Mohammed Seif

Oh A LOT has been happening to me . I am glad to be back and I have missed you and everyone on the forum.

Ok we can disagree on the term SLIGHTLY, it is a subjective matter, but sure he dropped in the second half of the season with comparison to the first half. The point that I always had when it came to young players such as Oscar, is that they will go through drops in form and periods of inconsistencies. He still contributes significantly to the team. Maybe now more defensively than offensively but still is important. Maybe it it is accumelated fatigue, maybe it is the weather, maybe something else I don't know for sure. But I know when he is in top form he is a great asset to have. I would not call him one of the greatest ( though I hope he becomes one) but I would certainly call him a key player. As far as Pogba is concerned I think he is a good player and I can see your point. But even Pogba sometimes is clueless. Juventus vs Fiorentina last night he just didn't know what to do with the ball when he got it. He was definitely full of energy. But just kept making very weird decisions. In all fairness a lot of the Juve players did the same. My point is he too will go through dry spells Oscar is a young player and I don't think he will be happy being benched. Game time is key for his development. Benching him and bringing him for the easy games (mid/smaller) team will do nothing really but give him a strong feeling that he is not trusted and that will mount huge unnecessary pressure on him to perform. Currently the squad is doing well. We are dealing much better with teams that park the bus than last season. So offensively we are doing much better. I think it is not the correct time to think about Pogba. And Oscar dropping form is not a huge deal. After all Costa was like crap in the WC, great first half of the season, then dropped in form. These things happen.

looool. I guess I didn't miss much having been away from the forum since the WC. Seems to be a trend to completely dismiss the guy when he drops slightly drops in form. When will this guy get a break I have no clue.

I really don't get all the fuss created around Salah. At Basel and Fiorentina Salah has more of a free role in the pitch. He drops at times to midfield, goes to the wings or plays as a shadow striker. At Chelsea he is more of a winger than anything else. So clearly the system is a key factor. Playtime is also a factor as far as confidence is concerned because clearly he is not suffering in form. That is why he is finishing like he used to finish at Basel and the Egyptian National team. When he was clearly not given much play time that affected his morale. And clearly that showed in the few games he got. Having said that he is still young and as I said last season, in developing stages he will go through periods of inconsistencies. So I doubt he will keep developing without having drops of form a long the way. No one can blame Mourinho for not giving him time too. The guy simply wants to win silverware and it is about time Chelsea wins the EPL and hopefully the CL too. Though I am not and never was a fan of Serie A , but the Italian league cannot be dismissed like some people attempted to do so. It is a strong league with strong players. I believe Cuadrado didn't come from the moon, he came from Serie A. Salah had good performances against Atalanta, Torino, Inter Milan and Juventus. These are no easy teams. Sure Inter is not the Inter everyone is used to, but still it is no easy team neither is Juventus. Not to mention Tottenham, that became like a hobby for Salah to dismantle and eliminate. And please, there is no such thing as an EL player and CL player. How people came up with such categorization I have no clue. Not long ago many of current Chelsea players were struggling in the CL and fell in the EL. Having said that I think Cuadrado is more suited to Chelsea's system. He has speed, control, good crosses and the ability to take shots from outside the box. He definitely needs time to adapt to the system and the players on the field. He is definitely an upgrade for Salah and Schurrle in this system ( though I really miss Schurrle). Salah should be kept on loan for another year at Fiorentina which should guarantee him playtime and room to develop. At the end of the loan period we will see if the way he develops suits Chelsea's system or not and based on that a proper decision whether to sell him or bring him back can be taken. Meanwhile it is good to see him perform well. Either way it is a win win situation for both Chelsea and Salah.

Come on guys. I support Salah but not at the expense of his teammates. The second half of last season Oscar had more than his fair share of criticism. They are both young and will not always perform well. Salah and his fans (including myself) should really accept criticism when he doesn't perform. Last game was "ok" for me. But the previous three were just bad. Oscar started last season well, but dramatically lost his form in the second half of the season. So let us give him a break and see how he performs throughout this season.

We start doing it at the age of 7 . Salah, is also known to be a religious guy. So 90% that he is fasting as we are only exempted (as Muslims), if we are ill, or traveling. We have a special amatuer Rmadan tournaments all over the Arab world. Here in Kuwait, we sometimes play before breaking fast. The temperature is in the upper 40s. Once your system gets used to it, it becomes very much bearable. Plus, it is so spiritual, so that kinda gives you a boost to stand it.

As I said, someone "unintentionally" bashed fasting which is an important matter for Muslims. It is cool as this person doesn't take swings at others intentionally. To my understanding on this forum we have views from all over the world with different cultures. So I see no harm in trying to understand each other and getting along despite of our differences and backgrounds. No need for anyone to go on the offense really. I hope it is all cool mate.

Religion is the most important thing to Muslims. So he is basically explaining Salah's point of view regarding fasting that was called "moronic", by a fellow member. Just like the only place said family in your culture comes first. It is a matter of different cultures. No need to take this further mate. Let us keep it with football performance. We aren't here to challenge each others faiths of believes. Deal mate?

Ok guys, let us take it out a notch. This is ,like the only place has said, not about religion. So let us keep it to football performance and I think everyone agrees that he had two crappy pre season games. (3 imo). But I also think people are entitled to believe what they want. This is getting nowhere.

Egypt took back its land while they were fasting during Ramadan. Algeria gave Germany the toughest game of their world cup campaign while they were fasting. Plus, we have 3 more days remaining till the end of Ramadan. So it is no big deal as far as building fitness is concerned.

I agree with you that fasting is not an excuse at all, (though he has no energy what so ever since dawn till sunset), but fasting during pre season is not moronic mate. He is religious that is all. All people (Mulsims) do work while fasting. But he should still do much better. Bad performance for two straight games.

As expected, problem solved. Salah got an exception to be registered in the institute. Therefore no military call.

LOOL. Very good point mate

Possibly, there are some extra benefits you get in Finland if you join the military? I don't know, but I know that is the case in the U.S. They get nothing what so ever in Egypt though. You get an exemption if you are drafted as a soldier ( not an officer) and when you pass the age of 30.

Regardless of the number, I really hope they would just perform well next season. Numbers shouldn't effect them as far as I am concerned.