Luis Diaz has seen his supervisor combat his nook amid criticism over his kind for Colombia when in comparison with his output for Liverpool.
It has been an encouraging begin for Diaz below Arne Slot, with three objectives and an help from the left wing – welcome kind after a summer season of switch hypothesis.
He wouldn’t be thought of prolific for Liverpool, with solely 27 objectives in 101 appearances, however that has not stopped some from his dwelling nation criticising him for performing higher at membership stage.
After simply three objectives for his nation in 2023, Diaz already has 4 this calendar 12 months, and his worldwide supervisor, Nestor Lorenzo, stood up for his attacker earlier than their match towards Argentina.
“The celebs are at all times on everybody’s lips and are noticed in a selected, extra intense manner,” Lorenzo advised reporters, through Crimson Mas.
“Three or 4 months in the past, the problem was why he didn’t rating objectives for the nationwide workforce, and now he has grow to be our prime scorer within the qualifiers.
“We stated that he’s going to attain objectives, and he’s scoring them. I’m not fearful, for me, Luis is doing a very good job. Let’s simply let him circulation as a result of he does it effectively.”
How good is it to listen to managers stick up for his or her gamers?
Diaz has scored three of Colombia’s seven objectives of their World Cup qualifying marketing campaign to date, his newest got here towards Peru over the weekend – taking his report for his nation to fifteen objectives in 56 caps.
It means his common for membership and nation is at the moment the identical with 0.26 objectives per look. Whereas criticism could come his manner, he has the vote of confidence from each his managers.
The 27-year-old will not be quick on competitors on the left wing for Liverpool, however he’s at the moment first-choice for Slot, who shortly put to mattress any switch hypothesis in the beginning of the season.
“His future is with us as a result of I like lots what I’ve seen within the final 10 days that he’s been in,” Slot stated previous to the Reds’ opening recreation of the season in August.
“He’s had a huge impact on Liverpool’s seasons, and I’m hoping that he has a huge impact within the upcoming season as effectively.”
It’s so far, so good on that entrance!
