Jürgen Klopp has detailed the changes that allowed Darwin Nunez to perform well for Liverpool during the start of the season.
The Uruguayan international will move on to Sunday’s Premier League game against Luton. Town in excellent form, with a goal or assist in each of their last five games in all competitions, including the winning goal at Bournemouth in the most recent Carabao Cup match.
Having scored 15 goals in his first season on Merseyside, the 24-year-old already has seven this season – and speaking to reporters ahead of the trip to Luton, he thought Opps explains why things are starting to change for the No.9
This is what Boss replied…
On Nuñez’s use as a central striker this season…
Darwin is a number 9. He can also play on the wing. And it all depends on how we want to work with the opponent, where the free space is, where you can unleash his full potential, things like this. Things, last year, especially. Especially when things don’t go well, it’s extremely important that everything is done perfectly. And we need a No. 9 who can provide complete central defense in a way that Darwin has never been able to. Now he can do it.
We’re set up a bit differently now with a different level of confidence, we’ve had a full pre-season to get used to that. In those moments, when defensively we were stable, then he had to play from the middle. It’s about making sure we’re tight, but we don’t have to settle for every different choice a position opponent might have made. We are familiar with Bobby. [เฟอร์มิโน่] And after that, Godi [คักโป] Stepped in and did a really good job and then Darwin’s first thing should be to immediately expand the game plan and stay there. The team needs stability there. [ฤดูกาลก่อน]
On Nuñez’s growing confidence this season…
It’s a problem in a striker’s life. You already have many doors. And it makes it easier. There will always be missed opportunities, but if you miss the first five before you’ve made it, it doesn’t feel great. He’s now having a good start to the season. And he scores beautiful goals, scores different kinds of goals, does all kinds of goals. He’s in a different time.
Will Nuñez make this team a little more exciting than in the past?…
It’s new. It’s just not fair if you compare them to previous teams. We once had a team that could win the Champions League more than twice, could become Premier League champions again. It’s not ‘we should’ but ‘we can’. People want change at the right time, you. Don’t want to change when you don’t have to and then a lot of people say, ‘Hey, why don’t we change?’ But of course it’s a matter of time. From the oldest midfielder in the league to almost the youngest midfielder in the league, it’s good. The players we brought in have every quality. And there are differences, Macca. [อเล็กซิส แม็ค อัลลิสเตอร์] He is a number 6 player who is different from Fab. [ฟาบินโญ่] Ryan [กราเฟนแบร์ค]Dom [โซบอสไล] and even Wataru [เอ็นโด] There is a difference.
The most important thing is that we were able to practice together for a very long time. And we are stable That we don’t give up is the most important thing. That’s where you build true confidence. After that you can express your offensive side and everything will be fine. Then as a team you don’t have to score goals from every opportunity. I love the team, it’s really cool and it’s good to work with. Yes, the potential is there. Now we have to make sure that together we can build quality out of it, consistent quality.
Talking about Nuñez’s potential to move forward in attack…
His speed, his finishing skills, his hunger… When he was fit he was really fit so he could go out again. You just don’t know where he’ll end up. He came in with a truly enormous amount of money. It shows once again that players need time. We forget that with Endo, just because of his age people think, ‘Why can’t he be like that?’ He has a different character to other players. And you can see the progress he’s making. He will have another 5 years of top level football with his energy. He has a lot of potential. And he has never played at this level before but now I am really happy with him continuously. So that’s the same story. People always say, ‘How long will it take?’ But Darwin was here, Darwin was here all along. And it is different from the original. It’s good for him.
2023-11-04 13:31:39
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