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Firmino rejects ‘skinny’ tag
- Updated: December 18, 2016
Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino insists it does not matter if he is “skinny” as his mental strength can match the Premier League’s biggest defenders.
The sleight Brazilian is 5ft 9in and weighs around 76kg, but has adjusted to the physicality of English football after moving from Hoffenheim in 2015.
Ahead of the derby against Everton on Mersey Monday, Firmino says he does not fear any opponent regardless of their size.
“There is no fear at all,” he said. “Sometimes people see you as skinny and then they think ‘he is not a strong player’, but what matters is what you feel and what you do inside the …
