@dontjealousme Yes, he is one of the best Brazilian footballers to ever grace the pitch. But due to his injuries, he was never consistent enough. He broke his back, literally was almost paralysed by it and was never the same player again. It’s unfortunate, but it happens.
‘Salah hasn’t done anything with Egypt’ always rears its head to discount him whether it’s award voting or just point scoring.
Do you know what Egyptian football has been through? How hard it has toiled to rise from the abyss. And who the country considers the most pivotal player to their rebirth?
The violent uprisings. The 2012 Port Said stadium tragedy where 74 people lost their lives with over 500 injured that led to the shutdown of the domestic league causing financial ruin, lack of competitiveness, erosion of facilities, spectator bans. Police tear-gassing fans leading to a stampede and more deaths in 2015…
And so with all that instability, the most successful team in African Cup of Nations history didn’t qualify for the 2012, 2013 and 2015 versions of the tournament.
It was Salah who scored twice away to Tanzania in qualifying to put them back at an AFCON for the first time since 2010... And was instrumental in getting them to two finals.
Egypt’s first World Cup appearance since 1990? It was Salah who kept his nerve to slot a 95th-minute penalty booking their place in the 2018 showpiece; their top scorer in the qualifying campaign.
And his nine goals to fire them to WC 2026 has made him the all-time top scorer in African qualifying history.
Egypt’s current generation, led by Salah, have put in a shift to just be back on these main stages after so much turmoil.
It’s crazy how people are not seeing this for what it is… RACISM
Reducing your clubs greatest player to just a chelsea reject???
Bringing up egypts afcon failures while ignoring the complex reasons why egypts football in general fell off..
This is malicious and disgusting from jamie Carragher…
I wish carragher did a tiny bit of research into Egyptian football and what Salah has done for the country.
Nobody thought football in Egypt even had a future until he showed up.
🚨🔴 BREAKING: Giovanni Leoni to Liverpool, here we go! Deal agreed with Parma for Italian 18yo centre back.
No loan, never discussed… Leoni joins #LFC now as part of Arne Slot plans.
Fee around €35m with sell-on clause.
No convincing ever needed as Leoni wanted Liverpool.
🚨🚨💣 EXCLUSIVE: Florian Wirtz to Liverpool, HERE WE GO!
Liverpool verbally agree deal in principle with Bayer Leverkusen for package reaching €150m add-ons included.
Player side already agreed two weeks ago with move now imminent.
Wirtz set for medical and contract signing.