Zhan Jun: Salah has experienced a sharp decline this season and it is necessary to let him play more as a substitute

October 20th, Premier League double red meeting, Liverpool lost 1-2 at home to Manchester United, suffering a three-game losing streak in the league and a four-game losing streak in all competitions. Zhan Jun commented on the reason for Liverpool's loss, saying that the main players such as Salah and Micah were not in good condition.

Zhan Jun's point of view

One of the main reasons for Liverpool's loss is that the new players have integrated too slowly, and several main players are out of shape, leaving only Gakpo with a relatively stable scoring point. Judging from the situation in this game, Isaac is still in a running-in state and is completely different from the Isaac everyone saw in Newcastle in the past two seasons. Another billionaire Mr. Wirtz has been on the bench for two consecutive games, and has had some brilliant performances since coming off the bench. However, due to the overall defensive problem, the main position is still occupied by McCain.

Ekitic, another new offensive player, has better condition and shooting skills than Isaac. However, in order to give Isaac more time to quickly integrate into the team, Ekitic can only play as a substitute. After coming on the bench, he is often too anxious to express himself, so he misses many opportunities to cooperate better with his teammates.

The main players are out of shape, and we are talking about Salah and McAllister. It can be said that Salah has performed the worst in so many double-red games since joining. Considering that his success rate in passing and efficiency in front of the goal have plummeted this season, we can't help but worry that Salah may have really reached a bottleneck period.

McAllister can't find the feeling he had in the past two seasons. This has something to do with the coach's arrangements. His own status is also a big question mark. In the last game against Chelsea, Caicedo scored a long-range goal. Micah has a certain responsibility. In this game, he was more supporting the frontcourt offense. He and Isaac were relatively close to each other. This was the coach's arrangement.

In this way, Kolkoz will not be able to get help from Micah and Gakpo in returning to defense, and often has to fall into a one-on-one or even one-on-one passive defensive state. Fortunately, the Liverpool team does not have too many injured players. I personally feel that starting from next week’s Champions League, including the next round of the league, it is necessary to let Salah play more as a substitute, so that Frimpong, Chiesa, and even the youngster Ngumoha can get more playing opportunities.