PIC: Ripped Willian silences trolls who’d claimed the Brazil star had piled on the pounds

Did anyone really think that a professional footballer could get fat overnight?

Online trolls accused Chelsea winger Willian of doing just that when this footage emerged of the Brazilian on international duty last week.

Chelsea star Willian looks fat..pic.twitter.com/2BNX8GWHgv

— SportsEmperor (@SportEmperor) May 31, 2016

https://twitter.com/tag1403/status/737418020851732480 https://twitter.com/sonywuzhere/status/737302344556249088 https://twitter.com/ConorSD/status/737291818384162816 https://twitter.com/ArmstrongAndy93/status/737287941316284416 The fact that the footage didn't truly reflect Willian's physique became apparent when the 27-year-old took to Instagram to prove that everything is not always as it initially appears. Willian posted a photograph of him showing off his toned stomach in Brazil training and while he didn't directly reference the gun-jumping critics, the message was crystal clear. https://www.instagram.com/p/BGM2dkvwJfX/?taken-by=willianborges88