If we can get 25-30m for him in January, take it.
That booking, which rules him out of the Forest game is symptomatic of a lad without an ounce of football intelligence.
I’d sooner see Danns get his minutes
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Oh no, how will we cope.
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I know… we have no chance against Accrington now…
It’s the Forest game is it not?
Assume he’ll start against Accrington, will be very interesting to see how he manages against players at that level.
At the point that I was pointing out that the criticism of him was over the top, it was mainly because he doing the other things right, but then his goalscoring wasn’t as good as it should have been, because the number of shots he took just fell off a cliff.
But since then, everything else has too fallen off a cliff. I don’t think he needs that system to be based around him, nor that he’s lacking the intelligence (in fact, when I looked up articles based around his time at Benfica they were highlighting his intellgence, which is a weird contrast).
I think there’s something about his temperament that’s just odd. I’d actually compare him more to Balotelli in that regard. Great players when they’re on their game, but it’s getting them consistently on that point that’s the problem. Jürgen seemed to do enough to coax some performance out of him, but his frustration this season shows, and it’s not in a good way.
I don’t know how to solve that problem, because there is quite clearly something to work with under there, but the question is what exactly.
Its Forest a ban for 5 yellows has to be served in league.
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I could be wrong, but thought suspensions (red cards at least) carry over cup games… maybe the accumulation is only served in epl?
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That’s my understanding. Accumulation only counts in the same comp.
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If Mario was here playing like Nunez he would be getting far more stick.
They have to be served in league.
Remember last season’s game away to Forest in the 100th minute.
Yes, because did Balotelli ever show with us half of what Núñez has so far?
Even then, he got so much support and love. As it should be, as much of a nutcase as he was.
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Im going on performance now.
Yeah, on performance now he’s absolutely terrible. As I pointed out above, I seem to have @Nikola -ed him.
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Was that the last time he scored?
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Remember the hatrick against Accrington on Saturday 
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You are joking but him getting back to goals, let alone scoring a hat trick would be a godsend for him now.
All of his other issues aside, the bigger problem is that he is totally bereft of confidence. He looks completely clueless and scared every time he comes anywhere close to the penalty area.
I’d take first season Nunez, who was involved in and missing every chance imaginable, a hundred times over whatever he’s become now.
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Really do want to give this lad a touch longer in the hope he becomes the player we want, but, this season he just hasn’t clicked in the tactical system we have played.
Maybe he came to Anfield hoping Jurgen could guide him the way he did Lewandowski… now he has to appease AS, who it must be said, is not carrying the burden, or responsibility of championing his £85m fee.
To me, I think he has found it hard to settle in his environment in the North west of England… If this is the case, his performances this season, are reminiscent of a player who has nothing to lose by playing shit… what is the worst that can happen to him - we sell him… I’m no longer sure we hold a winning hand where Darwin is concerned…! Not sure what the answer is either, that will get him to start performing on the field…!
I’m looking forward to seeing what Danns can do.
Chiesa also, we might see Darwin, Chiesa and Danns over the next two cup games.
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