This is often the case for players who do not do well in certain clubs and then explode when changing shirts. A great example in this regard was on the field during the classic between Liverpool Yes Chelsea for the 27th day of the Premier League
Mohamed Salah has not lived one of the best games in Liverpool vs. Chelsea, a match that took place at Anfield, but the top scorer, idol and star of Jürgen Klopp’s team, had a remarkable season at Stamford Bridge.
“In training, Salah was like Messi. It’s a shame he didn’t play with him anymore,” Filipe Luis revealed.hour Flamengo’s left wing and Chelsea’s team-mate ahead during the 2014-15 season in an interview with the newspaper Daily mail.
“I think anyone who knew Chelsea knows that at that time it was very difficult for them to play. There were players in a position who were doing very well at the club, they had played. I even joked that Salah was training Messi, for that he was doing very well, but at the time of the game he didn’t seem to fit in, “Oscar said in an interview with ESPN.com in September.
But why shouldn’t someone who has trained so well have the opportunity to play often?
Salah has played only 19 official matches for Chelsea. He started ten of them, but only worked full time twice. He played 881 minutes, averaging 46 minutes for each game he played on the field. He left the club with only two goals, against Arsenal and Stoke City, both in 2014.
“Salah is very fast, he drives the ball with his feet very fast and shoots well. There were issues that caught our attention and made Mourinho want to bring him, because he could be important for the group. He was the first his experience in a great team in Europe. He needed time to adapt and mature. When he matured, he advanced, “explained José Morais, José Mourinho’s assistant, in an interview with ESPN in May 2019. .
Mourinho even defended himself against those who accuse him of not taking advantage of Salah’s talent when they worked together at Chelsea.
“This is another injustice that is being talked about. I did not sell Salah, but I bought Salah. A child came unprepared physically, unprepared mentally, socially and culturally lost,” said the coach. also to ESPN in April 2018.
It’s true that the competition back then was great. Salah, then a 21-year-old boy who had just left Basel, Switzerland, was fighting for a position with Eden Hazard, Oscar, André Schürrle, Fernando Torres, Samuel Eto’o and many other players with offensive characteristics who were at Chelsea.
The lack of opportunities caused him to leave. First for Fiorentina, where he scored nine goals in 36 games and attracted attention Roma, what did you pay 5 million euros for a one-year mission. Then he definitely bought it from others 15 million euros, less than 16.2 million paid by Chelsea months before.
Wrong certainly flourished in Roma, score 34 goals in 83 games and being the target of the greed of the main clubs in Europe. Who won the dispute was Liverpool, who paid 42 million euros to sign it in 2017.
The employment could not be more successful. In almost four seasons, “El Faraón” scored 118 goals and led the team to the UEFA Champions League, Club World Cup and Premier League titles, the first after a 30-year stint. Incredible numbers and performance for someone who came out the back door of Chelsea.
“I didn’t play. I didn’t have many chances, but you can see that when I did, I proved that some are wrong. You can see the difference between today and a year or two ago. When I came out of the Premier League, I said that I will return and when I had the opportunity, I came back “, the striker declared for Sky Sports.
This was their twelfth meeting Wrong against him Chelsea since he arrived at Liverpool. So far, he has three wins, three draws and five losses, with only two goals scored.