Darwin Núñez | Liverpool player | Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe shish
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Well if you were going to spend £85m I’m sure plenty?
Its absolute mega money for a player who works hard, presses and makes good runs in behind. You don’t think there are any other players who can do that AND retain good technical skills and finishing?
Ok name someone who was available for at most 85 million to play up front who would score goals in the Premier League? I’m genuinely struggling to think of anyone available.
Nunez would be a high stakes gamble if he was where goals needed to come from. Salah’s pretty much been the deadliest player in front of goal in the division for five years. He remains that until he’s overtaken. Nunez can be decent and grow into a well-coached side while also contributing.
Unfortunately he’ll outscore anyone currently at Utd
Praying Lisandro gets nod against them
Credit to the guy, I certainly didn't think he come out as better player compared to halland tonight.
I understand why it is not funny to you but I am amused.
Finishing looks erratic, but looking at him I am seeing how immediately he started dominating the City CB's physically, especially Ake who was totally outmatched, how they had to adapt to his aggression and movement, creating space for his teammates. Someone compared him to Cavani in the match thread and that looks a decent shout, peak Cavani was a nightmare to defend against, fantastic movement, constant controlled aggression and physicality, always making defenders work. Missed a load of chances but was incredibly effective. Don't think Nunez is quite that good but it it a good player to model yourself after.
Wow, high bar!
Ake selection was monumental feck up
Werner was different as he couldn't inflate his stats by moving in the box to get easy headers.
Nunez moves well and he's powerful, no doubt, but that's pretty much it. Any data shows he was overperforming in the finishing compartment last season. He'll score goals, he'll get great crosses from Salah, TAA or Robertson, and he won't screw everything up in transition. Is he a player with the ability to become dominant in the league? Not at all in my opinion.
Jonathan David
Gabriel Jesus
Patrick Schick
Vlahovic
Immobile
Mane
Ronaldo
Lewandowski
There’s loads and they wouldn’t cost as much as Nunez.
So would the actual Andy Carroll if he was playing for City or Liverpool at the minute.
The CAF saw Andy Carroll
ITV commentators and Pundits ( including Keane btw) was prime Marco Van Basten.
What is this absolute love fest with Liverpool right now.
OK. I hate them so Im seeing everything twice as bad but Radio, TV , press, Social media. They are the worlds favourite team. The "Princess Diana" of football teams.
ITV commentators and Pundits ( including Keane btw) was prime Marco Van Basten.
What is this absolute love fest with Liverpool right now.
OK. I hate them so Im seeing everything twice as bad but Radio, TV , press, Social media. They are the worlds favourite team. The "Princess Diana" of football teams.
You should add, "and willing to get paid 140k being the potentially club's transfer record". He's on reasonable pay structure reduce the risk if this goes tits up, good chance to move him on. I'm sure that Julian Ward bloke is not an idiot.
Of course he needs to score goals he’s a £85m centre forward bought to score goals.
Schick off the table due to new contract
Nkunku
For £85m?
Another one
It was sickening, much like last season's love in for their historic quadruple....
You seem surprised they are the media darlings and everyone else is scum of the earth
Was the obvious Mane replacement.
It's lovely isn't it? We're lovely.
Yeah wouldn't have cost that but still £55m ish
And I think that’s the point I’m making to @Klopper76
They’ve overpaid massively for Nunez when you look at what £85m could get you
No he won’t. Somebody at United will out score him this season.
Yeah that’s a list of either unavailable, unattainable or complete gambles imo. Mane wanted to leave. It’s why we needed to sign a striker (that and Origi and Minamino left). Signing Lewandowski for a season might work but after that we’re looking for someone else again.
Ronaldo…you really think he’d do well in a Klopp side at his age?
Nkunku isn’t available right now is he?
Nunez isn’t a gamble?
You asked me to name players who’d score goals in the PL and available?
Ultimately Nunez will score some goals and be a nuisance but you’ve overpaid massively.
Someone mentioned a comparison to Chicharito but the difference is he cost a few million whilst you’ve gone big on an incomplete player
This guy is a tank physically compared to Chicharito.. come on.
But why does the fee matter if he plays for us for 5-6 years and scores a load of goals?
He’s also a worse finisher
If you’re happy to waste money when you could have got the same result and a better player for much less that’s fine!
He needs to contribute to a winning team. No question. Liverpool will score loads and he’ll get his fair share. My point is that it’s not all on him, which is the beauty of the squad he’s joined. Salah remains the apex predictor in the league.
You and I both know you wouldn’t be calling him “incomplete” if ETH had got his way and signed him at United. He looks like a good/prolific striker with room for improvement. Players like him don’t come cheap and I wouldn’t have cared in the slightest if we’d paid the exact same fee to get him on board. The fact we didn’t sign him (or anyone like him) almost certainly means we’re facing another season as also rans.
Nkunku has been very open on his strong desire to return to Mbappe FC. Raphael himself seems to have given the nod.
Vlahovic is rather slow though. Milan's Leao is interesting. Alexander Isak is another interesting potential. Both should be getteable with Nuñez money and salary package.
But it’s not wasting money if he scores goals. What might’ve happened if we signed someone else for less is irrelevant.
Who’s that and why the hell haven’t we signed him yet?!?
I’m curious as to how Liverpool’s striker recruitment is being questioned with such vigour. I’ve seen this movie before.