I HAVE received a bit of heat this week for some comments on Mohamed Salah — so let me talk you through it. I claimed Salah is NOT world class. 6 Mo Salah is brilliant player, but falls short of being world class 6 Troy Deeney has named five players who could walk into any team in the world The Liverpool player is a brilliant winger, his goalscoring numbers are incredible and he has achieved some truly amazing things at the club.
But world class? No. Let me make this clear — this is not a personal attack on Salah. I think he is a top player and a great guy.
I played against him a lot in my career and can appreciate just how good he is. READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWS GET IN LINE Ex-England star more popular than Lineker named fans' favourite to host MOTD But trying to be everyone’s friend? That’s not my bag. I will say it how it is.
In general, this is about the term "world class" as a whole — what does it actually mean and when can we use it? Firstly, it is a very lucid way to describe a footballer. It's not like at The Masters when you get your Green Jacket and you are a champion of Augusta forever, regardless of how bad you play afterwards. Most read in Football LEAVE IT OUT Rangers boss Clement shuts down reporter who quizzed him on his future JIM DELAHUNT Our man's tips on Gers v United, Hearts v Hoops & all the weekend action 'LONGER-TERM' Rangers boss Philippe Clement provides grim Neraysho Kasanwirjo update UNHAPPY BHOY Furious Celtic fan calls out fellow Hoops supp.
