Adebayor is the former captain of Togo
Emmanuel Adebayor has jabbed Jamie Carragher following the former Liverpool defender’s comments about Mohamed Salah, describing them as disrespectful and unfair toward one of football’s most consistent performers.
Carragher had slammed Salah after the Liverpool forward publicly expressed frustration during a difficult spell for the club, questioning his leadership, timing and influence, and suggesting the Egyptian was becoming more of a problem than a solution.
Those remarks did not sit well with Adebayor, who responded forcefully while speaking to BeanymanSports.
“I heard what Jamie Carragher said about Mo Salah, and to be honest, I think it’s incredibly disrespectful. He has been consistent for seven or eight years. To talk about him as if he is a finished player or a problem for the team is wrong,” Adebayor said.
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The former Togo captain stressed that Salah’s stature in world football should demand appreciation rather than criticism.
“Mo Salah is an African icon, but he is also a global football icon. When you have a player like that, you cherish him,” he added.
Adebayor also reminded Carragher of his own playing career, suggesting the pundit should know better.
“Carragher was a great defender, and he knows how hard it is to play against a player like Salah. To sit in a studio and say these things, it feels like he’s forgotten what it’s like on the pitch.”
He ended with a sharp take on double standards in football discourse.
“If he were English, they would be building a statue for him every week. Because he is Salah, and because he is African, people find it easy to criticize him.”
Watch the interview below:
“Jamie Carragher disrespected Mo Salah on air!” 😡
Emmanuel Adebayor defends @MoSalah and hits back at @Carra23 ’s criticism 💬 pic.twitter.com/m3RJGfz6an
— BeanymanSports (@BeanymanSports) December 24, 2025
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