Curbishley. He was reported to have been pushing for Alan feckin Curbishley 
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âIâve done so much for this clubâ. So all the things you did for the club you did it for charity? I really canât stand highly paid athletes speaking as if theyâve âsacrificedâ their lives for nothing. It may just be Salah also speaking his way out of the club, following on the footsteps of Ronaldo, essentially blaming Slot for his coming exit.
Heâs also feeling hurt and spoke from that place of hurt for being benched. It shows Slot hasnât properly talked to Salah about his benching. And I think this shows Slotâs weakness. He isnât good at managing egos and finessing and managing players the way Klopp did. Iâve always suspected Slot is more a tactical manager than one whoâs good at building cohesion in a club. The sheer number of changes to the roster meant the cohesion that was built under Klopp is now gone, and Slot needed to do more team-building team-bonding stuff but he may not have the personality for it. Guys are playing for themselves not for each other, thereâs no chemistry, team leadership now that Klopp has gone is lacking.
I thought it was Gerrard who wanted Curbs and Owen who preferred Rafa. Ironically left before he arrived and missed Big Ears
And donât forget to purse your lips, look slightly upwards, and take an exaggerated breath before all the bollocks starts, just so it looks like what you are about to say is considered and thoughtful.
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This was around 2010 when Hodgson was appointed. It was reported that Gerrard and Carragher went behind Rafaâs back to get him sacked, and wanted Alan Curbishley to replace him
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pretty sure Curbs was only linked with us after Houllier left.
Rafa got the job instead
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Youâre right - it was Houllier.
Carra and Gerrard played a part in getting Rafa sacked as well I think?
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youâre right, Carra and Gerrard allegedly went behind Rafas back and got him the bullet, then championed Roy for the managers job!
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So basically English manager who would give them preferential treatment, never mind that heâd take the club down the shitter.
Whoâs the actual disgrace, Jamie?
On that telling Stevie G has an equally dubious position.
While the Salah situation remains unresolved, surely he is unlikely to be in the squad for the Brighton game. Why select him anyway, when current form doesnât deserve it?
Then thereâs the question of whether he should even attend the game? It could lead to a very strange atmosphere in the stadium. There will be fans who are disgusted with Salahâs behaviour and fans who will be siding with him. There will be a media feeding frenzy and the TV cameras will be on him more than the football.
The most important things is, we desperately need 3 points on Saturday and I donât believe the whole Salah circus will help us achieve that. Just my thoughts.
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He does. A guy can be a legend if the club and and have done stupid things that might not benefit the club. Humans are imperfect beings. But unless itâs so egregious, one act should not overshadow a glittering career.
Stevie was also too chummy with Christian Purslow and got a fat contract out of it while undermining Rafa, who was actually looking out for the team.
I do recall that shortly after he had knifed Rafa and championed Hodgson, he got the new manager to secure him a fat new contract despite the fact he was by that point clearly on the wane and Liverpool were struggling financially.
Always puts Liverpool first, our Jamie.
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From what I remember, Rafa left Liverpool in the end by mutual consent.
I donât know how much of it was it that he didnât want money from the club in the situation we were in or was also open to parting ways because of the situation we were in.
Of course that there are players in the past who did certain things (maybe some we donât know and will never know) theyâre not proud of, mistakes or things they wouldnât repeat.
But itâs not like Carra and Stevie got Rafa sacked. We would know much more about it today.
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his comments the last day were an utter disgrace. i know heâs always been selfish but couldnât believe he came out with that.
iâm surprised people are hoping/expecting heâll make an apology, i have no doubt he still thinks heâs in the right.
in hindsight, giving him a new contract was a big mistake. ship him to saudi after afcon and move on with players who value the team over their own ego.
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yeah i reckon the legend has grown a bit out of hand with time.
maybe Stevie and Jamie were asked, being senior members of the squadâŚmaybe they even approachedâŚbut painting them as the architects of Rafas downfall is out of sync with what happened.
maybe im lucky because i dont have Carra in my face on the TV every weekend, so im not burnt by him, the bits ive seen arent exactly entertaining⌠but he was a great club servant as a player, as was GerrardâŚthe level of distain we constantly show them on here is intriguing âŚ
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Iâm getting the feeling that was the plan all along. Give him a new contract, hope that he would play well - if he doesnât, sell him to Saudis instead of losing him for free.
The first part has backfired spectacularly and doesnât look like it will get any better. The second part⌠Weâll see. Mike McGrath from The Telegraph is already reporting the interest of quite a few Saudi clubs and The Athletic, if I remember correctly, reported a few days ago that there are also some clubs from USA who are interested in signing him.
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https://x.com/TransferSector/status/1998700106749534295
Jurgen Klopp on Mohamed Salah:
âWe are all massively influenced by our past - how we were raised, where we grew up. Mo knew early on [in his life] that he had to do more than others.
"He always developed. He never stops. That is his mindset. After each summer break he came back and had a new skill. It was like he had spent the whole time just practising one particular type of pass.
"We pushed each other, just to make sure that we would never stop. And we never did stop. That moment lifting the Premier League bonded us for life. He will be remembered as one of the greatest of all time.
âI wouldnât say he is easy to manage, but he is also not difficult to manage. You [only] have problems with Mo Salah if he is not playing or you take him off.â
@BBCSport
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