Salah will almost certainly move to the sandbox after January 1, otherwise Liverpool will take action themselves. The Egyptian international has smashed his own glasses, is now being criticized by everyone for putting his own interests above those of the team and can still make the club a lot of money.
Mohamed Salah alone in gym as Liverpool are in Italy for Champions League
Salah signed six months ago for a salary of 460,000 euros per week and has hardly achieved anything anymore. It was striking in Milan that the big boss, Michael Edwards, was prominently present in everything that happened at Liverpool. In the afternoon, the CEO of the Fenway Group, who is above technical director Richard Hughes, was already present with the under 19 team that was badly beaten (5-0) by the Italian talents.
Michael Edwards shows up in a difficult week
Edwards is not always at the games, because he often wants to watch them at home in total isolation to be able to analyze things properly. The fact that Edwards showed up in a difficult week for his club due to the poorer results and the outburst of star player Salah can be regarded as an expression of support for Slot.
Michael Edwards (right) © ANP/HH
As the strongest policymaker, Edwards strongly supported the appointment of the man, whom he followed in detail at Feyenoord and about whom he had nothing but praise in the first season. Internally he has made it known that he has no doubts about his coach in any way and Slot himself also gives the impression in every press conference that he has the full support of the owners and management. By now being so prominently present in the team, Edwards sent a clear signal.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot full of doubts after Mohamed Salah’s tirade: ‘He is not allowed to share that with the media’
Things may not have been great recently, but San Siro wasn’t a bad place for Liverpool. The English won the previous three times and it looked like that now after half an hour. Ibrahim Konaté, the man who has been denounced by everyone because of his dramatic form in the center of defense, thought he had headed in the 0-1. But that moment was preceded by a header from Virgil van Dijk through his own upper arm on a Liverpool corner.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot © ANP/HH
Felix Zwayer disallows Liverpool goal
It took the VAR five minutes to actually determine that. Well, the VAR actually didn’t know what to do with it and called the German referee Felix Zwayer to the screen to make the final judgement. There was no evidence from any frame, because there were too many upper bodies in the way of the cameraman. But if you are in a corner where the blows are falling, everything goes wrong. Konaté’s goal was crossed.
Virgil van Dijk in action © ANP/HH
Much to the annoyance of Van Dijk, who is firmly convinced that he did not make any hands and told the referee about this during half time in the center circle. The German could no longer do anything with it.
Who played up front for Liverpool?
A compatriot of Zwayer, the German million-dollar purchase Florian Wirtz (125 million), had to start on the bench and that was quite remarkable considering the fact that both Salah and Cody Gakpo (ill) were missing in Milan. But Slot preferred a two-man vanguard with the other million-dollar signings Hugo Ekitike (95 million) and Alexander Isak (145 million).
That duo could certainly show something. That duo, according to many supporters, could certainly show something after all the investments the club has made in them. In the beginning, Isak could make the excuse that he had missed the preparation and was not fit, but now he really has to deliver. Both strikers had a chance in the first hour, but were unable to pull the trigger and did not impress.
As a team, Liverpool was more solid than in the previous matches. They had a slight dominance throughout the match and ensured that Inter, which played without the injured Denzel Dumfries and had Stefan de Vrij on the bench, rarely became dangerous.