Liverpool are now in complete disarray, with Mohamed Salah’s decision to speak out about his personal struggles at the team lighting a fire at the club. It’s never been like this before.
The number of points dropped is disturbing and pressure is on Arne Slott and the players to turn things around, but we’ve now been given a disturbing insight behind the scenes.
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Salah did not travel on Monday and missed Tuesday’s win over Inter Milan at the San Siro, but the pair Cody Gakpo and Federico Chiesa Also absent due to injury. This leaves Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitic, Florian Wirtz and Leo Ngumoha as the only forwards available to Slott.
Luckily, it was revealed that Chiesa was just sick and not a health issue, although that’s true Even though Salah was on the bench, the Italian was absent from the gameSlott may not have that luxury when Brighton travel to Anfield on Saturday. The last chance awaits him.
Finally, Slott’s hand was forced
Dutchman unwilling to play Chiesa This has been well documented and he opted for his usual press conference answer when asked why the Italian was not playing. “Every player has a chance to start” – although in Chiesa’s world this only happens in cup competitions.
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He made two starts, playing 90 minutes each, which improved his overall record this season, having played just 223 minutes outside of Carabao Cup games against Southampton and Crystal Palace.
His fitness couldn’t be better compared to last season’s struggles, but he hasn’t been utilized – despite scoring twice and assisting three in limited opportunities.
As mentioned before, Salah doesn’t get in his way. In the past four games, Salah has only played 45 minutes, while Chiesa has only played 13 minutes. Lack of desire to interact with him.
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Slaughter may feel his job is safe for now and the club has chosen to support him, but the biggest mistake was failing to adequately rotate his squad, not Hang Salah to dry – is under the radar.
It was a safe bet that Chiesa would be the club’s only right-winger outside of the weekend’s game against Brighton, and following intelligence on Gakpo’s injury – with the Liverpool Echo believing he will be out until Christmas – it became clear that Slott would have no choice but to give Chiesa more game time.
Ngumoha is likely to play on the left wing at times, although his lack of experience and limited fitness in the senior team means his minutes may be limited, and playing both Isak and Ekitic has not worked out so far.
An injury to one of the two puts the burden of a busy holiday season on the other. This is a risk that slots cannot make too often, as it can lead to a bad ending.
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So, it looks like Chiesa will have to rejoin the teamthis could be his last chance to shine as a Liverpool player.
Given that he will seriously consider the prospect of a January transfer He is likely to remain on the bench for the rest of the season When those who were favored before him return.
Making money as a footballer is the dream of most football fans, but there comes a time when you need to play in a competitive environment, and Chiesa rarely indulges in such moments.
If the Italian’s situation doesn’t change over the next month, his fate is on the wall, especially since it feels impossible to fathom Slott getting through this period without using him, if only to make up the numbers. If given the chance, he would definitely impress Slaughter.
