How Liverpool Have Reinvented Mo Salah To Win The Premier League 

People forget it, but Mo has always been playing incredible passes with both feet (inside and outside of boot) for 6 seasons at Liverpool. He used to play dream passes to Mane back in they day when Mo Mane and Firmino would link up so well. Now he just continues to link up so well with the new line of attackers and keeps doing it. ABSOLUTE LEGEND

Liverpool bought a competent playmaker for 70 million euros last summer in Dominic Szoboszlai, allowing Salah to go back to wing. Before that Salah would come searching for the ball further infield and was less effective. Now Liverpool have that control in midfield that they didn't have last season. Van Dijk is also making fewer mistakes. And having Diaz and Nunez buzzing around up front keeps the opposition's defenders occupied.

This evolution of Salah will extend his peak as it centres his passing and vision more so than his pace and agility which may wain in a few years. It’s as though the other attackers are taking up some of his physical work so he can take actions from deeper and show off his technical abilities. Salah has changed his role to increase his longevity but it’s not like Ronaldo where he becomes a poacher. He still maintains his large range of useful qualities but the way the attack functions and his own decision making means that he can be more judicious when doing things which are more difficult as an older player. Between Salah and the coaching team, this decision shows so much intelligence and foresight.

I think we could see his potential as a chance creator and playmaker in the 21/22 season, especially in the first half if it. He was the best player in the world at that time and he used his outside of the foot a lot for deadly passes. I remember that assist for Sadio Mane, where he passed the ball beautifully across half the pitch with his outside of the foot. Hr developed even more this season and is such a dangerous player now. Every defender has to guess wether he will try to score or slide a killer through ball to the near post for Szoboszlai or Darwin or cut it to the far post for the likes of Gakpo, Diaz and Jota. He is a phenomenon.

That Szobozlai heat map is incredible!

Came for the Salah analysis but what I actually took away from all this is that Szoboszlai's heat map is actually ridiculous. Im not surprised hes run out of steam lately, hes been everywhere!

Mo Salah Could Have Had About 20+ Assist So Far Considering His Teammates Especially Nunez Have Been So Clinical And Smart 😊

The cup game against West Ham showed us how well Elliott and Szoboszlai can fill that gap. Elliott as the winger but constantly dropping in finding those half spaces will be a completely different problem for teams.

I have thought that Salah's new role this season is much more suited to an Elliott + Szoboszlai pairing. The fact that Salah has absolutely smashed it is a testament to what a world class player he is.

The fact that he is still the top scorer in the league (and has the top assists) despite his more creative wide roll is all the proof you need that he is the best winger, and arguably the best player, in the world. He can have a game where he is looking like he’s having an off day and he’s not at his best but he still somehow manages to score, assist or both!

Harvey looks goal hungry this season, and not lacking confidence to take players on, and he admits to being mentored by Salah. I see Klopp trusting him at RW with Salah gone for the month. He was brilliant there against West Ham. I prefer Szobo on box to box duty

People hating on Szoboszlai because he’s not being as creative as he is for Hungary and was for RB Leipzig need to take a look at his heat map. No wonder he looks tired lately. He never really played the 8 role before he came to Liverpool, mainly wide right

But unfair people just talk about mbappe, ronaldo, messi, haaland etc..mo salah look like underrated player, so unfair.

Shows you dont watch much Liverpool. Salah have always done his outside the boot pass. Always. Even before Liverpool

5:32 THIS!!!! Thank you!!! FINALLY someone else noticed this. He really seemed to be controlling ball to slow down the play as the other attackers get in place to avoid the offside traps..since all the NU defenders were so focused on him. I always wonder why he did not attempt to shoot or pass ..and instead move a step.backward....

He's just world class, one of the best Premier League players ever, still get criminally underrated. I think Elliot will fill that role in terms of creativity, the rest of attackers will have to cover that goalscoring though

Liverpool have been working on these positional rotations for a few years, but the midfield didn’t have the energy to rotate forward and still be able to get back in transition.

