Topic: Darwin Núñez (Darwin Gabriel Núñez Ribeiro)

[JackWard33]

You sub him off and we lose and people complain why are we subbing one of two best goal threats.

Only people not watching the game - it wasn't a debatable one, he was out on his feet

[Irishred1]

The lad was devasted after the game. He made a mistake. It happens. Ran himself into the ground yesterday. Sniffed out a couple of chances himself yesterday. Gave a wonderful ball for Salahs volley that just went wide. Even when not on top top form he was involved in a lot of our most positive attacks.

[mullyred94]

He barely ran in ET, weird from the coaching team to put him on the wing.

Could have told him to just cut off passing lanes and just run forward or should have been taken off.

[PEG2K]

Watching it again both Mac and Virgil were telling him to give the back pass to Tsimikas. And the United players weren't even closing him down. It's him who ran towards them and panicked with the pass. I think it's not about the legs, but he was mentally exhausted .

Lots of calls for Danns to come on instead of Gakpo but in fact the right sub should have been Danns for Nunez and probably Gravenberch for Diaz too.

Klopp showed that he could be brave with the youths in the League Cup final even when we were drawing Chelsea. No idea why he couldn't do the same when we were leading.

[Stevo79]

It sounds like he's withdrawn from the Uruguay squad.

[newterp]

It sounds like he's withdrawn from the Uruguay squad.

great...presuming his hamstring isn't really damaged

especially since we already lost him for 3 weeks to a damaged...hamstring.

I do hope that because of his physique and explosiveness that his hamstring's don't become a recurring problem - last year he had lots of small injuries - this year it's starting to seem the same

[DelTrotter]

Hopefully he's alright, feels like he constantly has little knocks or feeling something then when he is available we have to be super careful with him just for him to get another knock, he's played less league mins than Mo who's 2023 has barely got going yet!

[MD1990]

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1769758786120548579

 Darwin Núñez will not be part of Uruguay squad for the upcoming games due to physical issues.

Understand he has no serious injury but Darwin already suffered problems in the last week and will recover in Liverpool in the next 10 days.

hes fine

[Funky_Gibbons]

Hopefully he's alright, feels like he constantly has little knocks or feeling something then when he is available we have to be super careful with him just for him to get another knock, he's played less league mins than Mo who's 2023 has barely got going yet!

We've played 28-league games and he's been in squad 27-times, only missed one league game through injury.

[DelTrotter]

We've played 28-league games and he's been in squad 27-times, only missed one league game through injury.

That’s great but doesn’t change my point, only proves it

[Funky_Gibbons]

That’s great but doesn’t change my point, only proves it

Proves what exactly? His minutes aren't lower than Salah's because of injuries, it's how his game time has been managed. He's been in squad 27-times and started 17 of those games.

[newterp]

Proves what exactly? His minutes aren't lower than Salah's because of injuries, it's how his game time has been managed. He's been in squad 27-times and started 17 of those games.

But his game time is managed because....?

Whereas Salah - in a non-AFCON year would be among the league leaders because he's generally a machine.

[DelTrotter]

Proves what exactly? His minutes aren't lower than Salah's because of injuries, it's how his game time has been managed. He's been in squad 27-times and started 17 of those games.

Christ almighty, that was the fucking point!! That he constantly has a little something and we have to tread extremely carefully with him like how he couldn’t start Arsenal away due to a knock or couldn’t start Tottenham away due to a knock, both games we dropped points in, it’s frustrating and hopefully isn’t a thing during his time here. I didn’t say he’d missed loads of games.

You should stick to being a tool in the Gakpo thread.

[Funky_Gibbons]

But his game time is managed because....?

Whereas Salah - in a non-AFCON year would be among the league leaders because he's generally a machine.

No-one is disputing Salah is a machine who plays pretty much 90-minutes every match. But it's an absolute assumption to claim Nunez's minutes are being managed because he's injured.

[Funky_Gibbons]

Christ almighty, that was the fucking point!! That he constantly has a little something and we have to tread extremely carefully with him like how he couldn’t start Arsenal away due to a knock or couldn’t start Tottenham away due to a knock, both games we dropped points in, it’s frustrating and hopefully isn’t a thing during his time here. I didn’t say he’d missed loads of games.

You should stick to being a tool in the Gakpo thread.

Classy.

[newterp]

No-one is disputing Salah is a machine who plays pretty much 90-minutes every match. But it's an absolute assumption to claim Nunez's minutes are being managed because he's injured.

Sorry - I didn't mean because he's injured - but rather because he tends to pick up little injuries here and there. This year we have generally managed him well - until he got injured with the whole team in February.

[HeartAndSoul]

Thank fuck he’s not going away on international duty after playing 120 mins. Bielsa would have broken him down

[Irishred1]

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1769758786120548579

 Darwin Núñez will not be part of Uruguay squad for the upcoming games due to physical issues.

Understand he has no serious injury but Darwin already suffered problems in the last week and will recover in Liverpool in the next 10 days.

hes fine

About time we started putting the foot down over pointless friendlies. We need the Goat fit for Brighton and beyond

[Mister Flip Flop]

About time we started putting the foot down over pointless friendlies. We need the Goat fit for Brighton and beyond

I've being saying it for a while now but i think we are far too nice when it comes to letting our players go to play in mickey mouse international games. The difference Darwin staying at home working with the fitness and conditioning team over the next 2 weeks will have opposed to travelling and playing will be massive.

