- Liverpool lost 2-1 Top Newcastle in the Capao Cup final on Sunday
- The superstar of the Reds, Mo Salah, could not have much impact on the game
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The impressive Moah's campaign has stopped a bit abrupt with two exhibitions largely anonymous in the defeats in the Champions League and the Capabao and Micah Richards Cup final believes that you can know why.
Salah had very little impact since the Reds were defeated 2-1 by Newcastle in Wembley on Sunday, the Uracas who ended with a 70-year wait for a domestic trophy.
The game followed its elimination from Europe at the hands of the PSG on Tuesday, a match where Salah also remained relatively quiet.
Talk about The rest is a football podcastThe former city partner Richards said: 'Do not forget that Salah is in the Ramadan now also where he is fasting.
'It is normal for not having the same energy levels as when I can eat.
“For him to really be in that launch at that level is absolutely exceptional just to be there, you know.”
During the Ramadan, the most sacred month of the Islamic calendar, many Muslims will not eat or drink during the hours of the day from February 28 to March 30. They break this fast when the sun has put on.
That means it will be the next time Salah accelerates for the Merseyside outfit, which does not play again until April 2.
“I think this team depends on MO Salah,” Richards continued. 'Waiting for a World Cup, a penalty a free kick whatever.
'I simply thought from the point of view of Liverpool, the performance was a bit flat. Perhaps it was psychologically of the result of the PSG.
Slot has lost two games for the first time in his career, but refused to concentrate on the negatives and pointed out the fact that his team has moved 12 points by Arsenal in the last week.
Slot said: 'He took us seven months to lose twice in a row and happened against two teams: one fighting for the places of the Champions League and the other is the PSG.
'At this time, the PSG is probably the best team in Europe, but I want to clarify, the week began very well by beating Southampton, so the leadership is 12 points. You know if you go to the tournaments that the opposition becomes stronger. And even Liverpool can lose games.
'70 years have passed since (Newcastle) won a trophy for the last time, but that is for fans. Players are 15 years old to play football and want to win every trophy for which they play, and that is also what we want.
'They obtained some extra energy with the objective, which probably deserved, so I don't think there is more hunger for them. The game was as they wanted it.
When asked if Liverpool's deficiencies were physical or mental, the slots replied: 'Mentally is always difficult to judge. Were we (in that) on Tuesday? No, but this was a game that had nothing to do with running, so you couldn't judge if we were tired.
'There was nothing to press because they played about our press. Many pieces. The game was slow, not intense, so it is difficult to judge if we were physically ready.
'Mentally, I prefer to see how the game was exactly as they wanted, with many duels and a lot in the air.
“If we play 10 football games in the air, they win nine times, which led to the first goal and the second.”
Liverpool does not play until April again due to the international breakup. But Slot wants to be able to work and add: 'We are one of the world's biggest clubs, but it is not the first time they lose two games in a row. I would have loved to play next week.