Luis Diaz criticized by Gary Neville after Mohamed Salah’s departure from Liverpool – International Football – Sport

Luis Diaz He started 2024 motivated and fired up, as the match last January 1 showed. Liverpool Vs. Newcastle. The Colombian, although he did not score or assist, was the most dangerous in the first hour of the game and was key in the team’s first goal. networks

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In addition, the Liverpool regained the spark that was missing last season to fight for the title Premier LeagueThey have had an impressive first half of the campaign in these six months of competition and are competing with each other in the league. Arsenal and Manchester City.

However, all is not joy in the hall Liverpool, After the game against Newcastle, Egypt Mohammed Salah He left the club to join the ranks of his national team, which is facing him Africa Cup 2024.

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Which is led by technicians Jurgen Klopp They will last up to six weeks without ‘Pharaon’who will defend their country’s colors in the tournament which starts on January 13 and ends on February 11.

concern of Liverpool Because they miss the scoring firepower that ‘Mo’ has had this season, he has scored 14 goals and provided eight assists. Premier League And being the team’s top scorer in the campaign with 18 all competitions added up.

For this reason, attacking players like Colombia Luis Diaz, Uruguayan Darwin Nunez and Portuguese Diogo Jota They have been called upon to replace Salah’s goals. But in England they don’t see the hierarchy of footballers clearly.

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Former player and legend Manchester United, Gary Neville, He came out to criticise, without any restraint, three footballers, among whom Luis Diaz. in statements for Sky SpotsSaid they were not polished and ‘lacked Egyptian range’.

“Many of those players have left and come back in a transition period, viz Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz. They are not yet polished, they are not ready. They are not at the peak of their careers Like when you start making certain decisions,” the Englishman explained.

And he added: I don’t think so Liverpool I will be in the title race and I still don’t think they will achieve it. What I doubt is because of these three players, but we know that Klopp is something different as a coach.

Furthermore, it revealed the serious problem Liverpool face this week without ‘Feron’. “Many of Liverpool’s forwards are right-footed, they do well on the left: Jota, Nunez, Diaz, Gakpo. But none of them have the right balance on the right side. Harvey Elliott Being left-handed, he can do that, but he’s more of a midfielder. “Maybe he lacks the rhythm to play in that attacking trident, but maybe he can do it (…) The truth is that Salah’s goals cannot be replaced.”

Nevillewho defended the colors of Liverpool’s greatest rivals for much of his career, said that Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota “depresses him” when Salah is not there“They must resist to be able to give Mohamed a chance to bounce back and have real title hopes.”

Harold Yepes
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