Spalletti ‘the best coach’ I’ve had, says Liverpool star Salah | OneFootball

Mohamed Salah says ex-Roma and Italy boss Luciano Spalletti is the ‘best coach’ he’s ever had: ‘I improved so much with him.’

Liverpool star Salah says ex-Italy CT Spalletti was “the best” coach he’s had in his career.

Salah: Spalletti the best coach I’ve had

Devyne Rensch (l) challenges Liverpool forward Mohammed Salah during the UEFA Champions League group A match between Liverpool FC and AFC Ajax at Anfield on September 13, 2022 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

“I’ve improved so much with him. Technically and mentally,” Salah told France Football, via Gazzetta.

“He gave me the chance to express my talent and improve as a player.”

epa11287341 Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Atalanta’s Sead Kolasinac (R) during the UEFA Europa League quarterfinal 2nd leg soccer match between Atalanta BC and Liverpool FC at the Bergamo Stadium in Bergamo, Italy, 18 April 2024. EPA-EFE/MICHELE MARAVIGLIA

Salah scored 28 goals and provided 20 assists in 62 Roma appearances under Spalletti before completing a €42m move to Liverpool in the summer of 2017.

Salah also played for Fiorentina in Serie A and left Italy with 35 goals and 22 assists in 81 league appearances with the Tuscans and Roma.

Spalletti went on to win the Serie A title with Napoli in the 2022-23 season, six years after leaving Roma.

Spalletti’s triumph and failures

REGGIO NELL’EMILIA, ITALY – JUNE 9: Luciano Spalletti head coach of Italy gestures during the FIFA 2026 Qualifier between Italy and Moldova at Mapei Stadium – Citta’ del Tricolore on June 09, 2025 in Reggio nell’Emilia, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

The Italian tactician coached in the capital from 2005 to 2009 and then again from January 2016 to the summer of 2017.

The 66-year-old was sacked as the Italy coach this past June after a 3-0 loss against Norway in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Spalletti took charge of 24 Italy matches, winning 12, drawing six and losing as many games.

He is currently without a club, and Gennaro Gattuso has replaced him as the Azzurri boss.