17 Aug 2023 11:08:34
Aside from the transfer saga and the DM discussion, do you see improvement in Darwin's link up play. Although it was preseason games, I felt he is moving in the right direction and the lad works hard on the pitch. The sample size could be really small here, but what is your opinion on him if you followed the preseason games?

And to be frank, Mac and Dom really excite me. The sooner they get bedded in, we could potentially go a long way in the Europa cup. I am just praying for once Thiago stays fit.

1.) 17 Aug 2023
17 Aug 2023 11:30:52
We need to give him a proper run of games through the middle for any assessment. Unfortuntaly we have gone back to "False 9" with Gakpo. I don't know what the future holds for the kid at LFC. but if you ask me it doesn't look bright. He is a cracking player with the right service. but is not a link up play specialist which Gakpo is.

2.) 17 Aug 2023
17 Aug 2023 11:42:14
I’m looking forward to seeing Nunez this season.

But saying that I’m also looking forward to seeing the rest of our forwards as well. As far as attacking options go we are extremely well stocked.

3.) 17 Aug 2023
17 Aug 2023 11:51:14
Nunez seems to be an 'option' rather than a definite starter.
Its a lot of money for an option/ project.
I do wonder if he can learn/ improve some of the headless things that he does. Shearer thinks he will be fine.

4.) 17 Aug 2023
17 Aug 2023 11:58:29
If he gets a few goals and forces his way into the first team setup then he’ll get his games, I feel at this moment he isn't first choice.
Having said that though there are a lot of games to be played and with the five option liverpool habe up front there’ll be some fine tuning in terms of combination.
Im quietly confident he’ll hit a rich vein of form this season.

5.) 17 Aug 2023
17 Aug 2023 12:23:16
given what we paid for him, you'd think there'd be the usual suspects on here calling for him to start every second.

6.) 17 Aug 2023
17 Aug 2023 13:06:30
Agreed. Link up play is improving. He is keeping it simple and passing to others. I remember when we first signed him the runs in behind to dangerous areas was incredible. I'd like to see him get back to that more once he has played it back to someone. He can be guilty of standing there for a short pass back to him. He needs to get on his bike and get in behind again.

There's no doubt there's a an unbelievable player in there. It's almost there. Final pieces just have to click together. I'm still very very excited about him.

7.) 17 Aug 2023
17 Aug 2023 13:19:26
Still waiting for Nunez to impress me.

8.) 17 Aug 2023
17 Aug 2023 14:51:22
It would help if Klopp actually starts him regularly rather than starting the invisible Jota in games. Imagine how much things could have been better with Darwin alongside Salah and Diaz running at Pappy Thiago Silva vs Chelsea. He was a threat when he came on whereas I had forgotten that Jota was playing at times.

Darwin is a very good player and will do well if given a run of games in his actual position cos IMO, Jota is not a patch on him as a player and should not be starting over him.

9.) 17 Aug 2023
17 Aug 2023 15:17:15
So what is Darwin’s “actual position”?

Left winger? We’re overstocked in that position and several of those players are ahead of Darwin.

The pass by Mac Allister encapsulated my frustration with Nunez - Darwin was in the middle of the goal in space on the edge of the box. He saw the ball all the way, it was a flighted pass, there was no bobble.

Instead of controlling the ball, Darwin channeled his inner Emile Heskey and ‘controlled it’ back to the keeper. What a waste.

10.) 17 Aug 2023
17 Aug 2023 16:10:35
Ron, I agree that Darwin could have done better with his control of that ball, for sure but it was not the best ball and it was really high up to bring down. I just thought it was an unlucky bobble (there was a bobble cos I saw the play several times to confirm) on before Mac10 played the pass that made it a bit over the top for him to control see and control quickly. I repeat, he still should have brought it down. Would he have scored for sure, we will never know cos Sanchez was right on top of him. Now, Darwin still needs work so nobody is disputing that so we agree on that.

What I am saying is that with that said, the kid is absolute poison for any defence and is a constant danger. That is undisputable, IMO. His movemnet, speed, pace, power, aerial ability etc. are stuff he natural has that simply cannot be coached, IMO. It is putting it all together that he needs BUT to do that, he has to play games in his right position which is thru the middle. That to me is his best position where he can always drift our left and attack from there, same stuff he did at Benfica that led us to signing him.

11.) 17 Aug 2023
17 Aug 2023 19:06:55
He’s just not impressing anyone Darwin.
He might be hard to mark, he might go past people easily, but he can’t finish his breakfast when he does eventually get the ball under control.

If he cost half as much he would have been sold already.