OPINION
Liverpool struggled to get going against Chelsea in their Super Cup final win on Wednesday night and it seems like Fabinho attracted a lot of criticism from a section of fans on Twitter for his performance. Jurgen Klopp’s side eventually won the match in a penalty shootout but they had to work hard to get to that point and at times, the Reds’ midfield did look weak and leggy. However to accuse Fabinho of being “lazy” or dropping a “0/10” performance simply isn’t right. The £100,000-a-week [Spotrac] midfielder, throughout the 90 minutes, but in a great shift for Liverpool. Even when he was struggling with cramp at the end of the game, he still stood up to take a penalty and help the Merseyside club to victory. According to stats by WhoScored, Fabinho won six tackles in that match – more than any other player on the pitch. He also completed 86 per cent of his passes, which is more than what N’Golo Kante managed and he was widely seen as the man of the match in Istanbul. These Liverpool fans have been way over the top in their criticism of the Brazilian midfielder.
Live4Liverpool has rounded up some of the best tweets below:
https://twitter.com/RahulMKumar/status/1161728800855613444
https://twitter.com/narangmrinal/status/1161724154610982912
I don't think I've seen a more slower player than Fabinho so overrated
— ??YNWA?? (@gazlfc4life) August 14, 2019
https://twitter.com/owenmoore__/status/1161728035047034881
Of course lazy Fabinho
— lllll lll lllllll l (@dGhost_) August 14, 2019
https://twitter.com/dmather94/status/1161723602691133441
Fabinho has been utter trash
— chucky? (@EIFantxmita) August 14, 2019
