Last Updated: February 12, 2024, 15:54 IST
Mohamed Salah just lately represented Egypt on the Africa Cup of Nations. (AFP Photo)
Mohamed Salah is presently recovering from a hamstring damage he suffered whereas enjoying for Egypt on the Africa Cup of Nations.
Mohamed Salah is perhaps the largest Egyptian soccer star presently however he has consistently confronted criticism for his failure to encourage the nationwide crew to success on the worldwide degree. Salah has loved immense success whereas enjoying membership soccer for Liverpool however it hasn’t been the case enjoying for Egypt.
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Salah can also be the Egypt captain and he just lately was criticised for leaving the nationwide crew halfway by means of their Africa Cup of Nations marketing campaign in Ivory Coast after choosing up a hamstring damage.
Salah flew again to England to start restoration from the damage which turned out to be extra critical than anticipated.
Egypt legend Mido was amongst those that criticised Salah for leaving the squad and he has taken a recent goal at his countryman whereas dissecting the 31-year-old’s management abilities.
Drawing comparisons with the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, Mido claimed that Salah has by no means been a ‘leader on the pitch’ and that’s why he has by no means been given the captain’s armband at Liverpool regardless of his stature.
“Is Messi as a leader for Argentina like Salah as a leader for Egypt? Salah is Egypt’s star, but does what he does with the national team resemble what Messi does with Argentina? Does Salah do what Ronaldo does with Portugal? Directing players in penalty kicks, saying who will take the shot and who will follow, and imposing his personality on everyone,” Mido advised The Untold podcast.
“Salah has evolved mentally, but he has never been a leader on the pitch, the evidence for that is why he didn’t get the captain’s armband at Liverpool? Ask yourself why Salah has never worn the captain’s armband for Liverpool? Don’t say it’s because he’s a foreign player, as this is not a factor in English football, and there is ample evidence. Salah was negatively affected by becoming the captain of Egypt. He would have had more freedom and less pressure if he remained without that armband,” he added.
Mido, who represented the Egypt senior males’s crew 51 instances throughout his worldwide profession, additional claimed Salah doesn’t take pleasure in captaincy.
“If Salah were the captain of Liverpool, he wouldn’t have delivered the same strong performance. He is one of those players who find it difficult to bear the burden of captaincy. Salah cannot wear the captain’s armband with Mohamed El-Shenawy and Ahmed Hegazi on the pitch. Hegazi, specifically, is the captain of Ittihad Jeddah, one of the oldest clubs in Saudi Arabia,” he mentioned.
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