20 Aug 2023 06:53:26
Question for Ed001,
This isn't me having a go at Salah as I think he is amazing but what are your thoughts regarding his penalty taking?
For me he just doesn't have a good enough conversion rate and he hits far to many virtually straight down the middle or when he does try to put them down the side he always seems to overcompensate and puts them wide?
Do you think it's just a case that Klopp just thinks he will strop big time if he takes him off the penalties and that will damage his overall contribution in games?
For me now that we have Macalister this has become more of an issue?
Welcome your thoughts as Salah seems to need to be handled very carefully in my opinion.

{Ed001's Note - I have always said I don't like Salah on pens but yes, I am sure that he will stay on them to keep him happy. I would say that odd missed pen is worth the overall contribution he makes.}

1.) 20 Aug 2023
20 Aug 2023 08:10:19
He was very good till he missed one for egypt. There seems to be a loss of confidence and it is visible now.

Klopp not strong enough to say no.

It is not needed also because he is still 98%+ successful. Just the same confident feeling is missing.

2.) 20 Aug 2023
20 Aug 2023 08:12:14
He isn't the best penalty taker we've seen but (bar recently) his record has been fairly good.

Though his missed penalty ruined my fantasy team as I had him as captain.

3.) 20 Aug 2023
20 Aug 2023 08:49:22
ED01 - surprised you think that. I see your point but we have some excellent penalty takers and he isn't one of them. We can't let him take them just to keep him happy.

4.) 20 Aug 2023
20 Aug 2023 09:00:31
Bar the recent blip his record was very good, didn’t he score close to 20 in a row at one point?

5.) 20 Aug 2023
20 Aug 2023 09:07:33
Szoboszlai is the best penalty taker at the club. Salah has a good conversion rate but I never feel confident watching him take them and i feel it will cost us one day. It's not going to change because milner and fabs were better takers as well but mo always got them for his goal records.

6.) 20 Aug 2023
20 Aug 2023 09:30:35
I am not sure on Milner or Fabinho being better.

Salah doesn't give confidence but has very good conversion rate.

At the momement TAA should not be taking freekicks. they should go to Szoboszlai.

Not sure if Klopp can even change that.

7.) 20 Aug 2023
20 Aug 2023 10:02:35
Why create more problems for yourself than a potential problem that might be happening? He's missed a couple after hitting 20 or so in a row. Take him off penalties and you'll see a change in his demeanour. The man is motivated by records (we saw his strop after being taken off last week and missing the opening day scoring record), the Golden Boot and all the various accolades that go to, and motivate, a world class player. That's just the way it is. Leave it alone.

8.) 20 Aug 2023
20 Aug 2023 10:38:27
Agree 1969.

This year we will see Salah creating more assists than all previous years ever.

Wush we had better forward than Jota or Nunez.

Their reading/ intelligence isn't same as Bobby/ Salah/ Mane level.

Nunez can still improve but I doubt Jota can ever. his skillset is very different (headers and poaching scraps than real linkup and connecting with others)

9.) 20 Aug 2023
20 Aug 2023 10:50:02
As long as he scores the rebound we’ll be fine ??.

10.) 20 Aug 2023
20 Aug 2023 11:12:22
Jota reminds me a little of van nistlerooy in terms of finding the net. We need a striker like that but he frustrates me so much. His decision making is shocking when it comes to picking a pass.

{Ed025's Note - i think hes an awful player RS, he can finish though and imo should be only coming on from the bench mate..

11.) 20 Aug 2023
20 Aug 2023 11:19:31
I’m going to sack him off my FF team, he misses too many ?.

12.) 20 Aug 2023
20 Aug 2023 11:24:55
Jota is infuriating. playing well he scores and is active, otherwise he becomes non existent and sometimes a hindrance, causing breaks in play . until we go down to 10 and he plays better!? He should not be starting at Cf regardless. After his pre season form Klopp should have backed Nunez and started him, especially as gakpo is playing in midfield.

13.) 20 Aug 2023
20 Aug 2023 11:30:36
He clearly likes to be in the running for the golden boot each year, if letting him takes penalties keeps him in the running and motivated to score as many goals as possible, then keep him on them.
Even though he’s not that good at them.