Mohamed Salah made no secret of his concerns over Liverpool’s style of play this season, and with Arne Slot sacked and Andoni Iraola appointed, the club appears to have heeded the forward’s callComments1Liverpool FC NewsConnor O’Neill Senior Sports Content Creator and James Findlater Content Editor14:56, 06 Jun 2026Updated 14:59, 06 Jun 2026Mohamed Salah of Egypt before the international friendly match (New Capital Cup) between Egypt and Russia at Cairo International Stadium on May 28, 2026, in Cairo, Egypt. (Photo by Ayman Aref/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Mohamed Salah has got his wish as he departs Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)When Mohamed Salah speaks, the football world typically pays attention. And it’s not difficult to see why. The attacker has certainly not shied away from voicing his opinions this season.Having already suggested that he was being made a scapegoat for the Reds’ disappointing results and that the club had thrown him under a bus, he then informed Liverpool’s hierarchy that he was worried about standards declining once he left.However, nobody was quite ready for what unfolded on the afternoon of Saturday, May 16, as the post-mortem into Liverpool’s 4-2 loss to Aston Villa continued; Salah turned to social media to deliver a scathing critique of Liverpool’s style of play and demanded a return to the “heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear”I want to see Liverpool go back to being the heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear, and back to being a team that wins trophies,” he wrote.”That is the football I know how to play and that is the identity that needs to be recovered and kept for good. It cannot be negotiable and everyone that joins this club should adapt to it. Winning some games here and there is not what Liverpool should be about. All teams win games.”The social media post was an obvious swipe at Arne Slot and his approach to the game. Notably, the post was also “liked” by Florian Wirtz, Dominik Szoboszlai, Curtis Jones, Hugo Ekitike, Andy Robertson, Jeremie Frimpong, Ibrahima Konate, Ryan Gravenberch, Giovanni Leoni, Calvin Ramsay and Wataru Endo, reports the Liverpool Echo.Jurgen Klopp and Mohamed Salah during their time together at LiverpoolJurgen Klopp and Mohamed Salah during their time together at Liverpool(Image: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)But Salah’s desire was evident. He wanted to witness the club restore the high-energy style that delivered Champions League and Premier League glory under Jurgen Klopp.As Salah bid farewell to the Anfield crowd following the final match of the campaign against Brentford, Slot still very much retained the support of Fenway Sports Group.That remained the case until last Saturday when, shortly after midday, the news that stunned the footballing world was announced and Slot had been dismissed following an end-of-season assessment that determined his tactical philosophy was no longer suitable.The Dutchman, who had frequently adopted a highly pragmatic style, had only been notified hours before the decision was made public, but the club’s statement emphasized that a shift in direction was necessary.
