Mohamed Salah\u2019s public social media post has forced a raw conversation about Liverpool\u2019s style and the manager\u2019s standing inside the dressing room. Steven Gerrard described the intervention as \u201cdamning\u201d and suggested it revealed deeper tensions over Arne Slot\u2019s approach.<\/p>\n
Salah\u2019s message followed a midseason clash after he was dropped to the bench, and came after a period in which manager and player had reached an uneasy alliance. As he prepares for his final Liverpool appearance next Sunday, Salah urged a return to the methods that defined the club under J\u00fcrgen Klopp, insisting: “It cannot be negotiable and everyone that joins this club should adapt to it,”.<\/p>\n
Gerrard\u2019s immediate reaction was: “Wow,”. Speaking to TNT Sports he expanded: “Mo Salah doesn\u2019t really speak much, and he doesn\u2019t tweet, and he certainly doesn\u2019t tweet like that.” He added: “So I think that he\u2019s sending a message to the outside that things in that Liverpool dressing room are not right: the identity\u2019s gone, and it\u2019s really hurting him to see it in front of his own eyes.”<\/p>\n
“I\u2019m surprised of the timing. One game to go, his last game for Liverpool,” Gerrard continued. “That is quite damning to the Liverpool manager and the staff in terms of where this team\u2019s at. That\u2019s my opinion on that.”<\/p>\n
The social-media reaction was notable in scale and from inside the squad. Salah\u2019s post on Instagram received more than 950,000 \u2018likes\u2019 in the first 24 hours, and a number of current players tapped the heart, including Dominik Szoboszlai, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitik\u00e9, Ryan Gravenberch and Curtis Jones, as captured by ESPN. Outgoing figures Andy Robertson and Ibrahima Konat\u00e9 also registered support.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s important to stress that a social media like is not a legally binding endorsement from any Liverpool player. Many athletes don\u2019t run their own account and even the ones that do may not have closely scrutinized Salah\u2019s lengthy commentary. Nevertheless, the scale of approval pointed to a level of internal sympathy.<\/p>\n
Fans, many frustrated by a defensive title defence they found tedious, largely sided with Salah. “We embarrass ourselves in a public manner on a weekly basis though, that’s kinda why Salah is saying what he’s saying.” Club figures remain publicly aligned with Slot, and Jamie Carragher has predicted that if Slot endures into next season, supporters\u2019 views may shift over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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