Recently, African powerhouse Senegal announced the national team roster for the African Cup of Nations, Chelsea's main goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and Liverpool No. 10 Mane two major Premier League superstars are listed, and other famous stars include Napoli captain Koulibaly, Paris Hugoye and AC Milan defender Verde Barrow Toure.
The Africa Cup of Nations is perhaps the last event Liverpool fans want to see, as several of their absolute main players are Africans. Mane's conscription is just the beginning, and when the Egyptian squad is announced, it will be digging into the hearts of the Reds, because their top scorer Salah is Egyptian. In addition to these two, Liverpool also has Nabi Keita from Guinea, which is also very important for the Reds. Fortunately, Matip, a Cameroonian, announced his retirement from the national team early. Otherwise, the Reds will lose important players on all three fronts.
Mane has played 29 games for the Reds this season, scoring 9 goals and 1 assist, including 7 goals and 1 assist in 18 Premier League games, and his side break and Neche shots are still one of the Reds' sharpest offensive weapons, ranking 12th among all players in the Premier League with 26 successful breakthroughs.
Salah is an indispensable player for Liverpool, and in 24 games this season, he has bombed a quasi-double-double of 22 goals and 9 assists, including 15 goals and 9 assists in 18 Premier League games, taking the two first places in the top scorer list and assist list. In 2021, Salah ranked first in the Premier League with a number of stats, including 24 goals, 35 goals directly involved, 368 touches in the box, 145 shots on goal, 59 shots on target and 41 excellent scoring opportunities, so it is no wonder that he asked for a £500,000 Premier League salary in the renewal negotiations, because whether it is personal data or the team's record, Ronaldo and his Manchester United are only eating behind him.
Two players of such importance are likely to be absent for a full month, and it is not surprising that Reds coach Klopp is in a hurry. In a previous interview, the unspoken scumbag called the Africa Cup of Nations a small game, which was hit back by Senegalese coach Aliou Cisse. Of course, afterwards, Liverpool agreed with the senegalese and Egyptian national teams to allow Mane and Salah to report a week later. The Cameroon Organizing Committee, which did not want to host the African Cup of Nations, announced that in order to cooperate with the Egyptian Ahli Club to participate in the Club World Cup, which starts on February 3 next year, the African Cup of Nations will be held earlier to January 3, 2022, which also makes The scum want to cry without tears.
Because on January 3, it was precisely Liverpool's key premier league match away to Chelsea, and the two sides are currently ranked 2nd and 3rd in the Premier League respectively, which is undoubtedly a 6-point battle, the two sides are equal in strength, but if the Reds lack Mane and Salah, they will immediately become toothless tigers, and it will be more difficult to win away.
Of course, Chelsea are not happy, because they will also lack the main goalkeeper Edward Mendy, in 2021 36 Premier League games, Mendy 18 games to maintain zero points, save success rate of 74.3%, and this season he also has 8 games to make opponents grainy. Chelsea were able to win the Champions League last season, with Mendy being the first to blame. If he is sidelined for the Africa Cup of Nations, the Blues will have to use the unreliable Kepa as the starting goalkeeper, which is obviously not good news for Tuchel.
Of course, the two rivals have been damaged by the strength of the African Cup of Nations, which is obviously good news for the leaders Manchester City. Although Mahrez will also play for Algeria, his positions in Raheem Andrín and Jesus are up to the task, and the widely-equipped Manchester City says it is not a big deal. In the next month, Manchester City, which is one position ahead of itself, is likely to take advantage of the slowdown in the pace of the two major opponents to catch up, laying the foundation for defending the title in one fell swoop, so that this season's Premier League will no longer have suspense.