Pat Nevin has expressed concern about the number of games Mo Salah is forced to play in his domestic and international commitments.
The Egyptian king has fallen short of his goalscoring exploits from the first half of the previous campaign, registering just three attempts in eight appearances (in all competitions).
“I always worry about players like Salah. He never gets a break, he plays during the summers, a lot of games every year and he’s just human. He is normal, he is a guy,” the BBC pundit told OTB Sports on The Football Show.
“It’s going to finish him off at some point. And there have been games that you have seen Salah and as brilliant as he is, it seems that he is gone. That’s not me killing him, that’s me saying the guy needs to be handled properly.
“And I think that’s the case for a number of the players.
“That is the modern game. It may well be that footballers no longer play 700, 800 or 900 games.
Admittedly, it should be noted that the No.11 has suffered largely from the broader drop in performance levels across the team with the struggles of the midfield department in particular having wider consequences for the players. Jurgen Klopp’s men.
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Having played more than 70 games last season, including the AFCON and Champions League finals, and tasted defeat in both, it’s clear that an element of fatigue – physical, emotional and mental – has crept into the 2022 season. /2. 3.
However, the postponement of what would have been our visit to Stamford Bridge on Sunday gives us a unique opportunity to rest the team before what will be an even more hectic rest of the campaign after the international break.
We’re not quite sure we agree with the suggestion that the 30-year-old is being mismanaged, at least where Jurgen Klopp is concerned, although there’s no doubt that a handful of extra days between the meeting with Ajax and our next competitive accessory could do the Egyptian and others the world of good.
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