No one said that though, or did I miss some posts? He went from a good / very good player to one of the best in the world, that's what happened. Your reply to someone arguing he wasn't one of the best players in the world was "he was one of the best players in one of the best leagues" but that doesn't really prove anything to me, e.g. Belotti was one of the best Serie A players at some point or during some seasons, yet has never been in the "world class" conversation or anything.
I thought he'd be the type of player who would never quite figure out the final step and explode, and would plateau at "great player", yeah. I also did mention way back then he'd be a monster if he did explode
Give it a rest fecking hell
His current club is doubting whether to invest big on him long term
I don't think we are tbh, contracts aren't always concluded within days or weeks, that's all. If he's asking for anything near 400-500k or so (which he should, because he deserves it), then there are multiple aspects of that deal we need to consider, and negotiations will be longer to reach an agreement.
I would argue it's easier to win the league now because the league is obviously not as competitive as it once was. If it was more competitive or even equally as competitive then no one team would touch 99 or 100 points.
Bless your heart.
.Name the players better than him.
In no way is he even close by any metric whatsoever. Top ten for sure on current form.
Shearer, KDB, Cantona, Zola, Scholes, Ronaldo, Rooney, Lampard, Aguero.
KDB and Zola
That's definitely fair, if you value longevity, consistency, ... then it definitely makes sense to have him outside a top-10 at the moment.
Not that I watched a ton of Utd back then or that I remember it well, but I'd say Ronaldo was the second best player in the world for his last four years or so at United. Salah has only reached that peak this season (although you could say Messi and Ronaldo set the bar unreasonably high). Ronaldo also has 3 league titles in which he was very influential. Objectively speaking, the PL never had a better player on its fields than Ronaldo 07-09.
It's pretty subjective all told, but for me KDB has been one of the best midfielders in this generation, and Zola's impact was phenomenal, a player who would not look out of place in today's game.KDB and Zola
There are definitely players ahead of Salah no doubt, but it's weird to say he's not close by any metric. The guy is literally ahead of Ronaldo for goals and assists, in less games played.
I agree
3 PL titles in a row. Can’t even say it was an easier league since English football was dominating Europe then as well. And a literal Ballon Dor winner when in our league.
You are comparing individual players while looking at their team's success.
Surely being the guide to those titles means a lot? People talk about Liverpool and their players like these winning machines but they have won very little in the English game. When you are separating top players at this elite level then being the main man who drives you to those titles should mean a hell of a lot.
It's *a* criteria that factors in yeah, but e.g. Salah guided his team to 97 points but there was one team better, can you hold that against his performances that season? Hard to judge.
As a goal scorer I think Salah is right up there but I’m seeing a modern take to football that uses actual success as a secondary factor and it annoys me! It’s stats and XG and all this but mention an actual trophy or title and it’s immediately thrown to the wayside
Kinda agree, but you can still be absolutely brilliant even if you’re not on a super team. Hypothetically Kane could have been on City for 5 years and have won 3 leagues, yet he would still be the same player than he is right now. Difficult to take into account because it’s a team game, but I agree it counts for something especially when you carry the team.
Much as I love Eric and capable as he was of extreme brilliance, flair and vision, of the two I would take Salah every time.
