{"id":288708,"date":"2023-09-15T10:35:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T10:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=288708"},"modified":"2023-09-15T10:35:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T10:35:40","slug":"ex-liverpool-star-fabinhos-tackle-in-the-saudi-pro-league-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/ex-liverpool-star-fabinhos-tackle-in-the-saudi-pro-league-goes-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Liverpool star Fabinho&apos;s tackle in the Saudi Pro League goes viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Ex-Liverpool star Fabinho goes viral after his &#8216;tackle&#8217; in the in the Saudi Pro League backfires with the Brazilian being nutmegged, as fans claim the midfielder was &#8216;too busy looking at his Rolex&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fabinho was in action on Thursday night for Al-Ittihad as they beat Al-Okhdood\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>But a video of the ex-Liverpool star is going viral after he was nutmegged\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fabinho&#8217;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<p>The Brazilian has since come straight into the fold for his new side, featuring in all six of Al-Ittihad&#8217;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<p>Yesterday, The Tigers moved two points clear of Al-Hilal at the top of the league standings after the Brazilian&#8217;s side defeated Al-Okhdood 1-0, with Karim Benzema\u00a0scoring his second goal in two matches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>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<p>Fabinho, meanwhile, played the full 90 minutes, starting in midfield alongside former Chelsea star and fellow newcomer N&#8217;Golo Kante\u00a0in a formidable midfield pairing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/10\/75464679-12521951-image-a-8_1694769093422.jpg\" height=\"441\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A video of Fabinho (pictured) failing to make a tackle has gone viral on social media today\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/10\/75465793-12521951-image-a-9_1694769130407.jpg\" height=\"539\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>His side defeate Al-Okhdood 1-0 away from home to send them top of the Saudi Pro League<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>He was pivotal in his side&#8217;s victory, but despite his side&#8217;s recent success, a clip of his attempted tackle on\u00a0Leandre Tawamba is going viral, perhaps for the wrong reasons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The video, which was posted on Twitter by\u00a0<span>Roshn Saudi League shows the 29-year-old leisurely approaching the Al-Okhdood forward to win the ball from him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>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<p>Fans took to Twitter to poke fun at the midfielder, with one saying &#8216;Fabinho too busy looking at his Rolex&#8217;, a reference to the glinting watch the midfielder was bizarrely recently given by an enthusiastic fan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another said: &#8216;Fabinho literally standing there counting his $$$.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/10\/75465893-12521951-image-a-11_1694769202391.jpg\" height=\"101\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/10\/75465891-12521951-image-a-12_1694769206036.jpg\" height=\"103\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Some took to Twitter to poke fun at Fabinho&#8217;s failed challenge with one stating: &#8216;Fabinho too busy looking at his Rolex&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/10\/75465859-12521951-image-a-10_1694769197838.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp (pictured) admitted that there was &#8216;no chance&#8217; of stopping Fabinho<\/p>\n<p>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 &#8216;no chance of stopping him and Jordan Henderson from leaving.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;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,&#8217; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Klopp added: &#8216;The financial conditions in this league [the Saudi Pro League] are absolutely exceptional.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, Liverpool have strengthened in the Brazilian&#8217;s wake, signing four new midfielders including Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister and Wataru Endo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;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<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12521951\/Ex-Liverpool-star-Fabinho-goes-viral-tackle-Saudi-Pro-League-backfires-Brazilian-nutmegged-fans-claim-midfielder-busy-looking-Rolex.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Ex-Liverpool star Fabinho goes viral after his &#8216;tackle&#8217; 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