Darwin Nunez - Thoughts?

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

1 hour ago, johnsusername said:

I'm not sure I've seen a player like him - one minute he can bring the ball down from the air, and spectacularly volley it towards goal from 25 yards. The next minute he can't pass the ball in a straight line to someone 5 yards away. 

 

He's unique, I'll give him that. 

 

Or...he's the new Origi.

Mo Salah?

[Jennings]

Look, I know we just got beat at home by Leeds and you guys are down, so this may not be a great time to post this - but I just don't see a great player here. This isn't a reaction to the Leeds game - its based on all I have seen of him.

 

Over 90 minutes he's not doing enough. He may 'be a handful for defenders', he may 'get into good positions' - but we need more than that. I'd like to see occasional glimpses of outright brilliance - its what I expect. I'd like to see subtlety and guile as well as power.

 

He'll get time. And rightly so - but I am nailing my colours to the mast. I don't think he is going to be the player we all hoped. 

 

[Dave D]

The team playing so badly isnt helping him but the irony is if we suddenly clicked into the mentality monsters red arrows that swept all before them it would probably highlight the areas of his game he needs to improve even more

[joe_fishfish]

Some of his linkup play was actually alright last night. His finishing though, what the fuck.

[joe_fishfish]

Also he doesn't work well with Salah, not at all.

[YNWAViking]

Crazy that we made him our most expensive signing ever. He has decent speed but that's it. He cannot dribble, cannot pass, cannot even finish a simple chance. How many chances did he get yesterday and didn't do jack shit? Fuck me. Don't see why we signed him, he doesn't fit in at all. €80M down the fucking drain. Massive mistake by everyone responsible at the club. 

[Lee909]

4 hours ago, Barrington Womble said:

I've not watched the chances back. I couldn't work out for the life of me why he didn't just strike that first one, the goalie was in no mans land. The one in the second half though, I agree with you, it was almost impossible to get that over the keeper. Maybe he could have done more had the pass had a bit more on it, but the keeper did well getting out i thought. 

 

If you see the first one again the ball is alot lower than it looks on the game camera. I initially thought it bounced up and a first time lob was on, but it skidded off the surface, think he needed to take a touch

[Barrington Womble]

26 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

 

If you see the first one again the ball is alot lower than it looks on the game camera. I initially thought it bounced up and a first time lob was on, but it skidded off the surface, think he needed to take a touch

I've not seen on TV at all. I am in the kop, so it's a good distance away, but it looked an easy lob from where we were. Before the ball got to him I'd already said to my mate "he's got too much time", so perhaps I've got a bit of confirmation bias with it.

[Mook]

Another goal & millimetres away from an assist in his 20 minute cameo tonight.

 

I just don't see where he fits in at Liverpool with his bad technique etc.

[El Rojo]

I love him. Anything at all can happen with him, and it’s usually pretty damn good. 

[manwiththestick]

Makes things happen, I like watching the crazy bastard.

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

He’s pretty good for a poor player.

[Bjornebye]

 

 

[Bob]

On 30/10/2022 at 12:49, Jennings said:

Look, I know we just got beat at home by Leeds and you guys are down, so this may not be a great time to post this - but I just don't see a great player here. This isn't a reaction to the Leeds game - its based on all I have seen of him.

 

Over 90 minutes he's not doing enough. He may 'be a handful for defenders', he may 'get into good positions' - but we need more than that. I'd like to see occasional glimpses of outright brilliance - its what I expect. I'd like to see subtlety and guile as well as power.

 

He'll get time. And rightly so - but I am nailing my colours to the mast. I don't think he is going to be the player we all hoped. 

 

I was encouraged by him tonight. The cross for Mo which the defender got a toe to was really positive - showed he’s starting to settle down, good skill, good power, good cross but as importantly as any of it - a good decision.

[Bob]

On 30/10/2022 at 16:35, Barrington Womble said:

I've not seen on TV at all. I am in the kop, so it's a good distance away, but it looked an easy lob from where we were. Before the ball got to him I'd already said to my mate "he's got too much time", so perhaps I've got a bit of confirmation bias with it.

I haven’t seen it back since and won’t bother going looking for it but I thought the same as you from my spec on the Kop. 
 

had to lift it first time or slide rule pass it first time.

[Bob]

24 minutes ago, Mook said:

Another goal & millimetres away from an assist in his 20 minute cameo tonight.

 

I just don't see where he fits in at Liverpool with his bad technique etc.

And millimetres from 2 goals, to be fair.

[Section_31]

Dunno how you can't like this lad. He's like Torres on meth.

[Trojan1892]

Absolute lunatic and I fucking love him.

[coachpotato]

He’s winning me over from being just neutral about him.

His reaction to Virge’s header showed there’s an instinct in there of a proper striker, anticipation to what might happen, not reaction to what has happened.

We need more of that.

[Gnasher]

 

 

 

[niallers]

And he looks like he really loves being at the club. He's a very similar attitude to Diaz. Works his bollix off and as was said above, he makes things happen. Chaos on 2 legs 

[Bjornebye]

6 minutes ago, niallers said:

And he looks like he really loves being at the club. He's a very similar attitude to Diaz. Works his bollix off and as was said above, he makes things happen. Chaos on 2 legs 

This. 

[VladimirIlyich]

7 hours ago, Mook said:

Another goal & millimetres away from an assist in his 20 minute cameo tonight.

 

I just don't see where he fits in at Liverpool with his bad technique etc.

50 swallows dont make a Summer. But they do make a decent porn film.

[chrisbonnie]

It's funny, he looks like he can't kick a ball at times, is barely starting games, but he's easily going to score 20 goals this season..... 

 

Hard to complain about him when you look at it like that

 

 

[etho]

Thought he was excellent in his cameo last night. Was in another move where he drove through the middle and weighted a nice little through ball outside of the foot out to the right to Mo. You can see the improvement game by game