Anwar Ibrahim (Cairo)
The role of the Brazilian Roberto Firmino, the Liverpool striker, has declined, and he is no longer participating in a little bit, since the Reds contracted Portuguese Diego Jota, and the situation has worsened after the Colombian Luis Diaz recently joined the team, coming from Porto.
In order for this situation, many fans of the “samba” star demanded his departure, and the search for a new challenge in another club.
However, this speech did not appeal to his compatriot, the legend Rivaldo, who won the “World Cup 2002” with the Brazil national team, and advised Firmino to fight, in order to reserve a fixed place for him in the starting lineup.
And Rivaldo, who won the Golden Ball in 1999, told Firmino: Leaving is not the best solution, and called on the player to enter into a challenge with himself, in order to prove his true value again.
And Rivaldo added in his weekly article on the “Betfair” website (Betfair): Many are calling for Firmino to leave “Anfield” this summer, so as not to jeopardize his place in the Brazilian national team, due to his lack of regular participation in Liverpool matches, and he is eagerly waiting to join his country. Before the start of the 2022 World Cup, but I do not agree with them and I think that, as soon as he returns from his last injury and fully recovers, he clings to the opportunity and continues to fight to regain his place as a key player in Liverpool, because he still has the talent, skill and capabilities required in the striker.
And Rivaldo continued, saying: Signing for a new club, with the 2022 World Cup approaching, involves a great risk, without any guarantees, because it is not certain that he will play a key role in his new team, and for this I think that it is best for him to stay at “Anfield”, and to convince the German Jurgen. Klopp is once again deservedly a key player.
Firmino played 23 games this season, of which only 13 are the main ones, and he is ranked fifth among the strikers, in terms of participating in matches, so much so that he comes after Alex Chamberlain. As for the time he plays, he comes in 13th place among the most participating players, and at the level of statistics, Firmino scored 8 goals and assisted 4 others.