'He'll be frustrated': Stan Collymore shares why Alexander Isak may not have been happy with his Liverpool debut
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One thing that has been made clear at Liverpool over the last few years is that Mohamed Salah is the main man.
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And, seeing as though he’s been the Reds’ main outlet for the last few years, it’s going to take some time for him to get used to having players such as Isak around him.
Some early thoughts,” he wrote via his personal X account.
“Like Haaland at City, he’s going to have to get used to fox in the box mode rather than ball over the top or being found early because every team visiting Anfield will drop off, so he’s going to have to get used to the discipline of getting in the box and sometimes not seeing the ball as much as he did at Newcastle.
“He’ll be frustrated 25 mins in that despite Liverpool’s quick start, he’s not been the main outlet.
No surprises who is but any striker coming in as a record transfer while Salah is around is going to have to play second fiddle.
Eventually he’ll strike up a connection with someone but it may take time.
“Overall, good movement, pacing himself through the half, waiting to connect with someone who’ll see his runs.”
Although players such as Darwin Nunez may not have been at the same quality as Isak, the fact that he knew how to play with Salah benefited both players.
Both knew when and where one another would be, and although on paper Liverpool look far stronger now, if Salah and Isak don’t end up getting along, it could be a massive problem for the Anfield outfit.