Egypt legend slams Mohamed Salah for going back to Liverpool to recover from injury
Egypt legend slams Mohamed Salah for going back to Liverpool to recover from injury
Egypt football legend Ahmed Hassan has criticised Mohamed Salah for his choice to return to Liverpool to get well from the damage he sustained on the Africa Cup of Nations.
Salah limped off the pitch during Egypt's 2-2 draw with Ghana on Thursday, with the Egyptian FA later confirming that the winger had suffered a hamstring damage.
It was said that the damage would doubtless maintain him out of his nation's last group recreation towards Cape Verde and their round-of-16 clash ought to they make it that far.
Forward of the Cape Verde clash, the 31-year-old stated he had perception that his workforce might go all the best way within the event and stated his focus was on the match and not his injury.
On Sunday evening, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp announced that Salah would actually be returning from the Ivory Coast early to continue his recovery at Liverpool, adding that ought to Egypt progress to the knockouts he'll return to his nation if fit.
'Nevertheless long he's out, I feel, in all probability everybody sees this, it is sensible that he does rehab with us or our individuals, that's the plan,' the manager stated.
This determination has not gone down too properly for some nevertheless, including Hassan who's the Pharaohs' all-time most capped participant, who stated: 'I've all the time backed Salah and I was very glad together with his presence as captain of the Egyptian national staff.
'I had no problems with what he stated, nevertheless it turned out that he was plotting his departure from the Egypt camp.
'Do the AFCON laws permit a participant to go away the nationwide group's camp and are available back once more? He had the potential for bringing in somebody from Liverpool's medical employees to be with him in the course of the competition.
'Again, he's the captain. He should stay with the group it doesn't matter what, even if he only had one leg to face on.
'He even stated himself that it's the Egyptian national workforce, not Salah's nationwide group, and that is true. We have now confidence in all the gamers who're there they usually must struggle for the title.'
Having taken just two points from their opening two group video games, only a victory towards Cape Verde will assure Egypt's place in the knockout part of the event.
Ought to they fail to win, they should rely on the match between Ghana and Mozambique going in their favour.
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