Salah’s slump: A cause or symptom of Liverpool’s problems?

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The Athletic

Football, Soccer,, Sports, Soccer

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🗓️ 25 January 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

It's been three league games since Mohamed Salah had a shot on target, never mind a goal, and questions are popping up around the Egyptian's form. But what is it down to? Is it the loss of team mate Sadio Mane? Is his new contract weighing heavy on him? Or is he a symptom of a wider issue at Liverpool? Alongside Mark Chapman to answer those questions and dive into the data around Liverpool's star striker are James Pearce and Duncan Alexander Produced by Abi Paterson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Athletic.
0:03.0	Mo Sala is in a slump.
0:05.0	Well that's what the stats read anyhow.
0:07.0	No goals in four Premier League games, just seven all season compared to 15 a year ago.
0:12.0	So it's not the Mo sala of previous years.
0:16.7	What is going on with him and is it more than just a slump? I'm Mark Chapman
0:21.9	this is the Athletic Football Podcast.
0:24.5	That's forward.
0:28.5	Oh, Salas there, and scores.
0:30.8	Well, the best of the best, it gets into a hundred league goals for Liverpool.
0:35.0	Cimicus of Van Dyke Jum Sala.
0:38.0	Go!
0:39.0	Mohammed Sala scores a game for Liverpool.
0:42.0	Mohammed Sala always game for Liverpool. Mohammedawa always scores for Liverpool,
0:45.0	always score, always score,
0:46.5	always score,
0:47.5	or almost score.
0:49.5	It feels like he's a lot less involved and a lot more detached.
0:54.8	And there's an arm on it from Wiggas Louise and Sala goes on.
0:58.0	Well, he's annoyed in himself for not finishing it.
1:01.0	He's finding it much harder to get past players because they're more of them near him.
1:04.4	Salah, into the box now. Salah hits over his right foot waist for a small by Mo' Salah.
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