``he is the pokemon red to Salahs pokemon blue``.. beautiful

Another great vid. And pointing out what szoboszlai is good at off the ball. A lot of fans don’t see it and say he’s been poor the last few weeks. But his off the ball work is immense and vital. Hopefully his injury was just a small tweak

Great analysis this, love it. Mo has lost a yard or two of his electric pace, so trying to cut inside on the 45 and shoot his rapier top left corner post-stsmp bullets won’t happen as much, so he uses Dom and Darwin as the runners to create space in front, behind and just inside right channel, so he can be provider or finisher. Having Jota back in that mix is critical, he can do the firmino work forward of centre. I love how we’ve moulded Mo’s game, Jurgen and his assistants, you are brilliant. Go reds!

Szobo and Elliott pair gonna be insanely effective.

I‘d switch Szobo and Elliott simply because of Szobos defensive contribution and work off the ball. In possession they’re gonna rotate either way constantly, but while Elliott is definitely a hard worker off the ball as well, szobo just has that physical advantage. I‘m personally like weirdly excited to see us play without Salah (even though I love Salah, he’s the best player in the league), because it’s a little teaser for what this team will play like in the future, it has a bit of a breath of fresh air vibe to it

That ball from macallister to jota for the 4th was outstanding

Regrettably, numerous Liverpool supporters fail to recognize the player's evolution and overlook the man's consistent performance. Strangely, fans from other clubs acknowledge Salah as a true legend for Liverpool, consistently posing a threat. Some Liverpool fans seem to eagerly await his first misstep to criticize him - a disappointing mindset.

You earned a sub! Great analysis!

Great explanation. I don't tend to think a tonne about tactics and systems but this totally chimes with what I've seen from Liverpool this season.

He just not a goal scorer top assists..mo salah smart playmaker smart passing..he made it look so easy ..what a player..

442 - need to do their homework as well like Newcastle. Mo Salah been doing the trivela assists for years.

Liverpool has Jota, Gakpo and Nunes to play attacking trinity. One of them will play right forward. All three are super fast - very important on that position. I think Szoboszlai is Liverpool's №8 for years, his is great as a midfielder. He is not a Salah replacement

Salah is the best player in the world right now

very rarely comment with something so boring, but the red border on the thumbnail made me think I'd already watched this one...

You have a most interesting observation. 🎉❤ Thanks

great analysis

My daily dose of FourFourTwo.

Salah's injury record is also very impressive.

Great analysis.

Liverpool have never lost when mo been absent, 9 games 6 wins 3 draws 😮

How can Salah be so good this season? More like, how can Mohammad Salah be so good… every season?

I think it will be Jota on the right. It is interesting to see а very right-footed Diaz on the right)) By the way the only left-footed attacking guy in Liverpool except Salah is Harvey Elliot

Mo Salah is a genius. !!!

After Elliot and Jones won Youth WC, they are like new players on a whole other level and I love it.

You’d lose too much from the midfield if Szbo played higher up, especially with Endo gone.

After seeing this it has to be Szobo on the right, Elliott right side 8. And then they can rotate in game, while Mo’s gone.

Wait what, first time watching FourFourTwo and was not expecting to see the wrestling guy presenting haha

Well described. Szobo and Harvey will be more than okay down that side without Mo for a while. The ox always used to step up in afcon years and Liverpool weren't affected at all.

i’d do elliott and szoboszlai the other way around but agree in a sense due to the positional rotations, just think elliott more naturally offers wide creativity in a similar way as a left footer from that side and szoboszlai looks best when he can underlap the winger imo

I think Gakpo would be the RW this time and Szobo keeps his place if fit

Mo Salah is the best player for x7yrs🎉❤

Thanks

King MO. 😍😍

defenders being so scared for salah to get in behind whilst them not being too scared of darwin getting in behind creates some beautiful opportunities. Like for that salah goal assisted by nunez, salah makes that inverted run so ofcourse dan burn follows him and he sees nunez go the other way and he’ll be thinking salah has a much higher chance of scoring than nunez so he’ll follow salah instead of passing salah onto the other defender

Sadly, Endo is also leaving...

Why is AFCON still taking place in Jan ffs. Just play the tourney during the summer, like every other international tourney

can you do Endo?

I love your drama🎉❤

Hey I remember you from WhatCultre. I think you're one of the twenty five Adams over there.

At this point, I don't give a shit about the cup games he's gonna miss. I just want him back for the league.

I think gako could play that mo spot with dom being out now a couple games.

