It’s hard to believe Dominik Szoboszlai has only been at Anfield for about six months. Liverpool’s new number eight has settled in which such ease that it feels like he’s been playing for the club for years.
From his pressing to the energy he provides on the pitch and the chances he creates, Szoboszlai has given Liverpool’s midfield a new lease of life.
In the last few games in his absence, the Reds have missed his presence in the middle of the park, but it seems like he could return to the starting line-up very soon.
Recently, Szoboszlai also received the Hungarians Male Sports Person of the Year award for his achievements in 2023. And he’s been speaking about that in the Hungarian media as well as reflecting on his new teammates.
Szoboszlai on Mohamed Salah
Speaking to Nemzeti Sport a few days after he received the award, Szoboszlai was asked about Mohamed Salah sometimes being supposedly ‘selfish’ and not passing to the Hungarian on the field. But Szoboszlai shut down those suggestions immediately and explained why what Salah does is ‘more important than anything else.’
“It is not by chance that everyone sees him as one of the best players in the world. We need him badly. If he dribbles instead of passing or tries things on his own, he does it to score goals and we can see that he takes chances on a regular basis. In professional football, this is more important than anything else. Together with Haaland, they are the most successful players in the Premier League at this moment as well, with fourteen goals.”
That’s a pretty emphatic answer, and it’s a response you love to see from the 23-year-old. Szoboszlai is right, sometimes you need players to take risks on the field, and Salah does this really effectively.
No one can dispute the numbers the Egyptian has posted over the years at Liverpool.
Szoboszlai also went onto praise Salah’s character and said that he has a good working relationship with his teammate.
“We have a good relationship, Mohamed Salah is a modest person, but of course he knows what he has achieved in football, where he belongs. Despite this, he behaves and deals with the youngsters or newcomers in the same way as anyone else in the team.”
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