Liverpool: Sadio Mane is Shown His ‘best Bits’ to Boost Morale During Nine-game Goal Drought

Posted on the 02 January 2022 by Maxiel

Liverpool have offered Sadio Mane with a video of his 'greatest bits' to spice up morale after going 9 video games with out a aim.

Mane and Mo Salah each intention to finish a disappointing week on a excessive at Chelsea on Sunday earlier than flying off for the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

Salah missed a penalty in Wednesday's 1-0 defeat at Leicester whereas Mane appeared anguished after he missed a golden likelihood to equalise within the second half.

'Sadio has no downside with confidence however the momentum finishing-wise just isn't there in the meanwhile,' acknowledged Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.

'One among our analysts knocked on my door on Friday to say he'd made a video to point out Sadio how a lot he contributes to our sport and the way good he's in large moments.

'Clearly the intention is to point out he shouldn't be too frightened that the ending just isn't there proper now.

'He's nonetheless an extremely necessary participant for us, that's the view now we have on him.

'Just about all strikers must undergo these form of issues. It occurred to Sadio earlier than and he got here out of it.

'He scored extremely necessary targets for us and I am actually constructive that he has probabilities to attain on Sunday. We're human beings, that is how it's.'

Salah can be going by means of a uncommon blip and Sunday afternoon may full three league video games with out a aim for the primary time in March.

On the King Energy his rebound header hit the woodwork after Kasper Schmeichel had saved his preliminary spot-kick.

'We do not have a variety of expertise with Mo of coping with 'disaster' or no matter as a result of he did not must. The penalty (lacking), it simply makes him extra grasping to attain,' mentioned Klopp

The Egyptian has netted 22 targets in 25 video games for Liverpool this season and can fancy his probabilities with Chelsea lacking first-choice wing-backs Reece James and Ben Chilwell.

Klopp says regardless of the glory achieved by elite sportsmen, their largest high quality is bouncing again from adversity.

'Lacking a penalty was powerful particularly when the rebound goes on the crossbar however top-class gamers deal continually with failure. That's our life,' defined the Reds supervisor.

'You understand how many issues do not work out even in the perfect video games. It's one thing you be taught fairly early as a footballer. The higher you're, the extra usually you'll fail since you are continually in these decisive moments.

'No person ever succeeded in all troublesome conditions. Kobe Bryant missed extra photographs within the NBA than anybody else however he is among the biggest gamers ever. It's a must to strive it.

'In case you fail, no downside, go once more and every thing might be tremendous. That's just about the mindset Mo is in, and Sadio as properly by the best way.'

Klopp was essential of his staff on the King Energy that left them a distant third behind Manchester Metropolis, and some extent behind Sunday's opponents Chelsea, albeit with a sport in hand.

Plans for Stamford Bridge have not been helped by three extra Covid circumstances within the camp with Thiago Alcantara additionally injured and Andy Robertson suspended.

Each groups famously use full-backs as a serious attacking weapon although Trent Alexander-Arnold might be the one 'common' out there in that place.

'If we're on high of our sport it is troublesome to take care of and if Chelsea are on high of their sport it is troublesome to take care of,' added Klopp.

'Chelsea rating extra usually from these huge positions, Marcos Alonso and famously Reece James. We put together extra for that.

'We each use width to assault the centre which is the place the aim is! There's a distinction within the system, now we have good full-backs they usually have the wings lined by the wing-backs. Manchester Metropolis do it with wingers.

'It's simply completely different set ups with completely different positional gamers, in comparable areas.'

After Sunday's match, Liverpool might be with out Salah, Mane and Naby Keita for as much as a month.

They may miss two Premier League video games, a two-legged Carabao Cup semi-final with Arsenal and an FA Cup third spherical tie in opposition to Shrewsbury.