If you thought Cristiano Ronaldo’s sculpture was bad, take a look at Mohamed Salah’s sculpture that was unveiled in Egypt today.
What really inspires these sculptors anyway?
The 26-year-old Mo Salah, broke the Premier League goal-scoring record last season when he scored 32 goals in his debut campaign. Salah won the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the year award and was nominated for the FIFA Best Men’s Award earlier this year.
This inspired a young Egyptian sculptor, Mai Abdel Allah to sculpture Salah in his trademark celebration pose with arms aloft to the crowd.
While Mai Abdel Allah might have had the footballer’s best interests at heart, Netizens we’re quite impressed by her work. Let’s just say that Mo Salah’s sculpture, just like Ronaldo’s was, urrm… different!
Take a look at some of the reactions:
Absolutely love this statue of Mo Salah. Made by someone who's obviously never laid eyes on Mo Salah. pic.twitter.com/uXleQOkTPa
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) November 5, 2018
Many people have said that the sculpture looks more like Marv Merchants, the fictional villain in the Home Alone film.
Well, can you see the resemblance?
Mo Salah's statue resembles the thief from home alone 1😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/B2LDosZDSV
— Mr. Ben 🤹♂️ (@lilformula) November 5, 2018
This is a new statue of Mo Salah which has just been unveiled in Egypt. It's a bit rubbish, isn't it! pic.twitter.com/HW1seNj7DP
— Steve Clark (@steveclarkuk) November 5, 2018
Mo Salah statue has been unveiled in his hometown in Egypt.
This is the worst thing you will see today. pic.twitter.com/9hgD8eTVI9
— 360Sources (@360Sources) November 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/paulmc6/status/1059408850816765953
Let’s admit it, the internet streets are rough and forgiving, I’d hate to be the sculptor at this moment in time. Poor lady, she was probably just trying to pay homage to the heroic footballer.
This is a repeat of Cristiano Ronaldo’s sculpture which was done by Emanuel Santos received a lot of criticism from fans across the world.
Mr Santos said that he was encouraged to create Ronaldo’s sculpture because he was a huge fan of the Real Madrid striker and felt that he had a connection with the player.
Ronaldo’s statue was criticized after being put on display at the Madeira Airport which led the sculptor Emanuel Santos, back to the drawing board and create another more realistic design that would replace the original unpopular one.
However, Mr. Santos hit back at his critics sating that it sculpturing isn’t as simple as it may seem.
“This is a matter of taste, so it is not as simple as it seems. What matters is the impact that this work generated,” he said.
Will Mai Abdel Allah need to go back to the drawing board and create a more realistic representation of Mo Salah?