He’s arguably the best there in totality. He was African Footballer of the Year four times on the spin. He’s definitely on a par with them. His attitude sours it a little, but he was every bit as talented as those three and he won everything in football. Huge player.
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He’s arguably the best there in totality. He was African Footballer of the Year four times on the spin. He’s definitely on a par with them. His attitude sours it a little, but he was every bit as talented as those three and he won everything in football. Huge player.
Hard to say really as so many different factors go in that assessment.
Would you rate Cristiano Ronaldo as your best ever player over the likes of Giggs, Scholes, and the older legends who spent their entire career at United and won everything there is to win? Longevity is important when talking about "best ever", but Salah has been at Liverpool for quite some time already now and has simply delivered in almost every single season, whilst winning the Premier League - something Gerrard never did. But even if you go the other direction and base yourself on peak form, even Salah's best season doesn't come close to Suarez' 13/14 season for me. That's the most insane run of games I've ever seen from a Liverpool player by far. But Suarez wasn't at Liverpool long enough and didn't win a major trophy, so he's excluded from the discussion for me.
I'm too young to have seen Dalglish and Rush play, so can't comment on that. If I have to choose between Salah and Gerrard I'd probably go Gerrard because of nostalgia, but it's a heart over head decision at this point I fear. The stats, end product, trophies, ... all rather point towards Salah by now (and he'll only add to that if he signs a new contract, who knows).
Mane was also a big failure in the Bundesliga for Bayern.
Desailly is also worth a mention
I have been living in Africa for more than a decade, unless you're Egyptian, no one considers him the best ever African player.
Messi, even if he had lost, would still be the GOAT because his performances were incredible during many tournaments.
Salah has never truly delivered when needed for Egypt
Yes mate, your last line I agree with.
The rest I don't know as slippy G moments happen with anyone. Gerrard was also on his last legs those seasons. It doesn't define a player. Look at Chelseas own John Terry. Cost Chelsea a CL trophy by being selfish and taking a penalty when others could have. Or Henry missing absolute gold sitters when we were one nil up in the CL final. That's football.
Mane over Drogba and when you factor in success at international level Eto'o stands alone still. I think Salah is the best in terms of peak performance at club level.
He's quite clearly Liverpool's best since Dalglish with the exception of 13/14 Suarez
Amazing player. Best right winger in the premier league era. Better career at the club and obviously won more trophies. But I would take prime Luis Suarez over prime Salah 100 times out of 100.
Yes, I think he is the Best EPL ever winger/wing-forward. CR7 2008-2009 has been better, but he basically gave just 2-3 top class seasons in EPL while this wanker had already 7 top seasons.
How far is he from making an argument as the best ever player in EPL? If he had won a couple of other leagues, I think he might have had a very good shot. In 7 seasons and 3 matches, he is just 16 goals from reaching Henry's number of goals in EPL (8 seasons), 25 to reach Rooney (13 seasons) and 26 Aguero's (10 seasons). While playing in an arguably less advanced position, and for a worse team. He will likely surpass Henry's record this season, and the other two next one.
How far is he from making an argument as the best ever player in EPL? If he had won a couple of other leagues, I think he might have had a very good shot. In 7 seasons and 3 matches, he is just 16 goals from reaching Henry's number of goals in EPL (8 seasons), 25 to reach Rooney (13 seasons) and 26 Aguero's (10 seasons). While playing in an arguably less advanced position, and for a worse team. He will likely surpass Henry's record this season, and the other two next one.
Agree with all of that.
For me the best ever African player is still Eusebio (yes, I know he played for Portugal but he never set foot or played in that country until he was 18 or 19. He was essentially an African player.)
Mane over Drogba is wild. Great player, but not up there with those 4.
All good though. Just opinions.
