Darwin Núñez | Liverpool player | Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe shish

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Credit where it's due, he was pretty good today.
Funnily enough he's had a much better start compared to erling , let's if that changes tomorrow.
 

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He actually connected with an earlier attempt at the same thing better than he did on that one.
Yeah and I thought the keeper on that one did a good job of making himself big and covering all angles.

looks like a bit of luck with the goal and definitely the assist but sometimes that’s what you need. Hernandez kicked the ball into his own face once! Thought he got into good positions today and worked hard as always but a lot of what he does, like at Benfica, is not the crispest
 

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I tried to convince everyone I know ( and myself) that the Nunez goal was a complete fluke. His assist was also just another miscontrol.
I am comfortable in that I will never give this guy even an ounce of credit for anything and he is easily my most hated rival player.
That feckin face uuughh
 

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He looked good overall but mostly his movement and strength, there was a lot of clumsiness about his play especially some of his first touches.
 

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I tried to convince everyone I know ( and myself) that the Nunez goal was a complete fluke. His assist was also just another miscontrol.
I am comfortable in that I will never give this guy even an ounce of credit for anything and he is easily my most hated rival player.
That feckin face uuughh
So you’re saying you don’t like him?
 

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Much as it grieves me, you have to say that the Scousers are more professional than our bunch of clowns in the boardroom. They identify a player and go and buy him, no pissing about arguing over money as such. Virgil was a prime example if it’s true that we went for him but baulked at the price but spent £millions on slab head.
 

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Just as I predicted, Firmino struggling to exert any meaningful impact on the game.
Then Nuñez to come in and bully the CBs into him getting messy goal or assist.
Hey, as long as it works.

It was more grating seeing Trent pissing about and Hendo as well.
Whenever Liverpool FBs not playing well, their playing standard freefalls.
It seems that Klopp hasn't solved his over-reliance on his FBs
In this aspect, Pep has been actually better or maybe it's just his 800m spending bound to get him better set of players.
 

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Just as I predicted, Firmino struggling to exert any meaningful impact on the game.
Then Nuñez to come in and bully the CBs into him getting messy goal or assist.
Hey, as long as it works.

It was more grating seeing Trent pissing about and Hendo as well.
Whenever Liverpool FBs not playing well, their playing standard freefalls.
It seems that Klopp hasn't solved his over-reliance on his FBs
In this aspect, Pep has been actually better or maybe it's just his 800m spending bound to get him better set of players.
Although we have spent huge amounts over the last few years, the biggest difference between us and City is that they have the money and can afford to make expensive mistakes. When we spend big, it has to work otherwise we're stuck. How many £50m full backs have City bought over the years?
 

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Just as I predicted, Firmino struggling to exert any meaningful impact on the game.
Then Nuñez to come in and bully the CBs into him getting messy goal or assist.
Hey, as long as it works.

It was more grating seeing Trent pissing about and Hendo as well.
Whenever Liverpool FBs not playing well, their playing standard freefalls.
It seems that Klopp hasn't solved his over-reliance on his FBs
In this aspect, Pep has been actually better or maybe it's just his 800m spending bound to get him better set of players.
Yet despite spending almost a billion on full backs. He still only has 2 left.
 

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Yet despite spending almost a billion on full backs. He still only has 2 left.
That's also true.
Zinchenko was quality yet they can't keep him.
My main point is though, their midfield can make things happen when their normal schtick doesn't quite work out.
However dubious the circumstances, Gundogan changed the penultimate game of last season against Villa.
Mahrez or that ugly git Foden tend to have the same impact coming off the bench.
They don't have to have Cancelo and Walker to always play/play well.
 

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Although we have spent huge amounts over the last few years, the biggest difference between us and City is that they have the money and can afford to make expensive mistakes. When we spend big, it has to work otherwise we're stuck. How many £50m full backs have City bought over the years?
Cancelo, walker and Mendy. 3. 2 of which were huge successes.
 

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I can't wait to see him play again.

With Firmino it feels like we're threading a needle through the cracks of a brick wall. Only the most precise and delicate of moves can go through.

Nunez so far is like a wrecking ball smashing through the back line. just put a ball in his general vicinity and he'll make something happen. It's exciting football.

Needs to be starting. Want to see if he can keep up his goal+assist per half of football ratio.
 

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I can't wait to see him play again.

With Firmino it feels like we're threading a needle through the cracks of a brick wall. Only the most precise and delicate of moves can go through.

Nunez so far is like a wrecking ball smashing through the back line. just put a ball in his general vicinity and he'll make something happen. It's exciting football.

Needs to be starting. Want to see if he can keep up his goal+assist per half of football ratio.
Yeah I think him starting against Palace is a no brainer. Firmino should be fifth choice behind the other four we have.
 

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I keep hearing how clumsy he is and how it's a bad thing. Suarez was probably one of the most luckiest and clumsiest dribblers I've ever seen in the PL but at the same time one of the best/one of the best strikers the league has seen.
 

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I keep hearing how clumsy he is and how it's a bad thing. Suarez was probably one of the most luckiest and clumsiest dribblers I've ever seen in the PL but at the same time one of the best/one of the best strikers the league has seen.
Very true

Suarez was one of the most brilliantly bizarre players I’ve seen

his ability to get through players or get past situations by seemingly rebounding the ball off his oppositions was quite remarkable, he did it all the time as well too a point where you think this can’t be fluke anymore that the ball regularly found it’s way back too him

Like I say, looked flukey, probably was a lot of the time but when you play that way all the time, you become used to making your own luck and anticipating better, no one could handle that against him
 

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Very true

Suarez was one of the most brilliantly bizarre players I’ve seen

his ability to get through players or get past situations by seemingly rebounding the ball off his oppositions was quite remarkable, he did it all the time as well too a point where you think this can’t be fluke anymore that the ball regularly found it’s way back too him

Like I say, looked flukey, probably was a lot of the time but when you play that way all the time, you become used to making your own luck and anticipating better, no one could handle that against him

Agreed, Suarez for me was the best player I've personally ever seen play for us...

Regarding that lucky bounce. He did it every game constantly, dunno how he does it, couldn't be luck considering it did it all the time. Unbelievable player.
 

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Suarez is a different class to Darwin, who is a good player himself btw
 
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Can someone change/remove the cringeworthy "better than Haaland" extension in the thread title?
Unless there are injury issues, Núñez won't be half the striker Haaland is/will be.
 

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Can someone change/remove the cringeworthy "better than Haaland" extension in the thread title?
Unless there are injury issues, Núñez won't be half the striker Haaland is/will be.
I think that's the joke
 

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Thought big Spawny arse was scoring another flukey goal there. Maybe the luck is running out :eek:
 

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They'll finish second but I can enjoy this at least, he will learn fast.

Dumb red card what an idiot