In the first round of the African Cup of Nations Group Stage Group D, Egypt played against Nigeria, with the goal of Leicester City star Isinacho, the African Eagles successfully won the African Cup of Nations, while Egypt missed the first victory. From the perspective of the course of the game, Nigeria occupied the initiative throughout the whole process, and Egypt's number one star and the most expensive player in the Africa Cup of Nations, Salah, did not play well in this game and failed to lead the team to victory. After the game, Salah also encountered many fans' doubts, and even some fans complained that he was a system player.
Judging from the lineups of both sides of the game, Nigeria is clearly the dominant side, most of the players are playing in Europe, the African Eagles have always been the strong team of the African Cup, and Egypt has a top scorer like Salah, but the ability of teammates is relatively ordinary. The gap between the players can also be seen from the post-match data, Nigeria has 15 shots on goal, and most of the attack is done in the box, Egypt's goal is very loud, and finally only lasted 30 minutes, and was attacked by the opponent.
Salah, who had high hopes for this game, only had one shot on goal, which is really a bit unbelievable for a super scorer. But the reality is not as many fans say, Salah is just a system player, without Liverpool will be exposed. This sentence is not objective, Salah is indeed good enough in Liverpool's squad, that is because Klopp chose the right tactics and gave Salah enough support and trust, and the Egyptian manager did not do a good job on this point.
First of all, Salah did not appear on his favorite right side of the game, but appeared in the middle of the road, acting as a center forward. This alone shows the difference between the managers, Salah's technical characteristics are good speed, excellent dribbling, the need for a certain amount of space to complete the sprint, which can be amplified on the wing. However, Salah, who appeared in the middle of the road, actually did not have much to do in a small space, and with his height and weight, it was difficult to even connect the ball and pass the ball in the center position, which was also an important reason for his poor performance in this game.
Secondly, Salah of Laoton has hardly missed the competition this season, maintaining a very high efficiency of attendance, which can be said to be dragging a tired body to participate in the African Cup of Nations. In the case of short-term joint training, it is understandable that the performance is not good, it is impossible to expect Salah to be able to make a miracle every time, in the current Egyptian squad, if only rely on Salah alone, they will certainly not be able to go further in the African Cup of Nations, let alone win the final championship.
Finally, Salah is really strong, but football is not a one-man game, it still requires the cooperation of teammates. If the gap in the strength of teammates is too large, it is impossible to rely on only one Salah to do all the work. In Liverpool's squad, with defenders like Arnold and teammates like Mane, Salah needs to do a relatively simple job, but there are no players of this level in Egypt, and Salah really needs to adapt to this. Fortunately, in the Africa Cup of Nations, their opponents did not have opponents such as Manchester City and Chelsea.