Ally McCoist says one thing is ‘blatantly obvious’ when he watches Mo Salah at Liverpool
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Former player Ally McCoist has named what he’s noticed about Mohamed Salah when watching the Liverpool winger this season.2025/26 has not been the best season for the Egyptian so far, and his form became a major talking point during a recent run of poor results that saw the Reds win one in seven across all competitions.Wayne Rooney criticised Salah and Virgil van Dijk for how they were impacting Liverpool during a difficult period.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. There was even talk that Arne Slot should drop the 33-year-old amid his dip in form.Photo by Michael Regan/Getty ImagesAlly McCoist on Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool strugglesNow, speaking live on TNT Sports on Saturday morning around 11:20am, McCoist became the latest figure to comment on Salah’s decline this season.However, he was quick to mention that if anyone in the Premier League is allowed to be off their game, it’s the Reds forward.He said: “It’s blatantly obvious to me that there’s been a drop of form from Salah.
“The first thing to say is that if there’s one player in the country who is entitled to have a bit of a lapse in his form, he has been unbelievable. “That’s my point, but we’re not doing our job if we don’t state the facts and he’s not playing to the level he can.”David Villa and more ex-players praise Mohamed SalahWhile there have been some speaking out against Salah of late, there has also been much support for the winger.When discussing fans calling for him to be dropped, as mentioned above, Rio Ferdinand defended the former AS Roma star.He said: “He’s given you seven or eight years of absolute, like ridiculous numbers and ridiculous output, got you winning again, and you’re going after a little dizzy spell out of it, of out of confidence, maybe he’s dropped or whatever, a form’s gone a little bit, and you’re going, let’s get someone else in.
You are nuts.”Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba expressed his love for Salah during a recent interview, saying: “Mohamed Salah, king Salah, I love you.”Elsewhere, when naming the best African player in the world, ex-FC Barcelona and Spain forward David Villa picked the Liverpool attacker.He said: “I think it’s Mo Salah. His talent, there are many good African players now, but if you ask me about one, Mo Salah is the most talented African player right now.”