Did Salah’s Outburst Earlier This Season Show Slot Has Lost The Dressing Room?

Earlier this season there was a moment involving Salah that, at the time, looked like frustration in the heat of the moment. But looking back now, with Liverpool’s inconsistent performances continuing, some fans are starting to wonder if that moment actually told us something much bigger about what is happening inside the dressing room.

Salah was visibly frustrated and wasn’t afraid to show it. He spoke, he reacted, and he made it clear he was not happy with the situation. At the time, some people criticised him for it, but now it could actually be argued that he was the only player strong enough to publicly show how he felt.

The worrying thing for Liverpool right now is that the rest of the players are not showing that same reaction on the pitch. Instead of anger, intensity and leadership, too many performances have been flat, slow and lacking fight — especially in league games.

The game against Galatasaray last week actually looked completely different. Liverpool played with intensity, freedom, aggression and quality. The players looked like they were playing for themselves, for pride, and to prove a point. The performance was fast, aggressive and full of energy.

Then just a few days later against Brighton, the performance dropped again. Slow, second best in duels, outrun again, and outfought again. It looked like a completely different team.

That is what will worry fans the most — the inconsistency and the feeling that the team can perform when they want to, but not consistently in the league. That often raises questions about whether the players are fully buying into the manager’s tactics and ideas.

When a team looks flat in multiple league games but suddenly plays with freedom and intensity in a big European game, people will always start to question whether the players are fully following instructions, or whether they sometimes just go out and play their own way.

No one outside the club knows for sure what is happening inside the dressing room, but Salah’s frustration earlier in the season, the inconsistent performances, the team being regularly outrun, and the strange tactical decisions are all starting to create a picture of a team that is not fully settled or fully confident.

Whether that means Slot has lost the dressing room or not, only time will tell. But what is clear is that something is not right, and Liverpool need to fix it quickly before the season slips away completely.

Jamie (The Kopite View)