They have got a worse version of Origi for 100m.
Darwin Núñez | Liverpool player | Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe shish
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What does made stuff happen even mean though? He got acres of space to work with that any attacker would salivate for, and then fecks up 2 comically easy chances and arguably a third (the cross toTrent was over hit, but at least it was a decent try). Him making runs is “making stuff happen”? Put any solid attacker (or Diaz if he was fit) in those situations and Liverpool wins 3/4-0
I know it’s en Vogue to slaughter him, and I thought he looked shocking in highlights for the touted fee when we were linked, but it’s painfully obvious that he’s absolutely desperate to impress, which is destroying any semblance of the game he actually has and replacing it with someone who looks completely lost.
Until he settles down a bit, you’re not really going to get a true representation of his ability.
Until he settles down a bit, you’re not really going to get a true representation of his ability.
Yet to see, maybe his scoring rate will drop a little without Kev but I think it will either way. He won't score in every game obviously and you are still on your day the best/second best team in the league, the game was an incredibly tight affair and unfortunately only Salah (and fortunately Nunez) were the only ones to find themselves in any sort of space. I'm not worried at all, on another day he could easily have had 3, he's just that type of player (as is Salah to be fair)
I have noticed he releases the ball very quickly when he drops deep though which might be instructions from Pep, which can be effective but sometimes I wish he tried to use his brute force and go on runs with the ball from the deep which I have seen him do for the national team and Dortmund. His handling of the ball is far from spectacular but it is also incredibly underrated. I'd also like him to shoot from diatance more. I wonder if he will get more freedom in that regard in the future.
Anyway back to Nunez, may he stink out the centre forward position for you and push Salah out wide forevermore
Yeah agree with you here.
I do believe Liverpool overpaid and he's a mess technically etc but he's definitely not as bad as his recent performances are suggesting.
I've also seen Mane, Firmino and Salah screw up 3 on 1 breaks (or Ignoring players in better positions) because they were desperate for a goal over the years so it's not an alien concept or incident in their dressing room.
But but his movement is top class 
Sorry, you're looking for me ro explain 'made stuff happen'? I'm not excusing his poor decision making in the situations he got himself in, just saying he shook things up, rattled them a bit, offered something different etc. Not a controversial view, I don't think.
His chip 1 v 1 against the keeper was brilliant. He looked like a scene from Ace Ventura.
I don't know if its just the fact i like those fast and agressive strikers, or if i just went crazy, but i think he played well all those games, appart from some comical moments that are part of the package apparently.
He's barely played, so that stat doesn't mean an awful lot.
His xg is what he should be scoring given he was in position to score. His actual scoring is far lower.
Darwin Gabriel Núñez Ribeiro scores an average of 0.63 goals for every 90 minutes that the player is on the pitch.
Haaland is almost twice his xg
Erling Håland scores an average of 1.6 goals for every 90 minutes that the player is on the pitch.
You could argue the opposite actually
You definitely could, but I personally think it's a good sign. Not so much from the XG stat, but just the eye test and how even in cameos he's been able to get into positions and shown a real threat. There's no doubting the guy is a donkey, but he's adapting to a new league and a new team, and while he's been snatching at chances I think that facet of his game will settle down and he'll become a fairly consistent scorer with very apparent deficiencies to his game.
That applies both ways, whether you think he'll be fine or if he is a donkey.
As has been discussed elsewhere the greatest goalscorer have high xG and their goals are at the same rate. Overachieving xG is rare, except for Messi. So as long as your xG is high, meaning you are getting chances, odds are you'll be fine in the long run. Particularly for Nunez whose weaknesses lie elsewhere and not finishing.
Except finishing is a weakness for him. He's quite average for a striker and has poor technique. Many detractors that had watched him pre-transfer said last season was a bit of an aberration with his goal numbers.
What a load of absolute bollocks.
The only thing that counts is balls in the net. Any table that puts Nunez above Haaland and Kane should be ignored. And where is Toney?
Why even bother with crap like this?
The only thing that counts is balls in the net. Any table that puts Nunez above Haaland and Kane should be ignored. And where is Toney?
Why even bother with crap like this?
I have been watching him for a few years in CONCACAF. He has always been this way. Flys all over the field and gets behind the line but does not score a lot of goals. I thought when Liverpool went for him that maybe he was different than when he plays for his country? Looks to be the same guy.
All this confirms is he is shit at finishing. Heskey would probably have had similar stats.
and that's the real quiz.
You couldn't really tell what exactly he was trying to do it was that tragic
Not really, his xG is extremely unlikely to get better the more he plays.
Fair enough. I didn't realize finishing was a weakness. In which case he will flop if he continues to underachieve his xG.
I misunderstood you. Yes.
Yeah that was mostly the concern everyone had with him when we were heavily linked. Wasn't as much the technical limitations (you can get past that) as every Benfica fan saying he hit a monster purple patch that last season for them. At a certain point you kind of need to have something in your locker besides solid pace and an engine as a forward. Even Lukaku for all his faults has a fantastic left peg.
Just scored from a mistimed header/jump.
great header
Great header but I'm not sure he knew much about it
The way his body was shaped I think he was aiming for the opposite corner.
He certainly didn’t intend for it to go where it did. He seemed surprised himself.
So far he roughly matches the minutes to goals+assists ratio that Salah had in his first 520-530 minutes for Liverpool.
One of the biggest donkeys of the modern era.
Written off far too early on here.
The less time he needs to think about what's he going to do, the better it'll be for him and Liverpool.
Anyway, he's gonna end up being a good signing for them.
Anyway, he's gonna end up being a good signing for them.
Wasn't mistimed. He's been shit before this point but it was a good header.
Fantastic goal. Future Ballon d'Or winner.
Once he settles in and Klopp works his magic, he's going to be a better/more impactful player than Haaland. Just like I predicted! Great goal today!!
Ass
Decent in the first half and unlucky not to get a second when he hit the post.
I do think he fades in games he starts though. You could already see he'd disappeared in the game as the second half went on. Three goals in four isn't bad. I still think his touch and passing are horrendous. Decent pace, movement and an eye for goal.
Not worth what we paid for him.
I do think he fades in games he starts though. You could already see he'd disappeared in the game as the second half went on. Three goals in four isn't bad. I still think his touch and passing are horrendous. Decent pace, movement and an eye for goal.
Not worth what we paid for him.