The reason Salah is underachieving is revealed, it's not because of Klopp or money

The Red's superstar is having one of his worst seasons since arriving at Anfield

30/01/2023, 05:38 AM +00:00

For all their superstars, Liverpool failed again, this time in the FA Cup where a 2-1 loss to Brighton Hove Albion left the crown vacant, reducing their title aspirations for the campaign to almost nothing. With the Premier League long gone and a difficult clash against Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League, The Pool is doomed to suffer.

Against Brighton Mohamed Salah was caught on television looking terribly frustrated as he consolidated his fourth successive clean sheet against Brighton, his last goal coming against Wolverhampton in the FA Cup 1/32nd Final on 7 January, and former player and now commentator Mark Lawrenson said the Egyptian Pharaoh is already uncomfortable at Anfield.

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"It's unusual for him. I think one of the problems is that he's playing with different strikers every week and in different formations," Lawrenson told talkSports, who also added that this lousy atmosphere inside the club, already contaminated the superstar who every day is the target of criticism from forums and social networks of fans who lash out against the African.

Lawrenson added that Mo Salah is not at all happy with Liverpool at the moment. "The thing with him is that he needs to be happy to play and you can see it on his face. He's a bit like: 'What's happening here?' Consequently, with them not playing particularly well, he's not had too much of service. You don't suddenly become a bad player," said the Irishman.

Salah not happy

Finally, the former Pool player in the 1981 season closed by saying that the fans must understand that players are also human, and that external factors also affect them. "People think it's because he's signed a new contract and that sort of thing. It's nothing to do with that. It's just that he's not been playing well and, consequently, he hasn't had too many opportunities," he said.