Darwin Núñez | Liverpool player | Fighter

Me too. Made stuff happen. I wouldn't be writing him off just yet. Much as I enjoy the donkey narrative.

What does made stuff happen even mean though? He got acres of space to work with that any attacker would salivate for, and then fecks up 2 comically easy chances and arguably a third (the cross toTrent was over hit, but at least it was a decent try). Him making runs is “making stuff happen”? Put any solid attacker (or Diaz if he was fit) in those situations and Liverpool wins 3/4-0
 
I know it’s en Vogue to slaughter him, and I thought he looked shocking in highlights for the touted fee when we were linked, but it’s painfully obvious that he’s absolutely desperate to impress, which is destroying any semblance of the game he actually has and replacing it with someone who looks completely lost.

Until he settles down a bit, you’re not really going to get a true representation of his ability.
 
Haaland got into the right positions to be fair. A header he would normally bury. Found space on the edge for a scuffed shot. And then the ball from Cancelo to an open goal tap in if not for VvD. It always seemed like there wasn't a player around a metre diameter of him each time.

But when happens when B Silva and De Bruyne get knackered from the world cup? Is Haaland not going to bring the party?

Yet to see, maybe his scoring rate will drop a little without Kev but I think it will either way. He won't score in every game obviously and you are still on your day the best/second best team in the league, the game was an incredibly tight affair and unfortunately only Salah (and fortunately Nunez) were the only ones to find themselves in any sort of space. I'm not worried at all, on another day he could easily have had 3, he's just that type of player (as is Salah to be fair)

I have noticed he releases the ball very quickly when he drops deep though which might be instructions from Pep, which can be effective but sometimes I wish he tried to use his brute force and go on runs with the ball from the deep which I have seen him do for the national team and Dortmund. His handling of the ball is far from spectacular but it is also incredibly underrated. I'd also like him to shoot from diatance more. I wonder if he will get more freedom in that regard in the future.

Anyway back to Nunez, may he stink out the centre forward position for you and push Salah out wide forevermore
 
I know it’s en Vogue to slaughter him, and I thought he looked shocking in highlights for the touted fee when we were linked, but it’s painfully obvious that he’s absolutely desperate to impress, which is destroying any semblance of the game he actually has and replacing it with someone who looks completely lost.

Until he settles down a bit, you’re not really going to get a true representation of his ability.

Yeah agree with you here.

I do believe Liverpool overpaid and he's a mess technically etc but he's definitely not as bad as his recent performances are suggesting.

I've also seen Mane, Firmino and Salah screw up 3 on 1 breaks (or Ignoring players in better positions) because they were desperate for a goal over the years so it's not an alien concept or incident in their dressing room.
 
What does made stuff happen even mean though? He got acres of space to work with that any attacker would salivate for, and then fecks up 2 comically easy chances and arguably a third (the cross toTrent was over hit, but at least it was a decent try). Him making runs is “making stuff happen”? Put any solid attacker (or Diaz if he was fit) in those situations and Liverpool wins 3/4-0
Sorry, you're looking for me ro explain 'made stuff happen'? I'm not excusing his poor decision making in the situations he got himself in, just saying he shook things up, rattled them a bit, offered something different etc. Not a controversial view, I don't think.
 
His chip 1 v 1 against the keeper was brilliant. He looked like a scene from Ace Ventura.
 
I don't know if its just the fact i like those fast and agressive strikers, or if i just went crazy, but i think he played well all those games, appart from some comical moments that are part of the package apparently.
 
This bodes well for Nunez. Don't know the source for xG.



His xg is what he should be scoring given he was in position to score. His actual scoring is far lower.

Darwin Gabriel Núñez Ribeiro scores an average of 0.63 goals for every 90 minutes that the player is on the pitch.

Haaland is almost twice his xg

Erling Håland scores an average of 1.6 goals for every 90 minutes that the player is on the pitch.
 
