Speaking after the match against Chelsea, coach Jurgen Klopp showed sympathy when Mohamed Salah expressed anger while being substituted.
Mohamed Salah was substituted by coach Jurgen Klopp to make way for Harvey Elliot in the 77th minute of Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea on the evening of August 13. On the way off the field, the striker showed an extremely frustrated attitude. He repeatedly tore off the arm protector and threw it on the field. After that, Salah did not pay any attention to coach Klopp and went straight to the bench.
Many people even joked that the Egyptian star deserved to be punished for … littering the yard. Salah’s frustration is understandable. He could not have a 7th consecutive season of scoring in his Premier League debut.
Speaking after the game, coach Klopp expressed sympathy for Salah’s angry attitude. The German coach said: “I can understand Salah’s frustration. If he scores it will set a record for the number of goals scored in the opening game of the Premier League. But I don’t think about that.
Salah is an important player for Liverpool and I always need him to be fit. The striker has another 500 records to break. Therefore, I don’t think he should think about individual records.
We need freshness in locations. Therefore, I have replaced the more fit players. This is a tense match. That’s what I can say. Salah’s reaction is not important.”
In fact, in the match against Chelsea, Salah only played well in the first half. The Egyptian player provided an assist for Luis Diaz to open the scoring. Besides, he also had a shot hit the crossbar at Chelsea. In the second half, the role of the Egyptian striker was quite faint.
Speaking more about the match against Chelsea, coach Klopp said: “I’m happy with what we did. Liverpool had a chance but then opened it up for Chelsea. We lost the ball in one game. or two unnecessary situations.
Chelsea played better and forced us to go deep. I saw a lot of things I liked and some things I particularly disliked. This is the first match in a difficult place. Therefore, I think 1 point is positive.”
