FABINHO’S attitude for Saudi club Al-Ittihad has been mocked after the ex-Liverpool midfielder’s “disgraceful” role in a rival’s “cheeky trick”.
After the ambling Brazilian was nutmegged by Al-Okhdood’s Leandre Tawamba, one fan blasted: “I don’t think giving less of a toss is possible.”
Al-Ittihad still triumphed 1-0 through Karim Benzema’s goal on 72 minutes and top the Saudi Pro League with five wins from six games.
But Fabinho, 29, was trolled after league chiefs posted a clip of “the cheekiest of tricks” – but which, if you were generous, was more like Tawamba’s moment of meandering magic.
The Cameroon striker, 33, remained in first gear as he received the ball in a harmless position and nicked the ball through the legs of a virtually-statuesque Fabinho.
One fan said of the painfully-slow exchange: “You can almost see him stood there calculating how much he earned in that moment.”
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Another wrote: “Good to see Fab enjoying his retirement plan.”
A third claimed: “Looks like the last 10 minutes of 5 a side game and you’ve already started thinking what your getting from the chippy on the way home.”
Fabinho joined the Saudi champs in July for £425,000 a week until 2026.
And with that sum more than enough to be on a luxury holiday every day of the year, many supporters reckon the ex-Anfield workhorse is already relaxing.
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One fan said of his mild mid-pitch meeting with Tawamba showed “Everyone is moving around like they are just chilling”.
And many opinions were similar to this: “Sunday League is a higher standard than this. Not even joking.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
