Carragher: If Salah doesn't return to defense, he shouldn't be allowed to start every game

6686 Sports November 13th Former Liverpool legendary defender Carragher recently made sharp criticism of Salah on the podcast The Overlap. He believes that when Salah's offensive efficiency has declined significantly and he barely participates in defense, the team cannot let him start every game, especially in away team games.

Last season, Salah helped Liverpool win the league championship, but so far this season, he has only scored 4 goals in 11 Premier League games, which is far below his previous level. What's even more worrying is that he almost no longer returns to defense during the game, causing a huge increase in pressure on the team's right guard.

This was clearly exposed in Liverpool's 0-3 defeat to Manchester City. Right back Bradley, who is only 21 years old, plays alone and is frequently targeted by his opponents. Former Manchester United captain Rooney was deeply touched by this: "Now every player must participate in defense, and this season many teams are focusing on attacking Liverpool's right wing."

Rooney said bluntly: "Salah does not return to defense at all, which makes the right back very passive. If the defense cannot be supported, the problem will be obvious. Manchester United This is how City played, and I really felt sorry for Bradley at the time."

Carrager pointedly pointed out: "If you can't score at one end and put the team in danger at the other end, then this strategic arrangement of only leaving Salah in the frontcourt is actually worthless."

He emphasized: "Either he starts to actively participate in defense, or someone else will be replaced. The era of Salah being a definite starter every week, especially when playing in away games, really should be over."

Another former Liverpool star Steve Nicol also expressed a similar view. : "Continuing to let him start will not allow him to regain his competitive form. Maybe now is the time to let him sit on the bench and change the environment, which can stimulate his fighting spirit."

According to reports, Salah has confirmed that he will leave the team in December to represent Egypt in the African Cup of Nations, which means that he will miss the next key competition. This may instead give Liverpool coach Slott a good opportunity to experiment.