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Mohamed Salah has missed out on yet another award despite his performances last season.Awards do not mean everything, but they are certainly a clear indication of how good a player is or was, with many fans using this to back up their arguments in debates.Salah, however, might still have more trophies than most could ever imagine, but he still has fewer than his talent deserves.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. Yet again, he was snubbed for another award, this time losing out on the African Player of the Year, with many believing that he should have won it.
Instead, it went to PSG’s Achraf Hakimi, who also had an immense season, but that does not mean he should have won it over Salah.Photo by ABDEL MAJID BZIOUAT/AFP via Getty ImagesSalah has 366 goal involvements in just 417 games for Liverpool, with his consistency, bar this season, second to none.Last season alone he scored 34 in 52, with his 23 assists on top of this meaning that he averaged at least one goal involvement every game.He also won the Premier League, arguably the hardest league title to win of them all, yet was snubbed for the Ballon d’Or and now the African Player of the Year.Salah even ranked higher than Hakimi in the Ballon d’Or rankings, proving how consistency appears to be a big issue.Team awards seem to play a much bigger factor than they perhaps used to as, although Hakimi had an excellent season, Salah was much better individually, but PSG’s treble looks like it has given him the edge.READ MORE: Liverpool must make brave Antoine Semenyo decision that could backfire massively Who will win Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest on Saturday? Photo by Alex Livesey – Danehouse/Getty Images Salah has only won this award twice, with the last coming back in 2018, again showing how he might just be the most disrespected footballer of all time.Liverpool fans know how good Mohamed Salah isOf course, Salah will want to win every award possible, but even if he never wins anything again, Liverpool fans will always know just how good he is.He should have probably won the Ballon d’Or at least once, and he definitely should have won the African Player of the Year award more, but that does not mean he is not the best.He is Liverpool’s best-ever player in the Premier League era, and he is one of the best in their entire history, with this meaning much more than just an award.Reds fans adore him and with his time running out at Anfield, they will need to enjoy what is left, but either way he will always be the Egyptian King.
