Darwin Núñez | Liverpool player | Fighter

TheReligion said:
Not sure about that.

Was silly by Liverpool and there was a reason no other club was willing to pay that much.
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Of course it was silly, in hindsight, but his goal scoring record in the previous season was good enough for them to justify it at the time. Turned out to be a bad move. Point was, if he’s a 100m player then the barometer for a 100m player isn’t great right now. Antony was 100m too and let’s be honest, even though he looks good (and better than Núñez thankfully) he’s far from being a world beater. Graelish too, far from worth it.

And then there’s Lukaku… :lol:
 
Same sort of vibe that I got from Werner.

No matter how good the chnace, you just always thought he was going to miss.
 
At least I see one thing in him, he's great at finding the spaces to score. If he develops his finishing skills and touch, he will be a lot better.
 
Massive Spanner said:
Of course it was silly, in hindsight, but his goal scoring record in the previous season was good enough for them to justify it at the time. Turned out to be a bad move. Point was, if he’s a 100m player then the barometer for a 100m player isn’t great right now. Antony was 100m too and let’s be honest, even though he looks good (and better than Núñez thankfully) he’s far from being a world beater. Graelish too, far from worth it.

And then there’s Lukaku… :lol:
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The Barca trio is the most special one tbh in terms of money wasted (Coutinho/Dembele/Griezmann)
 
Klopper76 said:
This isn’t that crazy as an opinion. Nunez has 9 goals and 3 assists in 19 appearances this season.

United’s top scorer is Rashford with…9 goals and 3 assists in 20 appearances. Rashford is also two years older.

Nunez clearly has issues with technique but he’s been no worse than United’s best output this season.
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The difference is that one plays central and has scored his 9 from about 1,009 chances and the other one is Rashford.
 
at least Balotelli scored that goal against germany, i'm not seeing him developing into anything but a "decent" striker.
 
kouroux said:
The Barca trio is the most special one tbh in terms of money wasted (Coutinho/Dembele/Griezmann)
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I don’t know about Dembele, he’s probably one of the best wingers in Europe now.

Griezmann was more an example of how poorly Barca were run. Completely the wrong player for their needs, but clearly a great player in the right system.
 
C'est Moi Cantona said:
Same sort of vibe that I got from Werner.

No matter how good the chnace, you just always thought he was going to miss.
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Good comparison. Similar sprinter sort of pace too.
But an utterly sh!te menace in terms of finishing.

Still will score 20, but only because his team will play 60 games and he personally will have 2,000 chances.
 
Dumbstar said:
Maybe, and it's my new theory, the club and Klopp knew an oil country was taking us over last summer. So splash the money and if it doesn't work out he can be our Grealish on the bench. We'll just spend loads again soon, when we officially get taken over.
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Sounds like you’re praying for state ownership which for a club like Liverpool is kinda sad tbh
 
Massive Spanner said:
I don’t know about Dembele, he’s probably one of the best wingers in Europe now.

Griezmann was more an example of how poorly Barca were run. Completely the wrong player for their needs, but clearly a great player in the right system.
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Still, a lot of money wasted overall. Even at his best, what was spent on Dembele for the return, it is crazy. Besides, I am targeting the players alone tbh. You're right, the club has to give them the right setup to succeed too
 
kouroux said:
Still, a lot of money wasted overall. Even at his best, what was spent on Dembele for the return, it is crazy
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At the time it was crazy and helped to change the market forever along with the Neymar transfer for sure. Right now, given he’s still only 25, it weirdly worked out ok for them.
 
Oh well done him for being able to find space, its almost like he's a striker or something.
Praising him for the bare minimum a forward most have.

But,but he can move ! Yeah, well done him.
 
I somehow think his often praised xG will even out a bit in the next couple of games as he gets regular game time.

not a bad player, but not great neither. He’s beginning to gel better with Salah than in the beginning though.
 
"What's the best way to keep liverpool from scoring?"
"Let Darwin Nuñez get through 1on1 with the gk!"
 
Nunez is brilliant

Commentators really trying to find ways to excuse him though
 
He’s infuriating. Does so much good work until he actually has to finish, then screws up.
 
Not sure why people think he’ll all of the sudden turn into a cold blooded finisher with more experience. This isn’t like a Vinicius situation where you have a supremely talented technical player that just lacks composure in the final third. He doesn’t have any sort of technique.

Hes very fast though I’ll give him that. He’s like if you took an NFL WR and told him to play upfront for Liverpool.
 
Valencia Shin Crosses said:
Not sure why people think he’ll all of the sudden turn into a cold blooded finisher with more experience. This isn’t like a Vinicius situation where you have a supremely talented technical player that just lacks composure in the final third. He doesn’t have any sort of technique.

Hes very fast though I’ll give him that. He’s like if you took an NFL WR and told him to play upfront for Liverpool.
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The flip-side is that people are writing him off as a donkey after half a season in a new league. He’s 23 and its perfectly feasible that he could improve beyond his current ability.
 
M Bison said:
The flip-side is that people are writing him off as a donkey after half a season in a new league. He’s 23 and its perfectly feasible that he could improve beyond his current ability.
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Its his price tag people find amusing. Especially as Liverpool have got it badly wrong.
 
Valencia Shin Crosses said:
Not sure why people think he’ll all of the sudden turn into a cold blooded finisher with more experience. This isn’t like a Vinicius situation where you have a supremely talented technical player that just lacks composure in the final third. He doesn’t have any sort of technique.

Hes very fast though I’ll give him that. He’s like if you took an NFL WR and told him to play upfront for Liverpool.
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Last season his conversion rate was the highest in the top 6 leagues. This thread is asking to look very silly.
 
Leftback99 said:
Last season his conversion rate was the highest in the top 6 leagues. This thread is asking to look very silly.
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Not really. He looks no where near the three figure fee they paid.

If you look at his stats he’s had one prolific season (last year) and that’s about it.

Many Portuguese football followers were baffled at the price they paid, even after last season, and it’s quite clear hes not worth anything near it.
 
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