donstan18:

Man has been carrying Liverpool alone.

BikeMan:
Is that why Salah is their highest goal scorer this season? Onisokuso

donstan18:

Excluding J5’s pks, Abraham was Chelsea highest goal scorer last season, was he carrying Chelsea.

Think abeg

BikeMan:
You're being ridiculous? How is Mane carrying Liverpool when Salah is scoring the most goals for the club?

AnfieldFan:


Salah's been the highest creator of chances asides Trent since he came to Liverpool...
You can't say he's stat padding when his general play is up there with the likes of Kelvin...
Asides chances created, his assists are also high...His second assists also tell the story...
He's the best offensive player Liverpool has had in years with the exception of Suarez...

Salah’s a great player, no doubt, but he’s mastered the art of racking up numbers whilst doing the least on the pitch. If Mane goes missing in a match, he can’t rack up the numbers to grey out his poor performance.

donstan18:

I don’t know how you rate players, but football for me is mostly about commitment, passion, mentality, versatility and display on pitch.

There’s a reason Egypt started flopping immediately Salah made his debut for them.

Mane is the strength and pillar of that Liverpool attack. Strength, creativity, stamina, finishing, selflessness, man can also help defensively, falls deep to ball too. I’ll pick him over Salah.

GloryIsaac:


In reply to the emboldened.

Salah hasn’t had an ‘off’ season because he’s extremely good at numbers. Something Mane struggles with. He’ll need to put in a lot to deliver like Salah, and yesterday’s AFCON final is a classic example of this.

Mane got multiple chances to score but each chance evaded him (either Gabaski stopped it or his leg just could not reach the ball). Salah was missing in the match, but the one time he had an opportunity to shoot, he would have scored had Mendy not shown quick spatial awareness.

It’s quite funny that a player can be missing for the entirety of a match, and his first shot attempt is a goal.

Another player that’s good at this is Rashford. He gets blasted a lot for poor performances, but his stats tell a different story.

These type of players cause headaches for coaches. Because even when they’re not playing well, the coach knows that somehow they can still register a goal for the team.

Salah’s a great player, no doubt, but he’s mastered the art of racking up numbers whilst doing the least on the pitch. If Mane goes missing in a match, he can’t rack up the numbers to grey out his poor performance.

ChristoBam:
Lol so someone's saying Mane has been carrying Liverpool all these while and not Salah. Some ridiculous takes I see on the internet ehhn..

afrodoc2:



If people don’t like you there is nothing you can do to change their mind.

Check out their EPL stats.

Salah 16 goals
Mane 8 goals

Salah 9 assists
Mane 1 assist

Salah 2.1 key passes per game
Mane 1.1 key key passes per game

Salah 33.4 passes per game
Mane 29.4 passes per game

Salah 79.8% pass success
Mane 74,4% pass success

Salah 0.4 through balls per game
Mane 0.1 through balls per game

Salah 1.9 dribbles per game
Mane 1.5 dribbles per game

Salah scores more, assists more, makes more key passes, makes more through passes, makes more regular passes, has a higher pass success rate, dribbles more.

But somehow it is Mane who is carrying Liverpool.

When it is not weight lifting competition.

elampiro:


Stats don't tell it all. I am not in support of the arguments of who carries Liverpool. Both are good.

Now Mane wins more aerial duels by a far margin

Mane wins more tackles

Mane have more interceptions

He has more clearances

He sprints more.

It goes to show that the coach is using them according to their qualities to the team's benefit. If Mane stays up high the field alone, his attacking stats will go up, but it will cost Liverpool their midfield dominance and might be conceding more goals

afrodoc2:


Very good points but this shalaye is not necessary.

The question i want you to answer is this,

IS MANE CARRYING LIVERPOOL?

elampiro:


Both of them can be credited for that. But there are other 9 players.

This season, Salah seems to be the slightly better player. I don't watch much if Liverpool games ....

afrodoc2:



So why the epistle if you don’t think Mane is carrying Liverpool?

Imagine after all the epistle you agreed with me that Salah is better.

Bros I bow for you o. My post was for those who said Mane was carrying Liverpool.

elampiro:


Stats don't tell it all. I am not in support of the arguments of who carries Liverpool. Both are good.

Now Mane wins more aerial duels by a far margin

Mane wins more tackles

Mane have more interceptions

He has more clearances

He sprints more.

It goes to show that the coach is using them according to their qualities to the team's benefit. If Mane stays up high the field alone, his attacking stats will go up, but it will cost Liverpool their midfield dominance and might be conceding more goals

patrickmuf:
Mane has been underwhelming for Liverpool this season. The signing of Diaz puts pressure on him to step up his game...

Anyone who says Mane has carried Liverpool this season is just trolling. I'd say Jota has even been more important for Liverpool than Mane this season...All of the above doesn't invalidate the fact that Mane is a fantastic player and will get back in form in no time...

elampiro:


Well said.

They are two different types of players and Liverpool is lucky to have them at once. Salah plays close to the goal and he is productive there. Mane has the ability to start causing havoc from the deep (far from the goal). He can carry the ball quickly from the deep to the final third to those who can do better justice with it, and he too is part of those who kill the opponents in the final third.

Specialists who play close to the goal will always have more stats. But I don't watch football that way. I respect 'space creators' like Hazard was in Chelsea.

Jodera:
Is this the job of an attacker or a defender?

Na wa for una oooo

pkasso:
Me just dey shake my head as i read that post. The things you read on here, my brother ehn. .

Jodera:
Is this the job of an attacker or a defender?
I come dey think weda na van dijk you dey talk of...


Na wa for una oooo

pkasso:
Me just dey shake my head as i read that post. The things you read on here, my brother ehn. .