Gentle reminder that Messi once scored 90 goals in a calendar year. So as impressive as Salah's 40 are so far, it's not quite that he is pulling Messi/Ronaldo numbers, it's that Messi/Ronaldo numbers have declined.
Away at Balckburn. End of season nothing game. Everyones on their holidays. Nice, relaxed day out the sun. He comes on for Riedle. Redknapp plays this ball over the top. He's got clear of the whole Rovers defence. Swivels his head as the balls mid-air to check its flight. Turns back to carry on running forward towards us the Darwen End ..... The ball hits him on the back of his head as he's running and bounces back the other direction to great hilarity on all 4 sides of the ground. Never forget it. Summed up that clown perfectly.
Just how did he score so many goals in Germany before we signed him? Just how poor was the Bundesliga the late 90-s for that to happen? He'd get in any all-time worst L'pool XI.
Fun times.
All that matters is right now and right now the Egyptian king is performing to truly worlclass levels.And what does any of that have to do with the level Salah is playing at this season?
So again, as I type, he's right up there as one of the three most productive/ best players currently playing in World football.
Deny it as much as you want. It's not changing the fact.
Liverpool gets 3 points because of poor officiating. Big surprise. See what I did there?
Matip done for the year.
Sorry for him, as much as I never want to see him anywhere near the pitch in an ideal World. But at least now van Dijk can have a settled partner in Lovren who won't panic all those around him. Ragnar the Red stepping up again to be a lot higher in depth than ever he was signed for. Invaluable cheap experience he's turned out to be.
Talking CH's, I hope for City's sake Kompany was just being bullish with bravado to the media about not being worried about Anfield. If he wasn't, man alive is he in for a major shock. You might think you've experienced the lot mate, but you haven't until you've experienced that arl place when she's fully rocking under the European lights. With no three days holiday needed on this, taking a half day tomorrow. Good few scoops in town then up the ground around tea-time to great the coaches. Something I've never actually done as we're usually still in the alehouse haha. Fixing to be one of the real special Anfield European nights. Gonna' be mental!
'Allez, Allez, Allez ..... ' Europe. It's what we do.