Egyptian star Mohamed Salah has been seeing much more of the bench than the field since the start of the season, thus raising the prospect that he might leave his current team Chelsea to join Everton. Salah has failed to leave his mark on the Blue team since he joined them last January coming from Swiss side Basel, despite having some shining moments in last season's second leg. The competition the Egyptian had to face appeared to be too much for him to handle. Last year, Salah competed with the Brazilian Willian, the German Andrea Schurrle, the Belgian star Eden Hazard, and the Brazilian Oscar. The situation helped the Egyptian though, despite not being in the picture at first, since Chelsea suffered a scoring drought, which his coach, Jose Mourinho, searched for its solution in Salah's skills. Did Salah deliver? He did but not to Mourinho's high expectations. On the contrary, in the matches he played, it was clear that he lacks the aggressiveness needed in English football. In English football, concussions do happen as do massive injuries. It is definitely no land for soft men. The young Egyptian winger, who looks like a player who is ready to develop, did not really do so on the physical level, despite his development on the tactical level. Salah's career was not just affected by this factor. The absence of Egypt from the World Cup played a major role in the subject. Schurrle, who was the first rival to Salah when he arrived at Stamford Bridge, has shined with his national team, showing huge talent and scoring abilities, and was one of the main reasons Germany were crowned champions. Another reason was also the new signings of Chelsea, because when you sign players like Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa, who are two of the best players in the world and two of the best scorers as well, they must put someone on the bench or even up in the stands. Salah was that someone. Now with Salah out of the picture, and while his career has now hit the brakes, he might be on the move to Everton in a swap-style deal. Will that be a good turn in the career of the 22-year-old? That move, if it happens, could be another wrong decision after the one he took to join Chelsea in the first place. The reason here is the same why he did not show all his abilities with Chelsea, physically and in terms of aggression. He can of course get more playing time in Everton but unless he solves his personal problem it will not get him anywhere. No one in Europe will like a player who plays with a "knife and fork". Salah has also got to solve his scoring problem. It is one of the main reasons he was set aside for players like Schurrle, Fabregas, Oscar, and Willian. They are all sharper on goal than the Egyptian. Being on the move then, the former Basel player could take a better decision to revive his career by moving to the Spanish league. There he could fit more into the style of play, which depends more on football skills than muscles, and with a slower pace, Salah could outshine other players with his tremendous speed. Moving to Italy will not be so bad as well. With the football in "Mafia land" struggling in the last few years, the league has become less aggressive unlike before. It also remains slow paced compared to England and Spain. Adding to that, the league as a whole has become a lot weaker than that of the other two countries as well, where Salah can turn into a real star and build momentum and gain the experience needed to return to the top leagues ready to play a major role, not just a second or third one. Adel Taarabet, who was not able to prove himself completely in the English Premier League, shined like a diamond when he was loaned to AC Milan last season. Salah is still young and has a chance to become one of the greats but in modern football greats are not just skillful; they are also strong physically and mentally. One example of a strong player is Cristiano Ronaldo, the best player in the world. Looking at him when he first started at Sporting Lisbon, very slim and weak, and looking at him now with muscles that are being taught to bodybuilders, makes the message clear. Ronaldo is someone who knew what it takes to become a superstar. His rival Leo Messi, despite his illness at a young age and his smallish body, is strong as well and rarely injured. The Egyptian winger also must not listen to the fans too much, a problem that his Portuguese coach pointed out. Focusing on the field, playing easy football and making the right choices of where to play will get Salah to where he wants to be and where Egyptian fans would want to see him.
