There is a bit of a battle in the penalty area and eventually Trent wins a tackle and Salah gets it away. van Dijk and Elliott both come back into shot while the ball is being fought for and another midfield runner for Leeds comes into shot and enters the penalty area (no. 19)
4 seconds after the initial challenge by Thiago, Fabinho comes into shot.
I definitely get what youâre saying and I think thatâs a good point for Firmino, itâs not his responsibility to get back. In all honesty itâs probably not Nunezâs either. However, I definitely doubt thatâs Fabinhoâs role in that situation. He does eventually get back, but by the time he does several midfielders have broken, and Salah is coming out of the penalty area with the ball.
Itâs the fact he is one of the slowest to react to the turnover that worries me.
Thatâs 1 clip from the season so far, I could find countless like that on every player in the squad except maybe Nunez who is the only 1 consistently showing a fighting spiritâŠtheyâre all culpable. Thereâs different perspectives you can look at it, for me the turnover of possession is the first line of error and if you go off the passing Fab still has 1 of the best in the squad.
No, Fab at CB has already been tested and it didnât work.
That clip was from a corner, in open play situations heâs not that far up the field and is usually the 1 left exposed by his other 2 midfielders who canât get back.
I canât really remember, but hasnât he never been one of the faster players and therefore not really present on defending counterattacks from set pieces?
Not ever - just so far this season. Itâs suffered from inaccurate headline writing. Or what the heck letâs just keep saying it until everyone believes heâs the faster man to ever play football. I mean we donât have definitive proof that isnât true.
