Mo Salah

[Exiled_red]

If you take out his freakishly good first season, his games per goal stats were 1.92, 2.08, 1.65, 1.65, in the last 4 years. This season he's at 1.8, which is the same as he has averaged over the last 4 years.

[Charly]

But not in the league. His numbers are boosted by the cups. In comparison to previous seasons, he has looked very sluggish running into the box.

Regardless there is plenty of blame to go around. The lack of a decent right sided midfielder has ****ed Trent too leaving our right hand side a total mess.

[Kenneth]

He’s going to need a goal a game to get to his league goals tally from the last couple of years.

[badpiggy]

The original definition of a journeyman is someone who’s reliable but not outstanding.

The sports use is a semantic change popularised by people talking the ‘journey’ part too literally

That’s a new one.

It’s someone who can do a job but isn’t outstanding at it.

Journey comes from the French for ‘day’ - journée.
A Journeyman man was someone who’d charge for days work, usually a craftsman or tradesman.

In sports, it’s come to mean someone who’s played for a lot of teams.

Why put journey in there at all then. Daft.

Can we all agree on "journeythem"?

[Angryred]

I wish he'd cut his hair shorter. He looks faster with shorter hair!

Aye & with some go-fast streaks in his hair, he will look mean!

[Tatterdemalion]

He's been a great goalscorer without a doubt. A note about those around him in the goals tables - Dalglish, Rush, Liddell and Fowler played for us in their twilight years so Salah is a little flattered by that. Gerrard as a midfielder is not real competition.

[Buzzo]

Dalglish signed for us at 26, Rush 19, Salah 25 and Fowlers debut was aged 18. Billy Liddell at aged 16.

[RichC]

He's been a great goalscorer without a doubt. A note about those around him in the goals tables - Dalglish, Rush, Liddell and Fowler played for us in their twilight years so Salah is a little flattered by that. Gerrard as a midfielder is not real competition.

Ummmmmmmmm

[Tatterdemalion]

Rush played his last game for us at 35 ; Dalglish at 36 ; Fowler at 32 ; Liddell at 38. So yeh - they played a lot of games for us in their later years....

...which - to join the dots - means they played a lot of games when they were not at their most productive in front of goal - and still have great records.

[Fosterbloke]

Rush played his last game for us at 35 ; Dalglish at 36 ; Fowler at 32 ; Liddell at 38. So yeh - they played a lot of games for us in their later years....

...which - to join the dots - means they played a lot of games when they were not at their most productive in front of goal - and still have great records.

It's almost like they had more time to score goals..

[Tatterdemalion]

It's almost like they had more time to score goals..

My point is that strikers' goals per game ratio gets worse as they get older. Salah hasn't suffered from that yet whereas the others had. That means his goals per game record at the moment is a little flattering. It's not difficult to understand. And it doesn't mean he isn't a great striker. Ok?

[Tatterdemalion]

It's almost like they had more time to score goals..

loving your avatar btw.

[Fosterbloke]

loving your avatar btw.

Thanks!

[Buzzo]

A lot of top performances today, but 2 goals and 2 assists, and he looked on it from the start. Strong on the ball and making good decisions.

MOTM for me today.

[danperkins]

Think that's just the 6 goals 5 assists in the last 7 or 8 games