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title: "‘Tite is asking for trouble’ – Plenty of Liverpool fans weren’t happy with Brazil’s latest game"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tite-is-asking-for-trouble-plenty-of-liverpool-fans-werent-happy-with-brazils-latest-game/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "George McGibbon"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2018-06-28T14:30:41Z"
modified: "2018-06-28T15:03:15Z"
---

# ‘Tite is asking for trouble’ – Plenty of Liverpool fans weren’t happy with Brazil’s latest game

***Liverpool fans have been reacting online to the role that Roberto Firmino is currently playing at the World Cup with his native Brazil. Brazil progressed to the last-16 as group winners on Wednesday with a win against Serbia, yet Firmino was nowhere to be seen when the starting eleven was announced.***

He, of course, enjoyed a brilliant season for Liverpool this year, having bagged 15 league goals and played a key role alongside the likes of Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, with the trio emerging as arguably the Premier League’s best attacking unit.

Naturally, then, you’d expect him to play a similarly important role for his country, but thus far, that hasn’t happened.

Gabriel Jesus has, instead, been Brazil’s first choice forward, and he’s done little so far to prove his worth, having yet to score over in Russia.

Plenty of Liverpool supporters have been talking about this decision online, and it’s fair to say that they’re bemused by the decisions being made by Brazil’s manager Tite. They think he’s making a big mistake not utilising Firmino more.

See what they’ve had to say below…

> countinho has been twice the player neymar has this torno! and wheres firmino second name on team sheet for me! [#notbias](https://twitter.com/hashtag/notbias?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#lfc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/lfc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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> — chip (@chipflex85) [June 27, 2018](https://twitter.com/chipflex85/status/1012056689527451653?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Imagine how good Brazil would be if they had a striker on the pitch [#Jesus](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jesus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#Firmino](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Firmino?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#LFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#MCFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/MCFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#SRBBRA](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SRBBRA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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> — Muzzy Hussain (@Muzzy5421) [June 27, 2018](https://twitter.com/Muzzy5421/status/1012056488720859137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Jesus virtually anonymous for Brazil for the third game. But he will start next game ahead of firmino….makes sense that. [#Brazil](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brazil?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#WorldCup](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#lfc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/lfc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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> — DanOBrien (@Dee\_O\_Bee) [June 27, 2018](https://twitter.com/Dee_O_Bee/status/1012055921806241793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Put Bobby Firmino in. [#WorldCup](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#LFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#BRASER](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BRASER?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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> — Sam (@DSamMonroe) [June 27, 2018](https://twitter.com/DSamMonroe/status/1012052997868785664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Me just waiting for Firmino to get on [#LFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#YNWA](https://twitter.com/hashtag/YNWA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#Bra](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bra?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#BetterThenJesus](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BetterThenJesus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/T7MAUd4Y8N](https://t.co/T7MAUd4Y8N)
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> — Tom P (@tom\_LFC90) [June 27, 2018](https://twitter.com/tom_LFC90/status/1012052180549947392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Firmino over Jesus everyday of the week, Jesus has bought nothing to the table. [#LFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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> — Arsalan (@ArsalanA94) [June 27, 2018](https://twitter.com/ArsalanA94/status/1012049077842915329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> I think Roberto Firmino is a better striker than Gabriel Jesus. [#WorldCup](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#SRBBRA](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SRBBRA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#LFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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> — ጃንሜዳ (@yejanmedalij) [June 27, 2018](https://twitter.com/yejanmedalij/status/1012039135257939980?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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Liverpool fans – thoughts?\
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