African MVP of the weekend: Mohamed Salah back on top
It was challenging to select the African MVP of the weekend with Choupo-Moting still dazzling for Bayern, Youcef Belali leading Ajaccio, and Mohamed Salah overcoming Tottenham.
African MVP of the weekend: Mohamed Salah back on top
It was challenging to select the African MVP of the weekend with Choupo-Moting still dazzling for Bayern, Youcef Belali leading Ajaccio, and Mohamed Salah overcoming Tottenham. However, Mohamed Salah, who enjoys his sensations as a striker, has been selected by Sport News Africa. I appreciate the Editor. More information
Although “The Return of the Mummy” was a movie we were familiar with, today in Liverpool, we saw “the waking of the Pharaoh.” In their match on the 15th day of the Premier League, Liverpool defeated Tottenham (2-1) thanks to a brace from Mohamed Salah. The 30-year-old Egyptian’s rise to fame… since the Glasgow Rangers game on October 12. Recall that SNA had highlighted Salah’s spectral debut that day. The fastest hat-trick in Champions League history was signaled by the attacker.
With 7 goals, Mohamed Salah leads all scorers in the Champions League. With his two goals on Sunday, he has now scored six Premier League goals overall. The Reds’ number 11 seemed to be experiencing all of his sensations as a striker, while being a far way from the team’s leader Erling Haaland.
Mohamed Salah has scored nine goals in nine games across all competitions since October 12 and the SNA alert, including four league goals. The opponents that the Egyptian international (83 appearances, 45 goals) has defeated in the meantime, meanwhile, are what stand out the most. Four days following his hat-trick victory over Rangers, the former Roma star handed Manchester City their first (and only) season-opening loss (1-0).
Then, Salah scored goals for Ajax and Leeds. The 30-year-old scored this week in the Champions League to defeat Napoli and cause them to lose for the first time this season in all competitions. He will play Tottenham on Sunday as a warm-up.
The World Cup will serve as a battery charger.
Mohamed Salah certainly alarmed many observers in England at the start of the season. In addition to his inefficiencies, he questioned his physical fitness in particular. He dragged his slump on the grass as he was unable to outdribble his opponents, get a step on the defenders, or multiply his runs like before. As a result, there were only 5 goals scored in the previous 11 games before Glasgow Rangers.
It must be acknowledged that Salah moved quite a lot last season between Liverpool and Egypt. The Egyptian started 45 of his 51 games for the Mersey club (31 goals, 15 assists). Liverpool advanced to the FA Cup, League Cup, and Champions League finals. He participated in the World Cup 2022 playoff match against Senegal and the CAN final with Egypt.
His club battled for the championship in the Premier League right up until the very last minute. Since he did not make the World Cup 2022, the Pharaoh can recuperate before starting again in late December. As a result, Mo Salah ought to spin about even more than in recent weeks. Therefore, Liverpool (8th in the Premier League) can anticipate an improved second half of the season.
