Prior to the Mohamed Salah saga truly exploding, and nearly all negativity around Liverpool being directed to the Egyptian, the big story had been the Reds’ terrible run of form.
Having won the Premier League last season and then taking part on one of football’s biggest ever spending sprees, a lot was expected. Naturally, there was even talk of winning the lot. Things haven’t gone according to plan and until Salah decided to become a human lightning rod, Arne Slot was on the end of most criticism.
West Ham favourite Paolo Di Canio doesn’t feel Liverpool are up to much, despite their victory over Inter Milan this week. Whilst he was surprised by the Reds not being as bad as he though, he still wasn’t impressed.
Now 57-years-of-age and a pundit in Italy, Di Canio lit up the Premier League during his time with West Ham. He became a firm Hammers favourite, and one of the most popular players for neutrals.
Speaking on Ski Italia, and quoted by L’Interista, Di Canio said: “Inter’s performance surprised me, and not just that. Liverpool isn’t a team. They concede chances from every team they face. Even PSV. Yesterday, however, they added two midfielders, along with Szoboszlai and Ekitike, which threw Inter off balance. But in the second half, when Liverpool dropped back, I expected more precision and quality. Inter’s only real play is the header. For me, Liverpool’s performance was a surprise.”