salah was the main actor in Liverpool winning the Premier League title last season. This winger from Egypt scored 29 goals and 18 assists from 38 Premier League matches.
Liverpool appreciated Salah with a contract extension in the summer of 2025. Salah was tied to a new 2-year contract and received a salary of 400 thousand pounds (Rp. 5.8 billion) per week, after going through tough and lengthy negotiations.
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The situation is 180 degrees opposite for Salah entering the new 2025/2026 season. He has only contributed 4 goals and 2 assists in the 12 matches he has played.
The fall of Mo Salah had a big impact on Liverpool. Merseyside Red have lost 6 times in the Premier League and are now scattered in 12th position in the standings.
On the one hand, quite a few Liverpool fans think that Salah is too selfish on the field because he doesn’t want to compete with new players like Florian Wirtz. Arne Slot as the team manager prefers to play the 33 year old winger over others.
Mo Salah’s poor performance at Liverpool is currently being commented on by football observer, Mohamad Kusnaeni. The man who is familiarly called Bung Kus believes that Salah has been psychologically shaken and this has had an impact on his actions on the field.
“It’s my fault that he wasn’t at his best. He seemed to have lost his rhythm in several matches,” said Bung Kus when contacted. detikSport.
“In situations like this, sometimes Salah’s problems are mental, yes, psychological. Salah seems a bit down because yesterday’s contract extension process took a bit of a long time,” he said.
The lack of support from Liverpool fans is also thought to have affected Salah’s performance. The fans seem to have forgotten the great service of the former AS Roma player in previous seasons.
(bay/mrp)
