Leicester City's Abdul Fatawu hits out at what Hull City player did to him with passionate rant | OneFootball

The Foxes star was far from pleased with a tackle received by one Tigers player in particular.

Leicester City star Abdul Fatawu has launched a passionate social media rant against the tackle he received from Hull City's Akin Famewo in the Foxes' 2-1 defeat at the MKM Stadium on Tuesday night.

It was yet another frustrating evening of Championship action for Leicester City in midweek, as they fell to their second loss of the season at the hands of Hull City.

The Tigers are part of the group of mostly second tier regulars who have pounced on the slow start by the trio of relegated Premier League sides this term, and are only sitting outside of the play-off places thanks to an inferior goal difference to Stoke City and Charlton Athletic respectively.

And it was they who brought to an end Leicester's eight-game unbeaten run on Tuesday, with first half goals from Liam Millar and Joe Gelhardt being enough to ensure that Aaron Ramsey's superb second half strike was nothing more than a consolation.

One of the biggest bright spots of Leicester City's season so far has been the form of talented young winger, Abdul Fatawu.

The 21-year-old Ghana international has bagged three goals and provided two assists from the opening 11 games of the Championship campaign, having previously scored six and registered 13 assists in the Foxes' previous second tier term in 2023/24 - a year in which they won the division under Enzo Maresca.

As a result, he's established himself as one of the brightest and best young talents in the league, and because of that, is undoubtedly becoming a focal point of opposition scouting reports in an attempt to nullify him.

Unfortunately for the former Sporting CP man, that means that defenders are and will continue to get physical with him, which is a clear sign of respect for the talent and game-winning ability he has.

However, Fatawu evidently felt that a line was crossed in Leicester's defeat to Hull on Tuesday evening, as he launched a passionate rant via his Instagram story against both referee Matt Donohue and Tigers defender Akin Famewo for a tackle he received by Hull's number 23.

Captioning photos of the tackle he received by Famewo and an image of the wound he picked up as a result, Fatawu said: "Men kicking for no reason without any punishment.

"We can't take a chance to get unnecessary injuries. This ref needs to take care of us so we can bring our best.

"Why we always have to play with pains behind the scenes is so painful, but you can't complain. This is not the way to stop the boy.

"This ref needs to take care of us so we will see who can last in this battle."

Fatawu is going to have to get used to defenders going in strong against him

As a winger, if defenders are clattering into you routinely, then that's often a sign that you're doing something right.

Either you're simply too quick for them and thus they're forced to commit a cynical foul to stop a threatening attack, or they're trying to throw you off your game by putting some strong challenges in.

It can be a painful and frustrating task for those wingers, who often have to sacrifice their bodies to win fouls in dangerous areas and get their opposition number in the referee's notebook, but it's also a compliment in a lot of ways.

As such, Fatawu is going to have to get used to being targeted by opposition defenders in this fashion, because he is a player that can and will win games for Leicester if they let him.

His aforementioned breakthrough 2022/23 campaign in the Championship is on tape now, and so second tier players and coaches know all about him and the ability he has, whereas before, that wasn't really the case.

So, it could well be a long season full of kicks and bruises for Fatawu, but he should wear them as a badge of honour, as not every winger is afforded the same stop at all costs treatment that he's getting.