He’s a natural goalscorer – Liverpool coach on Egyptian Salah
Liverpool coach Klopp sings Salah’s praises_
JOHANNESBURG, April 27 (ANA) – Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp has hailed his Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah as a natural goalscorer.
Salah scored the only goal for his side in their English Premier League encounter with Newcastle at Anfield over the weekend which ended in a 1-1 draw.
The 28-year-old’s opener took him to 20 goals for the season in the (EPL) to keep pace with the league’s top goalscorer Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur on 21.
“He [Salah] is just a natural goalscorer, he wants to score goals. That is something he has developed later in his career,” said Klopp.
“That is what world-class players do [score season after season]. Knowing your own quality helps you get back on track quicker than others.”
Salah is already a two-time winner of the EPL golden boot award (most goals in a season) in 2017/2018 and 2018/2019.
“A football player has 15 years, maybe 17 or 18 in some cases, in their career. It is a time in your life when you are at your physical best and you want to squeeze everything you can out of your career.
“Most of the players never win the Golden Boot. If you win it once it is a big achievement. If you win it twice it is a really big achievement, if you can win it a third time, there are not many players who have won it three times.
In the past Salah has drawn criticism for trying to score too many goals on his own, but this quality is what makes him so prolific according to Klopp.
“Strikers have to be selfish. I have never met an unselfish striker. You can be the nicest person in the world but in the end you want to score goals and that means you do not see players in the same shirt.” – African News Agency (ANA), Editing by Michael Sherman