Jamie O’Hara has been ranking his all-time Premier League XI and his comments about Mohamed Salah will not go down well with Liverpool fans.
O’Hara said he would put Cristiano Ronaldo on the right wing and claimed he is the greatest right winger he has ever seen. He also said his front players would be Rooney as a number 10, Thierry Henry, Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs, and that Salah would only get in the team if one of them got injured.
Honestly, that is ridiculous.
Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United was an unbelievable player, but he was not a right winger in the way Salah has been for Liverpool. Ronaldo eventually became more of a forward and a goalscorer who played across the front line, whereas Salah has played on the right side for years and delivered incredible numbers season after season.
When you look at Salah’s goals, assists, trophies, consistency and how long he has performed at the top level in the Premier League, nobody gets near him on the right wing in Premier League history.
Salah has been breaking records almost every season since he arrived. Golden Boots, record goal tallies for a winger, Champions League winner, Premier League winner, and he has carried Liverpool’s attack for years. He has done it consistently, not just for two or three seasons, but year after year.
Ryan Giggs was a left winger, not a right winger, so comparing him in that position does not even make sense. Thierry Henry was a striker. Rooney was more of a forward or number 10. So when you actually look at natural right-sided attackers in Premier League history, Salah is right at the very top.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but saying Salah only makes the team if someone is injured is a wild take. On Premier League performances, numbers, trophies and consistency, Mohamed Salah is arguably the greatest right-sided player in Premier League history.
And for many Liverpool fans, it is not even a debate.
Jamie (The Kopite View)
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