Last Saturday afternoon (local time), Mohamed Salah posted a controversial status on social media.
I want to see Liverpool be a strong attacking team again, the image of a team that makes all opponents fear, winning many big titles. That is Liverpool's identity, it needs to be restored and maintained forever.
This is the club's motto, anyone who joins a team must adapt and get used to it. If they only play to win a few matches, that is not what Liverpool is aiming for.
In just 1 hour, 9 Liverpool players pressed the "like" button on Salah's post. Up to 5 of them participated in the 2-4 defeat to Aston Villa last weekend. Likes on social media sometimes do not express the viewpoint of the performer, but when there are so many teammates supporting Salah, disagreement with Arne Slot is felt very clearly.
Things did not stop when Salah continued to take action on social media 2 days later. The Egyptian striker posted a picture of him having dinner with Dominik Szoboszlai, Milos Kerkez and Florian Wirtz. Among these, Szobo and Kerkez were the ones who liked Salah's post. Is this a hidden message from Salah, as a warning to Arne Slot himself?
After officially saying goodbye to the team in March, Salah is now considered to have no more worries at Anfield. Previously, he had participated in a series of interviews to talk about leaving Liverpool soon. Besides, the 33-year-old star expressed concern about the winning culture of the team about to be completely abandoned.
On Arne Slot's side, his future is considered to be guaranteed for another season, especially when Liverpool still completely controls the Champions League ticket in the next season. If the Dutch coach and the board of directors agree on the view of restructuring the team, gradually eliminating people like Salah is something that should be done.
In fact, the total attacking style is not necessarily the style associated throughout Liverpool's history. What Salah is referring to is the fiery style of the club under Jurgen Klopp. But with Klopp himself, Salah also left conflicts.
Fans still cannot forget the argument right on the sidelines in the match between West Ham and Liverpool in 2024. That was the time when there were only 3 weeks left until the season ended and Klopp would leave the club. Previously, at the end of the 2022-2023 season, Liverpool did not win a ticket to the Champions League. Salah said that was just a minimum goal for the Anfield home team.
This shows that even though he is Jurgen Klopp, a great symbol of the club, Salah is still not really completely reluctant. The Egyptian striker is the most prominent star in Liverpool's recent successful era, but he also left many scandals behind the scenes.
The most difficult thing at this time is Liverpool's leadership when they are witnessing a conflict between the head coach and the biggest star. Salah is preparing to leave the team but still leaves many bad things in the media. Meanwhile, for Arne Slot, it is difficult to accept when the Dutch coach believes that Liverpool scoring 2 goals in the recent defeat to Aston Villa can still be seen as a positive thing.
The unsuccessful season is about to pass and Liverpool needs to focus on the final goal of winning against Brentford this weekend to secure a Champions League ticket. After that, if Arne Slot is still in office, everything needs to be replanned, especially the power between the coach and the stars.
