Fabinho has opened up on the club vs country row with Brazil that has affected Liverpool. Fabinho has opened up on his own perspective of the events, and why he feels conflicted by wanting to represent his country but also being able to play for Liverpool.
Fabinho said “It’s a difficult situation, because we want to defend our country, we want to play for the Brazilian team. But I don’t think it’s just between club and national team. It’s a government rule, I don’t think the English FA could change that, I think. I believe that FIFA would not be able to change either, neither Conmebol nor the CBF. We players are in the middle of this kind of dispute, right, without much to do. Because it was a Premier League decision not to release us. And on the one hand, we even understand, because on the way back I would have to stay 10 days in a hotel. Maybe lose three games. And 10 days is enough for you to lose a game rhythm. So it’s hard. But we also understand the side of the national team, that the national team cannot have nine players. Nine players, that’s a lot of players. So we stay in the middle of this dispute hoping that there is really a solution.”
