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30th Sep 2016

Liverpool fans are comparing Roberto Firmino’s ridiculous new look to Ross Geller

The future is bright...

Nooruddean Choudry

Does everyone associated with Liverpool Football Club have far too much time on their hands?

Jurgen Klopp may be working his charges extra hard with his famous gegenpressing ethos and demands for ceaseless work rate, but away from the pitch the Anfield favourites have a long history of having far more time and money than sense.

Whether it’s Mario Balotelli, Brendan Rodgers, Alberto Moreno, Mamadou Sakho or Jose Enrique, there’s clearly something in the Mersey water than leads them to try out bizarre hobbies and self-improvement techniques in their ample spare time.

How else do you explain this image?

https://twitter.com/Alex_AMS96/status/722953619062947841

Roberto Firmino is no stranger to odd quirks. The Brazilian is currently showing wonderful form on the pitch, but his hair and more specifically the daft Mr Majeika-style tuft on his head has garnered almost as much attention as his thrilling playmaking.

And his latest fashion ploy certainly hasn’t gone unnoticed by the Anfield faithful. In seems the Samba schemer has had his chompers brightened to a comical degree a la Ross Geller from Friends.

He’s by no means the first…

https://twitter.com/LpoolArtCritic/status/651689720234278912

But he’s possibly even outdone Brendan Rodgers with the sheer brightness of his teeth. Of course, Liverpool fans being Liverpool fans, they relished taking the right royal piss…

https://twitter.com/MitchOfTheDay/status/779282698347155456

https://twitter.com/Dr_ZaidShahin/status/778650155612536832

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