Salah criticized for selfish playing style

After the big win against Frankfurt, Mohamed Salah was heavily criticized by Liverpool fans for shooting the ball instead of passing to Florian Wirtz to score the first goal.

Salah was criticized for his selfish playing style - Photo: REUTERS

On the morning of October 23, Liverpool will visit Deutsche Bank Park to face Frankfurt in the group stage of the 2025-2026 Champions League. Coach Arne Slot's team needs a victory to strengthen the fans' confidence after a series of poor performances.

Before the match, coach Arne Slot surprised everyone by leaving Mohamed Salah on the bench. The Dutch strategist said he was forced to rotate his squad after the loss to Man United on October 19.

The Egyptian striker was only brought on in the 74th minute to replace Ekitike when Liverpool were leading the home team 5-1. With the remaining time of the match, Salah could not leave much of an impression on the field.

In an attacking situation at the end of the second half, the Egyptian striker dribbled down the right wing into the penalty area. But instead of making a cross for Florian Wirtz to score the first goal, Salah chose to finish from a narrow angle and could not beat the home team's goalkeeper.

Salah chose to shoot instead of passing to Wirtz in this situation - Photo: screenshot

This situation has made many fans unhappy with Mohamed Salah because of his selfish individual play. For his part, Wirtz is annoyed with the Egyptian striker, because he has not had his first goal since joining Liverpool.

On social media, many people have left comments heavily criticizing Salah. And they hope the Dutch coach will let Salah sit on the bench in the upcoming match. Two commentators of TalkSPORT, Troy Deeney and Adrian Durham also commented on Salah's too individualistic style of play.

Despite being underestimated, Frankfurt was the team that opened the scoring thanks to defender Rasmus Kristensen in the 26th minute. The home team's goal made Liverpool play more focused and sharper.

Before the end of the first half, the Reds scored 3 goals in 10 minutes, thanks to Ekitike, Van Dijk and Konate. Liverpool scored 2 more goals in the second half with goals from Gakpo and Szoboszlai to seal a 5-1 victory.

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