🇪🇬 Mohamed Salah

[Polo7 3,496]

To be fair half the chances were wasted because of the players he was passing to. Needs to work on his finishing but I honestly think he can be great given a few years. I prefer him to Schurrle.

[Special Juan 28,141]

I can't fault this lad, yes he missed a couple of chances but what he did do was got at them and looked dangerous in the process.

Keep going lad.

[haranr 485]

...indeed, you need quite a few of them.

What the hell do you want from him??? Ah?!?? Idiot.

[Oscar 441]

I thought Salah played well.

Made runs that our ams don't make and has amazing pace. Decision making might not be his forte, but everything else he did fine.

[Mohammed Seif 1,451]

Mohamed Salah's touches vs Swansea

[The only place to be 11,313]

Watching that video its noticeable just how quickly he does everything. Really adds a different dimension to us going forward and was reminiscent of a young Giggs at times. Still very early days but I like what I'm seeing from him.

On another day he scores two and gets a few assists too.

[Mohammed Seif 1,451]

Watching that video its noticeable just how quickly he does everything. Really adds a different dimension to us going forward and was reminiscent of a young Giggs at times. Still very early days but I like what I'm seeing from him.

On another day he scores two and gets a few assists too.

He definitely needs work. That is why the moderate Egyptian fans wanted him to join Chelsea and not Liverpool,Spurs or Atletico (rumored). We have a great talent foundation in Egypt at very young ages. But because we lack so much in the professional aspects of football, kids start picking some bad football habits as far as technique is concerned. Under Mourinho, he will develop better and mentally be stronger and more aware. If he had went to pool, I doubt he will develop much. If you noticed in that video, when he tries to pass to Demba and Eto, he usually doesn't try to pass where the player is exactly but a step or a couple ahead of him. He needs to adjust. These passes would work with Oscar, Willian, Schurrle, or Hazard (players with pace), but not with Eto and Ba.

[Styles 9,790]

Mohamed Salah's touches vs Swansea

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You can see why he's going to be a very important weapon for us for a long time.

I hope he spend the entire summer working on his right foot to add another dimension to his game.

[Mohammed Seif 1,451]

You can see why he's going to be a very important weapon for us for a long time.

I hope he spend the entire summer working on his right foot to add another dimension to his game.

It is funny you say that. It is true. He plays ok with his right but he doesn't trust it well. You would see him attempting to use the outside of his left foot, more than he goes with his right. That was ever since he was in Egypt. Good eyes mate

[nazzab 180]

That speed ....

[Special Juan 28,141]

That speed ....

For that alone Jose would of gave him huge credit.

[robsblubot 3,595]

Although I understand why Salah started the match, I don't understand why he was left on the pitch in the second half.

The idea was obviously that Salah would be able to exploit any spaces left behind Swansea's defense line. That was not going to happen after they were a man down so early on. At that point on, composure was far more important than anything else. Andre would have been far more of a threat than Salah at this stage.

He wasn't bad or anything. He did miss a open net chance, but both Ba and especially Eto missed them too. Eto was absolutely ridiculous and sad esp for those like me who watched Liverpool and City's match few minutes before.

[Mohammed Seif 1,451]

Although I understand why Salah started the match, I don't understand why he was left on the pitch in the second half.

The idea was obviously that Salah would be able to exploit any spaces left behind Swansea's defense line. That was not going to happen after they were a man down so early on. At that point on, composure was far more important than anything else. Andre would have been far more of a threat than Salah at this stage.

He wasn't bad or anything. He did miss a open net chance, but both Ba and especially Eto missed them too. Eto was absolutely ridiculous and sad esp for those like me who watched Liverpool and City's match few minutes before.

Judging on the first half performance, Salah was moving better than Schurrle and finding the right spots. The two BAD misses he had in the first half, came from him being in a good spot and ofcourse good passes. Schurrle by all means makes good runs, but he wasn't doing that in the first half as much as he usually does. I think that was why he stayed. Schurrle had nothing. Another thing is, I think it is wise to rest as much players as possible for the upcoming game. I know that the 3 points are crucial, but the difference between Salah's game and Schurrle's is not that big.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Although I understand why Salah started the match, I don't understand why he was left on the pitch in the second half.

Because he was the freshest of our attacking midfielders?

