Mohamed Salah dropped in at a Liverpool community girls football club in Liverpool
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Mohamed Salah surprised a young girl’s football team in Liverpool to offer support, demonstrating the positive behaviours that athletes need from the sidelines
Mohamed Salah took a break from helping Liverpool's Premier League title challenge by making a surprise appearance at a training session with a community girls football club in the city.
Salah dropped in unannounced on Sefton Park Rangers to offer guidance and words of encouragement to the girls during their shooting drills. He also offered the team guidance and advice throughout the training session to help improve their abilities and boost their self-belief.
The Liverpool forward was taking part in the adidas ‘You Got This’ campaign by attending the session at the Tiber Football Centre, which highlighted the ‘Sideline Effect’ – the impact of negative and positive behaviours from the sidelines.
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When asked about the importance of positive support from the sidelines, Salah said: “With any game of football, there is pressure to perform for your teammates, coach, fans and yourself, which is why it's so important to have someone that believes in you.
“Encouragement is the key to unlocking potential. Support can come in many forms, and sometimes what may seem like a helpful gesture can in fact be the opposite, so it's great to see adidas creating something so useful with their ‘Sidelines Essentials’.
“No matter the sport or the level, we all need positive support”.
Mohamed Salah surprised a young girl’s football team in Liverpool to offer support, demonstrating the positive behaviours that athletes need from the sidelines
Molly Evans, head coach of Sefton Park Rangers, highlighted the importance of the campaign and the support from Adidas. She said: “As a coach, the most important part of my role is to provide positive support to empower the next generation of players.
“Today was one of those days where this was brought to life in the best possible way. I have no doubt the support they received today will stay with them for a long time, and I truly hope everyone sees the value of adopting these positive sideline behaviours to help athletes channel their passion and inspire them to keep going.
“It’s so encouraging to see Adidas understand the importance of this through their ‘Sidelines Essentials’, and for this to be brought to life today with a player who is a huge inspiration to these girls.”