First Name: Darwin
Surname: Nunez
Squad Number: 9
Position: Forward
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 81kg
D.O.B.: 24.06.1999.
Town of Birth: Artigas
Country of Birth: Uruguay
Nationality: Uruguayan
Really excited about Darwin new season.
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Challenge will be earning playing time. If he is able to do that, the added quality in our midfield, and his running, will insure he he has so many chances he canāt help but score a bunch of goals.
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I hope heās bought some scoring boots ā¦
Looking at him in these pre-season videos, he looks transformed physically, much sharper and leaner. Less āAndy Carroll-esqueā so to say (yes yes, I knowā¦) and more like Torres in his prime time. I wonder if that will have an incidence on his game. One thing is sure: he must have followed Klopp and coās advices on diets and how to take care of his body. The change is spectacular imo.
That was the only aspect of his game that was visibly lacking last seasonā¦ Ended the season with 15 goals, could & shouldāve had 10 moreā¦and had he done so, wouldnāt get so many fans writing him off as a mistake or a bad fit already.
This season he puts to bed all those doubts, all those critiques. 1 million percent.
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https://twitter.com/sammcguire90/status/1681706440510013441?s=46&t=aLG9ncyUrtZ-QtZv0kz6SQ
What went on here? Was crazy from Darwin. Somehow Mo reacted quickly and got the ball back to him.
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Perhaps itās a classic example of a striker who is low on confidence?
Would like to see that sorted by seasons beginning anways.
One of the stats we saw from his good season at Benfica was an incredible number of shots. That was seemingly a player who grew into taking on the responsibility for being their primary scoring threat. Last season he looked to be not unconfident as he was still eager to take on shots, but maybe a bit uncertain about how to balance carrying the responsibility to score goals with the reality he had better team mates than he had at Benfica who were very capable as well. Heād shoot on low % chances and pass up higher % chances to try to set up someone else. Heāll have to figure it out, but itās a somewhat expected part of the adaptation.
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So far Darwin NĆŗƱez has played 90 minutes in pre-season for #LFC in total.
In that time he has 3 goals and 1 assist.
He also has a 100% shot on target rate. Hitting 5/5 shots on target.
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Iād say with the way the defense and GKs are performing that weāll need that all season long!
And yet, he wonāt start in the first game of the season. That must be a bit of a knock on his confidence, but the other three forwards are on fire and itās quite logical to leave him out against Chelsea. Plenty of games to come though.
I have to say I am slightly concerned about this guy.
He has to take his chances though as he will get some.
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Not had many minutes so far and given his defensive play I doubt heāll start v Newcastle.
When do we start to worry about him?
I already have!
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Why should we worry after just two games?
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Because itās the way of the modern world: short attention spans and instant gratification; the inability to think about anything in the medium- to long-term.
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Itās not two games, itās one season and two gamesā¦ I like him a lot as a player but surely one of clubās most expensive signings should have been able to grasp the principles and force his way into starting XI on merit by now?
I canāt get my Man United supporting mate out of my head, him gleefully exclaiming how his pals on RedCafe branded him āUruguayan Carrollā when we signed him. Obviously, heās night and day compared to Carroll in terms of talent but heās on his way to becoming a squared peg in a round hole the way itās been going so far. Iām basing this on Kloppās pressing comments, which seem to have been directed mostly to Nunez.
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We didnāt sign Nunez just because someone fancied him. Like every freaking players we have signed in last eight years, there was extensive scouting to evaluate his skills, attitude, and adaptability. Surely the club had him vetted by Klopp before splashing such a generous sum. In short, there canāt be any doubt regarding his usefulness.
Sometimes things just donāt fall into places. Gomez, Tsimikas, Ramsay, Curtis, and Elliott all are failing to make a considerable and consistent impact; for various reasons. Over the years, most of our recruits slotted in rather seamlessly, but exceptions must be accepted. Letās not forget the fact that we almost sold Henderson after one season and Firmino, Fabinho and Robertson took their sweet time to settle in. Do we regret that.
Whenever Nunez is frustrating you, just replace one fact with another. Yes, we did pay ā¬80m for him; but he has scored 15 goals too. If thereās a reason for being dismayed, thereās reason for being hopeful too.
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