Agree with this. Best I’ve seen ever seen aside from Suarez in 13/14. Him Alisson and VVD are some of the best to ever do it for us in their positions. It’s just unfortunate (fortunate for everyone else mind) that a few of the margins didn’t go our way. 18/19 and 21/22 and the CL finals or they’d have a few more major honours which their talent level deserves. It’s what happens when you compete with Madrid Juju and Pep.
Been a pleasure to watch them play.
Fixed that for you
He is the EPL's Messi. The PL will miss him when he's gone.
Salah’s 2017/18 is one of the greatest seasons of all time from any player in football history. It really is that good.
44 goals in 52 games, 32 goals in the Prem and 10 goals in the Champions League, all without being a penalty taker. He also scored in almost every big game he played (against 100 point City, in every UCL KO game). That’s a ridiculous achievement, crazy it doesn’t get spoken about more.
He was never able to replicate it again and all his other Liverpool seasons have merely been “elite”, but for that one season, he looked like a GOAT contender.
44 goals in 52 games, 32 goals in the Prem and 10 goals in the Champions League, all without being a penalty taker. He also scored in almost every big game he played (against 100 point City, in every UCL KO game). That’s a ridiculous achievement, crazy it doesn’t get spoken about more.
He was never able to replicate it again and all his other Liverpool seasons have merely been “elite”, but for that one season, he looked like a GOAT contender.
Me too.
Suarez of that season was stupendous but his best body of work if yet to come.
He moved to Barca to form that MSN, the best front 3 I have ever seen.
Arguably he could have won balon d'or ahead of Cristiano, both were top with 2 trophies, but the latter has Euro.
It's hypothetical but if Suarez stayed at Liverpool, we could have seen more years of magic in EPL.
It's a shame.
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You really don't need stats or and kind of credentials to have Salah over Gerrard. Salah can play passes that don't leave the receiver in hospital, can play in an actual position on a football pitch, and can beat a man for fun even if they aren't a DJ. Therefore Salah wins.
I just read that he had some kind of rant on social media? What was that about?
I thought his agent had a bit of a meltdown, but hadn't heard anything about Salah himself ranting.
What's the rant about?
Click-whoring, use of vague terms like 'sources,' etc
It’s his agent. As you know
2nd post, as you know
Good goal today. He's just so good.
He makes it all look easy.
His G+A is higher than haaland's.
Him and Van Dijk have been the best players in the league so far.
Him and Van Dijk have been the best players in the league so far.
Is Gravenberch still doing as well as he started the season?
I thought he was declining a couple of years ago but this fecker just keeps on producing the goods 
Cole Palmer begs to differ.
That was just him getting bored of Klopp. Like the rest of... everyone.I thought he was declining a couple of years ago but this fecker just keeps on producing the goods
He's still so damn good and so crucial to Liverpool.
Can't wait until he fecks off.
Can't wait until he fecks off.
Got to give them credit, their experienced players have showed their professionalism by continuing thier standards unlike our lot who downed tools the moment Moyes came on board. And we were the PL champions too.
They would be crazy not to tie him down for a couple of more years. He will be a top player for atleast 2 more years.
He might not be as fast as he once was but the skill is still all there.
Not long now.
Yeah. Ran the game second half yesterday
Needs 50 more goals to overtake Kane for 2nd all-time in PL goals. I reckon he could do it if we sign him to a 2-year extension, and definitely does it if he stays 3 more years.
I held the opinion two years ago that we’d be better off selling him for 200m to Saudi Arabia before he became virtually worthless in the transfer market but I was clearly wrong. Don’t care anymore if he gets us a return or not, just want him at Liverpool for as long as possible at this point. Upper echelon of club legends.
I held the opinion two years ago that we’d be better off selling him for 200m to Saudi Arabia before he became virtually worthless in the transfer market but I was clearly wrong. Don’t care anymore if he gets us a return or not, just want him at Liverpool for as long as possible at this point. Upper echelon of club legends.
I'll open a cheap bottle of champagne the day this cnut finally leaves the league.
He’s gone in the summer