Thierry Henry Gives his Verdict on Salah's Outburst

“You Have to Protect Your Team at All Costs.”, Thierry Henry Gives his Verdict on Salah's Outburst

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Thierry Henry Gives his Verdict on Salah's Outburst

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Thierry Henry believes that Mohamed Salah shouldn't have gone public with his frustration against Arne Slot.
The Frenchman believes that the Egyptian chose a very wrong time to avenge his personal vendetta, as Liverpool are going through a very rough patch.

The Mohamed Salah fiasco doesn't seem to end anytime soon, as people are still talking about how wrong or right the Egyptian was in whatever he did in front of the press. Salah told the media that at a time when Liverpool is struggling badly, it is he who has been singled out by Arne Slot and has been reportedly ‘thrown under the bus’.

These statements came after Mohamed Salah was benched for the third time this season in the Premier League in the 3-3 draw away at Leeds. The player expressed his feelings publicly and hinted that he might be moving away in January. Meanwhile, former footballer and now Pundit Thierry Henry has decided to chip in with his words of wisdom for the Egyptian. Let's take a look at the opinion of Thierry Henry on Salah interview.

Thierry Henry Sympathises with Salah, But Disagrees with his Conduct

The former Barcelona and one of the greatest Arsenal players of all time made his feelings clear about the situation. According to him, the Egyptian should have refrained from making such comments in public, especially when his club is going through such a rough phase. Henry feels that this is not the right time to bring up personal issues, as football is a team game at the end of the day. He then reminisced about his playing days when he faced a similar situation but didn't make a fuss about it, thinking of the larger good. Here's what Thierry Henry had to say.

Nobody's talking about what Mo Salah has achieved in the game. We're talking about moments in time that I think he got wrong. You do not talk about your personal situation openly when your team is struggling. You do it in the dressing room. I've done it. I went to the dressing room and smashed everything in. I went to the office of the boss and complained about stuff. When I was at Barcelona, I went away with the team, they put me in the stands. Did you hear me talking about it? No.

Thierry Henry empathised with Mohamed Salah's situation at Liverpool, but also reminded the Egyptian that the only relationship a coach should have with any player is his performance on the pitch, no matter what greater good he had done for the club in the past. The former French footballer didn't forget to express his love for Mo Salah, but felt that the timing was wrong for him to come out and say such stuff, especially about the coach, who in this situation is Arne Slot. You can listen to the full interview below.