Mane to Nunez is a bigger downgrade than when we replaced CR84 with Antonio Valencia and Gabriel Obertan.
Darwin Núñez | Liverpool player | Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe shish
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
I love the swagger with which he misses. If he was clinical he'd be right up there on goals with Haaland, as he always finds himself in the right position. Next year he may come good, but if not, i think theyll ship him out
I still think he'll be fine. People are talking like he hasn't scored all season. He's got bags of pace, runs all day, gets into great positions. It could easily turn for him in terms of converting more.
Even pushes people off target.
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He’s an odd one. He’s a bit crap but I see him scoring a lot of goals with Liverpool.
Rashford's a superior finisher.
You’d have a point if the eye test didn’t show that he’s not just “unlucky“ with his finishing, he’s geniunely a poor finisher lacking any sort of technical guile or composure.
The x/a and x/g just show he gets into a ton of dangerous positions which is obvious but really more of a testament that Liverpool is much more creative than people think instead of Núñez being a huge danger man. Put Suarez in the same positions and he’s already scored 25 and assisted 10 by this point. The numbers will always favor Núñez but they should be taken in context
His finishing may be poor but he constantly gets in good positions he has to end up scoring
He’s also just a miles better footballer in general, just doesn’t have the graft and strength of Nunez
Yeah his movement is pretty good. Bit of work on the deficiencies in his game and he could be a top striker
I’m glad Liverpool blew their transfer budget on him. Made a few odd signings since Edwards left and they overpaid here by roughly double.
How the feck do we have a 79-page thread on a Liverpool player in the space of 6 months 
fecking hell
fecking hellObsession by Calvin Klein.How the feck do we have a 79-page thread on a Liverpool player in the space of 6 months
Nah our strikers need to have good technical ability or he will outstay his welcome very quickly.
Rashford had a crisis of confidence last season, he seems to be mostly over that now and there's nothing wrong with his finishing again. Didn't you see his goal on Wednesday?
Rashford would never have missed those chances Donkey Kong missed on Thursday.
He's an interesting player tbf.How the feck do we have a 79-page thread on a Liverpool player in the space of 6 months
Did we not sell Lukaku for the same reason!?
Shitty first touch and miss alot of chances..
Technique is so bad that you question how he got this far in his career. He has good movement though, he will score 15 goals or so this season but will cost Liverpool some valuable games
So far his goal won us a community shield (Haaland cost City that game). And his goals/assists have won us some crucial points in the challenge for top four. Lest everyone forgets, it's still his first season in a new country and league regardless of the price tag.
Yep, apparently needing a modern striker to play in a fluid, attacking way only applies when it’s criticising one of our own
Nobody cares about the shield and I'm sorry your top four challenge? You're meant to be this juggernaut of a team with the best of everything in many positions why are you not going for the title?
Also is Haaland and his 24 goals in December not also in a new country and league?
We will be a juggernaut again next season when we spend north of half a billion pounds in the summer (Bellingham, Enzo, others) thanks to incoming oil money. Right now our midfield is old and fecked while we are still a proper football club, run with proper incoming money.
You might not care about the community shield but it doesn't change the fact Haaland fecked it up while Nunez was the game changer.
The header aimed at the corner flag which hit Dias’ arm was next level I’ll admit
No, the one that won the game. As opposed to missed sitters.
The whole team is struggling tbf and that impacts the player too especially due to his price tag, once things get more organized he’ll be good.
You're right. City will be furious they went Haaland over Nunez because you've won the....charity shield
So they should.You're right. City will be furious they went Haaland over Nunez because you've won the....charity shield
Oh yeah that tap in. 100m well spent.
Indeed, can we close this chapter now?
It's a strange place to argue from after that horror show from Nunez literally two days ago. Haaland scored and Nunez missed what, three, big chances and got Liverpool knocked out?
and that m'lord is the real quiz.
4 almost identical misses, about a metre wide of the post each time.
I don't know many players with that level of consistent accuracy
Haaland didn’t do much in that game himself, in the end they were both responsible for one goal( assist and goal)
We can. it’s a great read though. United fans are throughly enjoying it!
Haaland is outstanding and Nunez cant compete with his output. I'm not arguing that. I was responding to the guy that said he reckons Nunez will only get 15 goals and cost us games. I retorted with the charity shield as an example of strikers costing (or winning) games. It happens.
The names donkey, Darwin donkey.
Yeah, doubt the owners will want to take an 80m hit on their investment.
This isn’t that crazy as an opinion. Nunez has 9 goals and 3 assists in 19 appearances this season.
United’s top scorer is Rashford with…9 goals and 3 assists in 20 appearances. Rashford is also two years older.
Nunez clearly has issues with technique but he’s been no worse than United’s best output this season.