Thierry Henry on the Salah situation: “We must always protect the club” | OneFootball

Currently a sports commentator at CBS, the legendary Thierry Henry commented on a program for the network about the current situation faced by Mohamed Salah at Liverpool. Recently, the Egyptian lost his starting spot in Arne Slot’s team and publicly expressed his dissatisfaction. Due to his controversial statements, Salah did not travel with the team for the match against Inter Milan last Tuesday in the Champions League.

“I also had problems with Wenger, Guardiola, but did you ever hear me talk about it publicly? No, because we always have to protect the club. It doesn’t matter what happens internally, we must always protect our teammates, the coach, and the technical staff. We may be frustrated, angry, disagree with something, but you should never air your dirty laundry in public, especially when the club is going through a difficult time,” commented Thierry.

“I complained about everything”

The former French player emphasized that he has been through similar situations, but never behaved the same way. “We don’t talk publicly about our personal situation when the team is going through difficulties. We do that in the locker room. I’ve done it myself, I went to the locker room and vented, complained about everything. When I was at Barcelona, I was benched. Did anyone hear me talk about it? No,” said Henry, who has played for clubs like Barcelona, Arsenal, and Juventus.

World champion with France in 1998, the commentator praised Salah’s quality, despite criticizing the off-field situation. “He’s an exceptional player and the situation has nothing to do with what he’s achieved at Liverpool. But it was a mistake.”

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