[Esam 60]

@Seif : I really don't get it! I know it was his first away game against an angry mob and he's not going to be WC at a glimpse of time but ...... he had a very cool finishing in the two matches before! and much better passing rate! it's confusing! he has tons of creativity but chose this day against ten players since the 15th min to make ppl question his decision making! why the hell was that?!

[Fernando 6,585]

Would be amazing if he scores against Liverpool!

[robsblubot 3,595]

@CHOULO, yeah maybe that was it.

Judging on the first half performance, Salah was moving better than Schurrle and finding the right spots. The two BAD misses he had in the first half, came from him being in a good spot and ofcourse good passes. Schurrle by all means makes good runs, but he wasn't doing that in the first half as much as he usually does. I think that was why he stayed. Schurrle had nothing. Another thing is, I think it is wise to rest as much players as possible for the upcoming game. I know that the 3 points are crucial, but the difference between Salah's game and Schurrle's is not that big.

Right, but I don't rate any of our strikers, so having a player like Andre, who can score from distance (as he has), could've been important in a game where the opponent was defending in their own half.

It was a horrible performance against a very poor opponent. We were very fortunate to have gotten the 3 points. Swansea only got like 3 good players and that's pretty much it. What a terrible defender Williams is: so poor on the ball... Swansea want to play possession, but you can't do that with defenders like that.

[Mohammed Seif 1,451]

@Seif : I really don't get it! I know it was his first away game against an angry mob and he's not going to be WC at a glimpse of time but ...... he had a very cool finishing in the two matches before! and much better passing rate! it's confusing! he has tons of creativity but chose this day against ten players since the 15th min to make ppl question his decision making! why the hell was that?!

Well the first, Salah is not different from any young player at Chelsea. Like Oscar, Schurrle and Hazard, very young. It will take time till he matures as a football player and for him to find his form. He will go, like any youngster in the world, through inconsistency phases. It is quiet normal brother. The important thing is that he keeps progressing. He is a good kid and a smart one. He believes in himself and is hungry. Check out his miss against Newcastle on his debut. He was mad at himself for that miss. Check his reaction every time he misses or feels he should have done better. The kid believes he can do better and wants to. Such a character will succeed. All in good time

As far as people's reactions are concerned, well it is really ok. You know how we as Egyptians react when someone misses a shot or an easy chance . The English, French, Brazilians, all football fans are kind of the same. It is the beauty of football or sports in general. After than win of Liverpool, all we need is for us to win our remaining games and for City to drop 2 more points (one draw). This means Chelsea against all odds will be the EPL champions this year. So it was really crucial for us to win those 3 points. If Salah scored his two good chances, fans would have been relieved. It is normal to have negative reactions. But look at the bright side, most fans here in the forum like the kid, have hopes that he might be something great and support him, while at the same time acknowledging that he needs to work on himself more. I trust this kid, but as I said, all in good time .

[Viper22 2,418]

Sat with my Man City fan at the pub watching the game yesterday, waxing lyrical about how Salah was a good player (very raw, but with tons of potential). Salah let me down a bit .

Gutted that he had a poor game (sorry but he did), but I have faith that he'll get better (he was getting into lots of good positions after all), hopefully will get a few more matches experience before the end of the season and in pre-season so he'll be quality from the start of next season.

[Mohammed Seif 1,451]

@CHOULO, yeah maybe that was it.

Right, but I don't rate any of our strikers, so having a player like Andre, who can score from distance (as he has), could've been important in a game where the opponent was defending in their own half.

It was a horrible performance against a very poor opponent. We were very fortunate to have gotten the 3 points. Swansea only got like 3 good players and that's pretty much it. What a terrible defender Williams is: so poor on the ball... Swansea want to play possession, but you can't do that with defenders like that.

If you mean horrible performance regarding Salah, I would disagree. He did well, but not great. If you mean a horrible performance as a team, I still disagree . It has been our problem all season long that we have a poor chance to goals ratio. We tend to miss a lot. For a moment forget about the two chances in the first 15 mins wasted by Salah. We had many other chances. Two of them should have been really simple for Eto if he was on his normal day and a third pass that Eto just stopped. Watch the highlights again, you will see what I am talking about. If we took our chances we would have won this by at least 3 goals if not more. Nothing against Schurrle, but it is not like he takes a lot of shots and scores consistently from long ranges. By all means he can and he has a good shot, but it is not like he has been doing that a lot. Well anyways, I can't say what might have been if Schurrle was on and Salah was out. We will never know really. I am glad we got the 3 pts at the end.