Agreed, a good way to put it would be that if he'd played for United our last PL winning manager wouldn't have been SAF
Completely agree, I was just being sarcastic, against using titles as a yardstick. I think Salah and Shearer easily make top 5 PL of all time.
Stats wise Salah is a bit of a freak in the PL and with Liverpool but I think people forget how monstrous Rooney was in terms of his goal contributions too.
I still struggle to consider him better than Suarez as their greatest of the Prem era, so I’m probably underrating him too
Think the problem with Salah is that he might not get into a top 10 if you're considering purely the best player/footballer in the PL but his stats can't be ignored and elevate him into that legendary status, especially because of the consistency and longevity.
Salah did carry Pool to the highest trophies though - for me he's as great as Suarez, perhaps even edges him a little bit.
Scoring lots of goals doesn't mean you're the best player/footballer - see Haaland.
Yep, as attacking players, though it'd be a competitive list....probably Henry, Rooney and either Kane or Ronaldo alongside them. I'd say that they both make top 10 of all players but I guess that's subjective.
And which season would that be.
Come on, you're stretching now. Look at his goals against Man City, Spurs, Watford and Chelsea, as well as countless others, and tell me he's just a goalscorer. I'll admit that I'm bias but his close control and ability to beat a man in tight spaces is fantastic.
I don't think he's just a goalscorer. I just don't think he's as good a footballer/player as some others who would be in a top 10 of greatest ever players in the PL but his stats elevate him higher than them. Doesn't mean he's not also a great player/footballer, just not as great as some of the others.
You are joking right?
Yeah I think there's a huge difference between Haaland and Salah. Salah has a lot more to his overall play than Haaland. He's one of the best dribblers in the epl era.
Yeah that's how I feel about him. He's ruthlessly efficient, he's obviously a great player, but he's not as aesthetically pleasing to watch as a lot of other players - and objectively isn't as rounded as some of the greats.
Are you watching the game? He's been excellent
I said this in pre-season - he's 32, obsessively into conditioning and fitness, is never injured and leads a very healthy lifestyle. I see no reason why he can't carry on for another 4 years at the top level, at least. I'm happy to keep him until his mid/late 30s and then let him head off somewhere for free
Eh? He's been great and is an absolute game changer still. Always an out ball and he links up with teammates so well. Keeps defenders on the back foot and never gives them a moment's rest.
Sign of a top quality player with great footballing nous, very few wingers understand how to adapt to the game in their 30s especially if they started out as a pace merchant like Salah
Well, can't criticize him for not turning up in big games (like Haaland).
No he pretty much just announced it
That struck me as odd. I wonder if he misspoke and meant it was the last year of his contract, with his future still uncertain?
