Sadio Mane “Shouted Angry Insults” At Salah For Taking Selfishly Poor Shot Without Passing Him, Says Firmino

Former Liverpool Player Firmino Said In His Book When Sadio Mane Was Substituted He “Shouted Angry Insults” At Salah- For Not Pasing Him An Easy Goal Instead He Took And Missed It:

In his recently released autobiography “Si Senor: My Liverpool Years,” former Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino has provided new insights into the complex relationship between star attackers Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane during their time as teammates.

Firmino reveals that tensions had been slowly building between the pair since the 2018-19 season, when Salah and Mane were fiercely competing against each other for the Premier League Golden Boot award. According to Firmino, Mane grew increasingly frustrated that Salah would frequently fail to pass him the ball when Mane was in an advantageous attacking position. This tension stemmed from the two players’ differing styles – Salah preferring to take shots himself while Mane focused on linking up with teammates.

Roberto Firmino has spoken about the tensions between Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah during the trio’s time at Liverpool pic.twitter.com/73OQBzaxZc

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These simmering tensions finally boiled over during a Premier League match against Burnley in August 2019. Late in the game, Salah refused to square the ball to Mane, who was wide open in space. Salah instead took a poor shot himself. Shortly after, when both Mane and Firmino were substituted out of the game, Mane shouted angry insults at Salah as he came off the pitch. Firmino, who was substituted at the same time, was famously caught on camera laughing about the spat back in the tunnel.

Firmino explains that manager Jurgen Klopp had previously addressed Salah’s selfishness in front of the whole team earlier that year, encouraging him to pass more often to teammates in better positions. Firmino saw himself as the peacemaker in the attacking trio, balancing the explosive anger of Mane and the single-mindedness of Salah.

Firmino also doesn’t understand why he pulled such an “ironic” grinning face after witnessing the spat in the tunnel. He admits the post-match spat was amusing to him in the moment, even though “their argument wasn’t funny.” Firmino believes his smile likely came from the absurdity and awkwardness of the situation.

Ultimately, Firmino makes clear that while Salah and Mane were never best friends, they always behaved professionally on the pitch when it mattered most. Their chemistry as a trio was integral to the great success Liverpool achieved during those years, including the Champions League victory in 2019. Firmino credits Klopp for managing the two stars’ egos and keeping the team unified behind their common goals. The Burnley dispute seems to have been an isolated incident that didn’t irreparably damage the teammates’ ability to work together constructively for the good of the team.

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