Mohamed Salah held nothing back in his scathing assessment of Liverpool under Arne Slot, and now exit-linked Curtis Jones has made his own post-Aston Villa statement.
In contrast to the message earlier this season, Salah’s latest Slot outburst felt like a case of the soon-to-depart Egyptian throwing his manager under the bus. There is plenty of debate to be had over the timing of that message, especially so close to the end of the campaign, but there are few quarrels with the contents.
What did you make of Salah’s explosive statement before his last game for the club?
This sounds like it was aimed at Slot…
Liverpool are not where they should be under Slot’s leadership. The standards have dropped badly, and after another miserable defeat at Villa Park, Jones appears to feel the same way.
Curtis Jones makes the same critique of Arne Slot and Liverpool
Salah’s statement was detailed and clearly thought out. It was an assessment of where Liverpool are, where they have been, and how far they have fallen this season.
Jones was much more to the point. The midfielder posted on X after the Aston Villa defeat: “Thank you for your continued support in a disappointing season.
“It’s way off the standards expected at this football club.”
It was a short message, but it carried the same basic sentiment as Salah’s. Liverpool have not been good enough, and the players know it. But coming from a player whose own future is far from secure, it’s an interesting decision.
Jones has been linked away from Liverpool since January, and there is every chance he could be one of the players sold as the club reshapes Slot’s squad this summer.
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To come out and add to the negativity after Salah’s comments could easily be read as a sign that he is edging towards the door.
Like Salah, Jones is not saying anything that is not provably true. Liverpool’s season has been incredibly poor and the mood around Anfield is reflecting that more and more.
It won’t help that another senior player has put that frustration into the public domain.
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