{"id":291012,"date":"2023-09-15T10:35:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T10:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=291012"},"modified":"2023-09-15T10:35:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T10:35:36","slug":"ex-liverpool-star-fabinhos-tackle-in-the-saudi-pro-league-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/ex-liverpool-star-fabinhos-tackle-in-the-saudi-pro-league-goes-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Liverpool star Fabinho's tackle in the Saudi Pro League goes viral"},"content":{"rendered":"
Fabinho’s five-year tenure at Liverpool came to an end this summer after he sealed a \u00a340million move to Al-Ittihad back in July.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Brazilian has since come straight into the fold for his new side, featuring in all six of Al-Ittihad’s opening Saudi Pro League fixtures, helping them be victorious in five of those matches, with their only defeat coming against rivals Al-Hilal last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yesterday, The Tigers moved two points clear of Al-Hilal at the top of the league standings after the Brazilian’s side defeated Al-Okhdood 1-0, with Karim Benzema\u00a0scoring his second goal in two matches.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Breaking into the penalty area, Benzema received a bobbling cross from\u00a0Haroune Camara, guided the ball around a defender sliding in to make the challenge before tapping the ball, with what appeared to be his knee, into the back of the net.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fabinho, meanwhile, played the full 90 minutes, starting in midfield alongside former Chelsea star and fellow newcomer N’Golo Kante\u00a0in a formidable midfield pairing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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A video of Fabinho (pictured) failing to make a tackle has gone viral on social media today\u00a0<\/p>\n
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His side defeate Al-Okhdood 1-0 away from home to send them top of the Saudi Pro League<\/p>\n
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He was pivotal in his side’s victory, but despite his side’s recent success, a clip of his attempted tackle on\u00a0Leandre Tawamba is going viral, perhaps for the wrong reasons.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The video, which was posted on Twitter by\u00a0Roshn Saudi League shows the 29-year-old leisurely approaching the Al-Okhdood forward to win the ball from him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Fabinho is too slow to make the tackle and Tawamba showed a brilliant bit of skill to flick the ball between the ex-Liverpool stars legs, leaving his opposition player perplexed looking over his shoulder.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Fans took to Twitter to poke fun at the midfielder, with one saying ‘Fabinho too busy looking at his Rolex’, a reference to the glinting watch the midfielder was bizarrely recently given by an enthusiastic fan.\u00a0<\/p>\n Another said: ‘Fabinho literally standing there counting his $$$.’\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Some took to Twitter to poke fun at Fabinho’s failed challenge with one stating: ‘Fabinho too busy looking at his Rolex’<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp (pictured) admitted that there was ‘no chance’ of stopping Fabinho<\/p>\n Liverpool fans were left with mixed emotions after Fabinho was not included in their pre-season training camp, while Jurgen Klopp admitted that he had ‘no chance of stopping him and Jordan Henderson from leaving.’<\/p>\n ‘When Hendo and Fabinho then sat in my office and talked to me about it, I knew when I found out more about the conditions that we have practically no chance of taking action against it,’ he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Klopp added: ‘The financial conditions in this league [the Saudi Pro League] are absolutely exceptional.<\/p>\n Despite that, Liverpool have strengthened in the Brazilian’s wake, signing four new midfielders including Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister and Wataru Endo.\u00a0<\/p>\n It’s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\nIT’S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n