[Number 7]

It's very rare for any Uruguayan players to not be part of the squad.
I'm concerned that it actually is an injury now, but we won't be finding out any time soon. At least not for another 10 days.

Let's hope it is what's being claimed.

[spider-neil]

An injury explains the lack of movement in extra time. Convinced he only stayed on because the of the potential of penalties.

[RedG13]

You sub him off and we lose and people complain why are we subbing one of two best goal threats. Also loads of our lads looked knackered in extra time you can't sub them all. Managers can't win sometimes.

Also the 2 options where McConnell and Danns. So either Elliott back as a forward or Danns who they may be just playing it safe coming back from a concussion also.
I think Klopp wanted him on for Penalties also.

[mullyred94]

It's very rare for any Uruguayan players to not be part of the squad.
I'm concerned that it actually is an injury now, but we won't be finding out any time soon. At least not for another 10 days.

Let's hope it is what's being claimed.

Don't think Bielsa would want him to play unless he could give 100% tho?

[Chakri]

Better than benzema

[Ray K]

It's a bit funny that both Darwin's goal and Alexis's one count as the very same on the scoresheet.
One is a world class goal from one of the best players in world football. And the other was a hit-and-hope from some Argentinian lad.

[MonsLibpool]

Finally got some luck in front of goal

[Avens]

Remember when Always_A_Red got angry at Liverpool fans for chanting Darwin's name?

[farawayred]

Finally got some luck in front of goal

I would like to see him do more of that to keepers. One in a 100 may go in, but more often he may win the ball back.

[amir87]

We’ve really got to get back to giving him the ball when he makes his runs. Besides Salah, the rest seem to get ignore him at times and pick the riskier option. He’s a chance machine but he’s being blunted by our own decision making at times. Man Utd will have a 4th/5th choice central defender on the pitch Sunday so let’s get Darwin terrorising them.

[MonsLibpool]

We’ve really got to get back to giving him the ball when he makes his runs. Besides Salah, the rest seem to get ignore him at times and pick the riskier option. He’s a chance machine but he’s being blunted by our own decision making at times. Man Utd will have a 4th/5th choice central defender on the pitch Sunday so let’s get Darwin terrorising them.

He has a telepathic relationship with Mo and Mac. Mo plays him through a lot but he's not in top form atm.

The other players don't have that relationship yet with him and they tend to take too long before releasing it because they need time to assess where he intends to go. It helps that he played a lot with Mo last season (Diaz and Jota missed decenrt chunks).

His relationship with Mac is based on their cultural links (Uruguay and Argentina are quite similar). A good relationship off the pitch helps.

[thaddeus]

We’ve really got to get back to giving him the ball when he makes his runs. Besides Salah, the rest seem to get ignore him at times and pick the riskier option. He’s a chance machine but he’s being blunted by our own decision making at times. Man Utd will have a 4th/5th choice central defender on the pitch Sunday so let’s get Darwin terrorising them.

It feels like all of our attacking players take it in turns to blunt attacks at the moment.  Darwin is as bad as anyone for it right now, slowing attacks down and struggling to make a decision.

The movement of him and Salah in-particular is so good.  I'm sure those two will re-find that almost telepathic understanding they had before AFCON.  If we're waiting for Gomez or Grav to play incisive early passes though then I think we could be in for a long wait!

[Kashinoda]

[mullyred94]

It's a bit funny that both Darwin's goal and Alexis's one count as the very same on the scoresheet.
One is a world class goal from one of the best players in world football. And the other was a hit-and-hope from some Argentinian lad.

 

[BarryCrocker]

Apparently, his 30th goal contribution (18 goals, 12 assists) across all comps this season.

[Redley]

I swear those commentators didn't even think he'd scored last night. Quite late on they were talking about how he'd love to get a goal 

[Stockholm Syndrome]

I would like to see him do more of that to keepers. One in a 100 may go in, but more often he may win the ball back.

I remember Lallana scoring a goal like that, and Kuyt used to get like one a season. There's some real good opportunity/cost to pressing the keeper like that, you can get a goal, and the cost is basically nothing at all

[plura]

Apparently, his 30th goal contribution (18 goals, 12 assists) across all comps this season.

Transfermarkt has 32 goal contributions. Total 23/24: G 44   G18   A14

[ScottScott]

What a player, what a fucking player. Never stops and is an absolute nightmare to defend against

We need to find him more, he was making runs in behind constantly last night and we only found him a handful of times. That one from Salah where he had no right to get to the ball, never mind get it across the box was unreal

Deserved that bit of luck in front of goal, here's to getting a couple on Sunday!

[Funky_Gibbons]

There's a weird tactic we seem to use when Diaz has the ball against a set defence where Nunez constantly comes out of the centre and looks for a short pass or to overlap him. It ends up leaving us short of options in the middle and even more congested on the edge of the box.

Nunez's link up play and on the ball work has improved massively this season but I feel we're sometimes wanting him to do too much which is taking him away from the areas where he can be more effective. 

[JP!]

I think more than anyone I want him to have a PL medal.  He 'gets' it and he's been fantastic in the face of some bizarre narratives around him.