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Liverpool Legend Slams Egypt’s Coaching Crew After AFCON Final Loss
Legendary Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has slammed Egypt’s teaching crew for his or her resolution to go away Mohamed Salah to be the fifth penalty taker after the Pharaohs misplaced the AFCON closing to Senegal on spot-kicks.
The 2 groups performed out a 0-0 draw over 120 minutes in Sunday’s closing in Cameroon, leaving a shootout to determine who can be named one of the best staff in Africa.
After Egypt’s Mohamed Abdelmonem and Mohanad Lasheen missed their efforts from 12 yards, Senegal’s fifth taker Sadio Mane slammed his spot-kick into the underside nook to safe a primary ever AFCON title for his nation.
His Liverpool teammate Salah was all the way down to take Egypt’s subsequent penalty however didn’t get the prospect to step up.
Sharing his ideas on Twitter, Carragher mentioned: “That’s the reason your finest penalty taker ought to by no means go fifth.
“Mo Salah not taking a penalty for Egypt in a shootout in a closing is insanity. Additionally occurred to Ronaldo years in the past for Portugal v Spain.”
Requested by a fan who was down for the fifth penalty that was by no means taken in Liverpool’s well-known 3-2 shootout win within the 2005 Champions League closing, Carragher mentioned: “Stevie [Gerrard] was on the fifth pen, however he wasn’t our official penalty taker then! Rafa selected him final as a result of he felt he would deal with the strain finest.”
Dietmar Hamann, who took and scored the primary penalty in Istanbul, joked: “Finest penalty taker ought to go first.”
Requested by journalist Sid Lowe whether or not there was an argument that the fifth penalty taker wanted to be somebody who can deal with the strain if it involves it, Carragher replied:“That’s the speculation or somebody who the supervisor thinks can deal with strain moments. I’m concerned with if it’s the managers resolution or the participant.”
The Sky Sports activities pundit additionally discovered it unusual that Egypt received the coin toss earlier than Sunday evening’s penalty shootout however opted to let Senegal step up first.
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