You could argue the opposite actually

You definitely could, but I personally think it's a good sign. Not so much from the XG stat, but just the eye test and how even in cameos he's been able to get into positions and shown a real threat. There's no doubting the guy is a donkey, but he's adapting to a new league and a new team, and while he's been snatching at chances I think that facet of his game will settle down and he'll become a fairly consistent scorer with very apparent deficiencies to his game.
 
His xg is what he should be scoring given he was in position to score. His actual scoring is far lower.

Darwin Gabriel Núñez Ribeiro scores an average of 0.63 goals for every 90 minutes that the player is on the pitch.

Haaland is almost twice his xg

Erling Håland scores an average of 1.6 goals for every 90 minutes that the player is on the pitch.

You could argue the opposite actually

As has been discussed elsewhere the greatest goalscorer have high xG and their goals are at the same rate. Overachieving xG is rare, except for Messi. So as long as your xG is high, meaning you are getting chances, odds are you'll be fine in the long run. Particularly for Nunez whose weaknesses lie elsewhere and not finishing.
 
As has been discussed elsewhere the greatest goalscorer have high xG and their goals are at the same rate. Overachieving xG is rare, except for Messi. So as long as your xG is high, meaning you are getting chances, odds are you'll be fine in the long run. Particularly for Nunez whose weaknesses lie elsewhere and not finishing.

Except finishing is a weakness for him. He's quite average for a striker and has poor technique. Many detractors that had watched him pre-transfer said last season was a bit of an aberration with his goal numbers.
 
As has been discussed elsewhere the greatest goalscorer have high xG and their goals are at the same rate. Overachieving xG is rare, except for Messi. So as long as your xG is high, meaning you are getting chances, odds are you'll be fine in the long run. Particularly for Nunez whose weaknesses lie elsewhere and not finishing.

I have been watching him for a few years in CONCACAF. He has always been this way. Flys all over the field and gets behind the line but does not score a lot of goals. I thought when Liverpool went for him that maybe he was different than when he plays for his country? Looks to be the same guy.
 
Except finishing is a weakness for him. He's quite average for a striker and has poor technique. Many detractors that had watched him pre-transfer said last season was a bit of an aberration with his goal numbers.

I have been watching him for a few years in CONCACAF. He has always been this way. Flys all over the field and gets behind the line but does not score a lot of goals. I thought when Liverpool went for him that maybe he was different than when he plays for his country? Looks to be the same guy.

Fair enough. I didn't realize finishing was a weakness. In which case he will flop if he continues to underachieve his xG.
 
Fair enough. I didn't realize finishing was a weakness. In which case he will flop if he continues to underachieve his xG.

Yeah that was mostly the concern everyone had with him when we were heavily linked. Wasn't as much the technical limitations (you can get past that) as every Benfica fan saying he hit a monster purple patch that last season for them. At a certain point you kind of need to have something in your locker besides solid pace and an engine as a forward. Even Lukaku for all his faults has a fantastic left peg.
 
The way his body was shaped I think he was aiming for the opposite corner.
 
So far he roughly matches the minutes to goals+assists ratio that Salah had in his first 520-530 minutes for Liverpool.
 
The less time he needs to think about what's he going to do, the better it'll be for him and Liverpool.

Anyway, he's gonna end up being a good signing for them.
 
This bodes well for Nunez. Don't know the source for xG.

Once he settles in and Klopp works his magic, he's going to be a better/more impactful player than Haaland. Just like I predicted! Great goal today!!

You took the words right out of my mouth. Nunez doesn't have a proper system around him. If Liverpool build it just around him, with players feeding him, he will feast just like Haaland. There's not much difference between them and Nunez even looks better outside of goalscoring.
 
Decent in the first half and unlucky not to get a second when he hit the post.

I do think he fades in games he starts though. You could already see he'd disappeared in the game as the second half went on. Three goals in four isn't bad. I still think his touch and passing are horrendous. Decent pace, movement and an eye for goal.

Not worth what we paid for him.