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title: "Liverpool fans unhappy with display from ‘fraud’ Naby Keita"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2021-12-20T06:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-12-20T06:00:00Z"
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# Liverpool fans unhappy with display from ‘fraud’ Naby Keita

[Liverpool](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/12/19/luis-garcia-baffled-by-decision-as-liverpool-are-held-against-tottenham/) fans were left dismayed with the performance of midfielder [Naby Keita](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/12/03/virals-jurgen-klopp-confirms-liverpool-duo-in-contention-for-return/) against Tottenham.

The 26-year-old played 90 minutes as the Reds left North London following an enthralling [2-2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XUvXpg8yOE) draw.

Despite being part of a [makeshift midfield](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-liverpool-live-stream-premier-league-2021-b1978936.html) and only recently returning from injury, the Guinean left numerous Kopites unimpressed on Twitter.

> Keita is just not good enough for [#LFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Brad (@Brad1992\_) [December 19, 2021](https://twitter.com/Brad1992_/status/1472622239573020678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/azanam1r/status/1472622570050670596

> That’s so so weak from Naby Keita. Bottles the tackle big time [#TOTLIV](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TOTLIV?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Jamie Holme (@JamieHolme) [December 19, 2021](https://twitter.com/JamieHolme/status/1472608994648854529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Naby Keita putting in one of the worst 90 mins I've seen since Dejan Lovren vs West Ham at home in 14/15.
>
> Couldn't pass, couldn't tackle, gets played around pressing pointlessly for their 2nd goal. Played like a player needing 20/30mins returning from injury.
>
> — John Stocker (@John\_Stocker7) [December 19, 2021](https://twitter.com/John_Stocker7/status/1472674258153353220?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Albeit of little consolation to supporters on social media, Keita earned an impressive [7.20 Sofascore rating](https://www.sofascore.com/player/naby-keita/365772) in a performance that included three interceptions and eight tackles.

> 📊 | Naby Keita vs Tottenham Hotspur:
>
> 79 touches\
> 2 interceptions\
> 8 tackles won ❗\
> 12 ground duels won\
> 2/3 dribbles completed\
> 1 chance created
>
> A performance that deserved a better result. [pic.twitter.com/KDOlNYiSvH](https://t.co/KDOlNYiSvH)
>
> — The Anfield Buzz (@TheAnfieldBuzz) [December 19, 2021](https://twitter.com/TheAnfieldBuzz/status/1472637562116141059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

So far this season the [44-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/naby-keita/nationalmannschaft/spieler/302215/verein_id/3856) ace has [scored three times and provided one assist](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/naby-keita/leistungsdaten/spieler/302215) in 13 appearances across all competitions.

### READ LIVERPOOL VERDICT

Some of the criticism is harsh in the extreme this time around.

Whilst Keita has been [far from stride perfect](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/naby-keita/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/302215) since arriving on Merseyside, with fitness and injury so often stunting any progress, this was far from a performance worthy of lamenting.

This remains a crunch period for the Guinean at Anfield as the £28.8million valued man enters the final 18 months of a contract ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/naby-keita/marktwertverlauf/spieler/302215)).