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Fabinho is currently playing at Liverpool center-back to replace the injured Virgil van Dijk. What he felt while appearing at the back The Reds?
Fabinho originally played as a Liverpool defensive midfielder. He then changed roles after the retainers The Reds like Van Dijk and Joe Gomez had to be sidelined for a long time due to injury.
Juergen Klopp as Liverpool manager decided to shift Fabinho’s position from anchor midfielder to center-back. The Brazilian is playing in Van Dijk’s position and is slowly starting to show his defensive abilities.
Launch statistics Transfermarkt, Fabinho has featured as a center back replacing Virgil van Dijk 13 times in all competitions. Interestingly, Liverpool were not defeated at all when the 27-year-old played at the back.
Fabinho’s toughness in the Liverpool defense sector also received a lot of praise from various parties. Even so, he admits playing as a center back to replace Van Dijk is not an easy thing.
Virgil van Dijk (left) and Fabinho when they appeared together at Liverpool. Photo: Ian Walton / AP Photo |
Fabinho even had to learn Van Dijk’s style of play by watching his team mate’s matches. From there, he began to adapt to play the role of center-back Liverpool.
“I have to watch the match and take whatever I have to do, especially the passes he makes. I really want to do it,” Fabinho said, quoted from Mirror.
“He is the best in his position, so it is very important for me to observe his matches. When I came on for him I felt comfortable and over time it became easier,” he added.
“When Virgil was injured, I was already guessing that I would play as a center-back and my teammates started teasing me. They said: ‘Fabinho the defender is back, he’s here’,”.
“I was nervous at first, but I am much more developed now,” Fabinho said of his role in replacing Virgil van Dijk’s role at Liverpool.
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