Mohamed Salah claims he’s being scapegoated and the stats back his claim
Are Liverpool deliberately scapegoating Mohamed Salah?
The tension at Anfield reached boiling point this weekend after Liverpool’s dramatic 3-3 draw with Leeds United.
For the third consecutive game, Mohamed Salah was left on the bench, a decision that finally triggered an explosive response from the Egyptian superstar.
In a raw post-match interview, Salah didn’t hold back. He claimed he is being made a scapegoat for Liverpool’s wider collapse and hinted that “someone” at the club is trying to force him out.
A narrative has been built through fans, media and pundits that the problem is Mo Salah but a deeper dive into the numbers suggests the opposite: Salah isn’t the problem, Liverpool’s system is.
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