Should Mo Salah Win The Ballon d’Or? | The Redmen TV Podcast

Ste, James and Sam are here with this week’s RMTV podcast, this week discussing whether Mohamed Salah really is the best in the world, Mane hitting the 100 PL goal mark and the fixtures being announced for Decemeber!

• KICKOFF QUESTION(s):
  • Aiden Barton @AidanBarton3
    • If Jurgen Klopp were to leave Liverpool tomorrow, and you could only replace him with a manager that coaches in the current Premier Leagues bottom 9. Who are you picking? And why?
  • Joseph Moore @Joseph_MooreLFC
    • If you could only ever have 1 sweet treat (eg cake, biscuit, chocolate or dessert) for the rest of your life which would you chose?
• TOPICS:
  • SHOULD MO SALAH WIN THE BALLON D’OR?
    • Jurgen Klopp: “I have no idea how you win the Ballon d’Or – if it’s about being in the Champions League final, scoring the most goals, stuff like this then it could be slightly difficult but if it’s about performances over the last few years then yes, he has a chance.
    • 2021 Ballon d’Or ceremony will take place on Monday, 29 November.
    • Leo Messi currently the odds-on favourite.
    • Others more fancied (by bookies/punters) are Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho.
    • Lack of trophies hurt Salah’s chances?
    • Salah’s stats 25 goals and 6 assists in 38 games in 2021.
  • DECEMBER FIXTURES ANNOUNCED
    • 8 games in 28 days
    • Could be 9 if LFC advance past Preston in the League Cup (QFs 21st-22nd Dec)
  • 100 PL GOALS FOR SADIO MANE
  • • 79 of them for Liverpool in 170 league games
    • Only the third African player to score 100 times in the Premier League (after Didier Drogba and Mo Salah)
    • Only the third player to do so in the division without any penalties (Emile Heskey and Les Ferdinand).
    • Cost £30m in 2016. One of the best signings we’ve made?
    • ‘Down year’ last season, still got 16 goals and 8 assists in 48 games (all comps).
    • Looking like he’s getting back to his best now? 6 goals in 10 games (all comps).

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