Well, to *lead* the Premier League. The season isn't over yet. Great player nonetheless.

I think Elliot will take Salahs role when he's away as he can cut in and put in the passes too. Dom should play his usual position.

you forgetting Jota and Gakpo, they can play Szobo's position

442. Stick Gakpo and Nunez up top with Diaz on the left, TAA on the right, Gomez at right back staying put and Robertson going forward on the left so Diaz can cut in. Still get that front five and Trent still has a free role, only sacrifice is not having doubled 8s, you'd have to tell gravenberch or Endo to stay back while Mac or Szobo goes forward, and Jones and Elliott filling in where necessary.

I hope Nunez bags some goals in Salah's absence.

Crazy thing is both nunez and diaz are on for 15 / 16 goals this season. And that's when it's not really working for them yet.

I think there is a chance that Jota will fill for Salah considering that he used to play his posistion during Salah's absence

first comment :) great video!

"How Liverpool have reinvented Mo Salah to WIN THE PREMIER LEAGUE!!!" Is how my brain read the title.

He functions more like a traditional winger now

I want to see Klopp letting Diaz played on the right side when Salah goes away.

Jota can play on the right. That's the simplest solution. Keeps the team playing the exact same way.

5:50...in the Old Liverpool...defenders are aware of the equal amount of danger from Bobby and Mane.. In current Liverpool 2.0....the other attackers are not seemed as dangerous by the defenders.....which is great for creating space😅

8:57 😳😳

Yep. Elliot. Kinda makes sense he's not playing starters these days eh?

This channel is like a drug for me 😂😂😂

In 2-3 years salah will have to be replaced as well. Hope we find the replacement soon enough

Szobo is injured 😢

Only league game(s) is important, nothing else

To think that some of our reactionary fans were demanding Liverpool sell Salah to the Saudi league at the end of the summer. We definitely would not be top of the league without him.

I would still rather try to force him wide to the right as a defender than to allow him to cut in.

It doesn't look so bad with the Premier League implementing a winter break this season. this might sound like Blasphemy, but I don't really care that much about the cup games, Salah would be on the bench for those anyway, so he only misses Bournemouth, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Burnley, and no offense to these teams, but only Arsenal are a threat and only a minor threat because they have their own problems to deal with. Salah scored a screamer last time we played Arsenal. Szobioslai is in fact injured and might be out as long as Salah is away, so I could see Nunez playing on the right or Eliott comes in and does a job there. I would like Bowen to be Salah's long term replacement thank you. Nunez is not a number 9. playing him up front is criminal by Klopp and a massive misuse of Nunez's talents as a winger. he is best on the left wing, but I'm sure he can play Right wing just fine too, but he needs to run at the goal, not have his back to it like a number 9 does up front.

is this Total Football 2.0 ?

It is January

Did it last time no problem t 1 player

Surely now go onto win it 😢😂

The answer has to be Harvey Elliott. He can fill in in midfield as well as the wing, making him the versatile player Salah has been lately. He’s more of a chance creator anyway, so this new role would suit him

That's not working too well then is it?

Why you use that big football field😭😭

Liverpool's finishing has been dreadful. Nunez and the others have blasted by now at least a 100 shots wide. Not on target. The only one who is really efficient is Mo. And he will be gone. Who is going assist and score? Hope for a Nunez miracle? Also liverpool kept attacking and received 2 goals easy and fast. Why are you attacking when its 3-2. Your team is tired!

salah learning from messi ;)

Painful as it was Mo Salah was unplayable. Mind you we’re also losing to Luton you ….perspective.

Why expose our game

lol 😍😍😍

So basically he isn’t the greedy bastard he was which made mane leave

Best livapol mohamad sala ✅🥰

How dare you say liverpool are gonna win the league. Do you have any idea how much wood ive had to hit today?

Salah is currently the best player ITW

‘Do math’ ?! Didn’t know you were American

jesus Adam. all he had to do was run at a lumbering, slow, unfit Dan Burn (and his turning circle of a cow on ice) all game for people to think he's the reincarnation of Pele. ffs man

If Mo was this generous when Mane was here, Sadio would have gotten the golden boot

Mo is the best but. Playing in front of Trent must help his numbers. No one has said this yet.