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Roberto Firmino is enjoying a brilliant second season with Liverpool and continues to rise to the Premier League's toughest challenges

Daily Mail | April 17, 2017

Related Topics: Roberto Firmino, Liverpool F.C., Premier League, West Bromwich Albion F.C., Tropical climate, Second season syndrome

In music, they say the second album is the hardest.

The opposite could apply for the Premier League.

Second season syndrome - when a player comes from a foreign league, underwhelms in their first year and then performs like we, and presumably their manager, thought they would in the next.

Roberto Firmino just about remembered to keep his shirt on after scoring at West Brom
Roberto Firmino just about remembered to keep his shirt on after scoring at West Brom
Firmino gets ahead of Craig Dawson to head home the decisive goal at The Hawthorns
Firmino gets ahead of Craig Dawson to head home the decisive goal at The Hawthorns
Firmino celebrates with Emre Can after breaking the deadlock at West Brom on Sunday
Firmino celebrates with Emre Can after breaking the deadlock at West Brom on Sunday

At Old Trafford they might hope it takes hold of Paul Pogba in 2017-18.

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