‘MOHAMED SALAH SHOULD BE BLAMED FOR HIS BIG MISTAKE’, MIDO SLAMS LIVERPOOL STAR

Tue 17 November 2020:

Mohamed Salah has been slammed for contracting Covid-19 at his brother’s wedding, with Mido accusing the so-called “cowards” in the Egypt national team camp of allowing fear of the Liverpool star’s status to influence their actions.

Mido labeled Mohamed Salah’s decision to attend his brother’s wedding as a ‘big mistake’ as it showed ‘great negligence’ on his behalf.

The 28-year-old was tested positive for COVID-19 and, therefore, could miss key games for both Egypt and Liverpool during his period of self-isolation.

He possibly caught the disease at his brother’s wedding ceremony in Cairo, which had hundreds of guests. Video footage was leaked shortly after his prognosis, showing Salah dancing at the packed event.

It’s left his fellow Egyptian Mido bemused, who also branded the national team officials as ‘cowards’ for not preventing this.

“I know I may be under attack after my next comments, but it has to be that way,” the former Tottenham striker told Al-Nahar TV.

“Mohamed Salah made a big mistake by attending his brother’s wedding a few days before the Egyptian national team match, he showed great negligence with the steps taken to prevent the coronavirus and the result was that he was infected.

“The neglect of Mohamed Salah caused the Egyptian team to lose an important player in a very important match and time, and he also risked the health of his teammates.

“He should not have been present at his brother’s wedding, especially at that time. The wedding included more than 800 people, and half of them accepted to embrace and kiss Salah.

“The other point here is the silence of all those responsible for the player’s negligence, which confirms the fact that the player is still bigger than the national team and this will lead to a great failure.

“When I missed the 2006 African Nations Cup, I was punished by missing the final and being excluded from the national team for six months. The final we lost, I was young and I think I am older than the team, but I confirm now that no one is bigger than the team, and if someone thinks this, this will be a great failure.

“Officials in Egypt did not direct any word of blame or reproach to Mohamed Salah and the harm caused by his negligence to the Egyptian team.

“I name each of the Minister of Sports Ashraf Sobhi, Chairman of the EFA Amr Al-Ganayni, the coach of the national team Hossam Al-Badri, and the national team director Mohamed Barakat, all are cowards and fear Mohamed Salah fans who love the Liverpool star, but here I am speaking without calculations or fear of anyone, and what is being said should be said to me.

“No one can say that Salah did not make a mistake by going to his brother’s wedding at that difficult time and in light of the corona crisis, all the English newspapers speak against us negatively.