Salah unhappy at being left out, says Liverpool’s Slot | OneFootball

Arne Slot admitted this Tuesday that the “superhuman” Mohamed Salah was unhappy about being left out of the Liverpool squad for the vital 2-0 win over West Ham, but praised the forward’s attitude.

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The Egyptian remained on the bench and did not take the field at London Stadium on Sunday, when Slot made changes after a terrible run of nine defeats in 12 games across all competitions.

In poor form, Salah, aged 33, has scored only four goals in the Premier League this season—a sharp contrast to the 29 he netted last season, a tally that earned him the Golden Boot.

Unstable phase

Slot told reporters that, during his tenure at Anfield, Salah has been a “superhuman being,” but that he hadn’t been performing at his best in recent weeks.

“As with all players in the world, there are phases during your time at the club when you are human,” he said. “But he has already scored so many goals for us, and I’m sure he will score again in the future.”

Slot, whose team sits in eighth place and hosts in-form Sunderland this Wednesday, said he was not surprised by Salah’s reaction to being left out, highlighting his professionalism.

“It’s a normal reaction from a player good enough to play here,” he explained. “And I say this with restraint, because he has been extraordinary for this club for so many years—and will continue to be in the future.

“So yes, of course a player isn’t happy when he doesn’t play. I can say he wasn’t the only one unhappy about not being among the starters.”

The Dutch coach stated that Salah supported his teammates.

“You can’t be a player available every three days and perform at such a high level if you act only on emotion,” he said.

“But Mo is extremely disciplined, he knows what he needs to do to stay in shape and, regardless of playing well, playing badly, coming on or staying on the bench, he will always be an exemplary professional.”

Slot also said that Salah is scheduled to report for the African Cup of Nations on December 15.

“As always in these cases, there’s the player, there’s the national team—Egypt, in this case—and there’s the club. And there are always conversations about what’s best for all three,” he said.

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