Darwin Nunez - Thoughts?

[Redder Lurtz]

13 minutes ago, LFC 6 Times said:

He’s incredibly likeable and we’re all willing him to do well. But his finishing is unbelievably bad and so costly.

 

This.

 

I can't hate him but I half wish I did. Very occasionally he's class but in the main he's laughably bad and could cost us points. Almost did today. 

[lebron]

I said before he arrived that he looked very raw both technically and tacticallly, and even if Klopp obviously has been able to correct some of the pressing problems from last season, he remains incredibly frustrating to watch with the ball at his feet.

 

I call bullshit on Dave’s yips finishing comparison too, his lack of technique (and balance?) is as evident in his finishing as in his build up play. I’d actually argue that the times he does strike the ball cleanly are more of a coincidence than him mishitting it.

 

I will of course continue to support him, as his movement and enthusiasm make up for a lot of the above-mentioned flaws. Here’s hoping he magically discovers better technique.

[3 Stacks]

Yeah, the yips thing isn't the issue. He is just a wild player who goes for the spectacular often and contorts his body in all sorts of ways without the right amount of control.

[El Rojo]

As much as we all love them, you generally don’t win the big prizes with cult heroes.

[Lee909]

He's likely to expensive to give up on yet and nobody is giving us above 30ml for him. Him and Diaz have not connection at all. Fuck knows what happens when Mo leaves. 

 

Bite the bullet with him and let Diaz go if he wants and get Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia

[Code]

[Captain Howdy]

He’ll always do some outstanding things and he’s very likeable but unfortunately I don’t think he’s good enough. I really would love to be wrong. 

[Section_31]

Nunez is football brexit. People who've always hated him will always hate him. If he scored a goal for the next 10 matches then missed a sitter they'd be all over it. Same people were doling out written handjobs to people like Henderson when he was stinking the place out his entire career. 

[TD_LFC]

Are you saying Nunez is the 350 million on the side of a bus of footballers?

 

 

[Babb'sBurstNad]

His link up play is far better than it was.

 

The problem is he isn't effective as a starter. The first 45 minutes tends to see him hardly in the game. He's far better off the bench against tired legs, as more space opens up.

 

He wasn't helped today by the lack of quality from midfield, mind. Needed Elliott in there.

[TheHowieLama]

He's the kind of player that can win or lose you games.

You need a bit of that.

[Code]

[Bloke]

Thing's like hyping the crowd after he's made a twat of himself in front goal for the fourth time keeps you in his corner. 

[Leyton388]

Not good enough. Near 2 full seasons at the club and looks well below the level needed at this club. He's Klopps Bogdan.

[Lee909]

Wirtz , great finish

Leverkusen 1-1 Dortmund

[Lee909]

No goal 

Offside

[Creator Supreme]

1 minute ago, Leyton388 said:

Not good enough. Near 2 full seasons at the club and looks well below the level needed at this club. He's Klopps Bogdan.

I thought Bogdan was Klopp’s Bogdan?

[Freddo]

He doesn’t have ice in his veins does he. Not like Mo,Fowler, Rush etc. cracking player but he should have had a double today and that will cost us at some stage. 

[johnsusername]

26 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

Nunez is football brexit. People who've always hated him will always hate him. If he scored a goal for the next 10 matches then missed a sitter they'd be all over it. Same people were doling out written handjobs to people like Henderson when he was stinking the place out his entire career. 

 

He's more likely to NOT score for the next ten matches though. 

[johnsusername]

He's a cheerleader. 

[bossy]

I still think he’ll be great for us but he was largely shit today. So we’re most of them after 30 minutes.

[niallers]

Watching back our 3rd and 4th goals, its a great little header down to salah to set up endo and he reacted first to gakpos shot to knock it into the box for the winner.

He tries but he's running out of chances to cement his place as our number 1 striker.

If we didn't win today, he'd be getting absolute pelters off all and sundry. He was robbed with the one off the bar, but the knock down from salah, that fucking has to be scored, and not win we're3 up either, its the winners and equalisers is what matters.

We all hope he succeeds and we'll all still support him, and having hair like that doesn't help either.

Keep going Darwin, you'll get there.(hopefully)

[chrisbonnie]

I can't fault the lads effort, but his finishing, for whatever reason, just isn't good enough at this level. 

 

Funny thing is, when he played against us for benfica, I honestly thought he was one of the best finishers I'd seen in recent memory, every shot was on target, and generally into the corners. But for us, it seems he can only hit the woodwork. 

 

If he doesn't hit 20 in the league at the end of this campaign. I'd cut my losses. 

 

But hopefully he can turn it around 

[Bjornebye]

47 minutes ago, Bloke said:

Thing's like hyping the crowd after he's made a twat of himself in front goal for the fourth time keeps you in his corner. 

 

No it doesn't. He's great. Enjoy him.

 

That match thread was a disgrace today. 

[Bloke]

1 hour ago, Bjornebye said:

 

No it doesn't. He's great. Enjoy him.

 

That match thread was a disgrace today. 

 

I wasn't being facetious.