Liverpool followers had been reassured going into the 2024/25 marketing campaign that Darwin Nunez wouldn’t be tossed to 1 facet.
If something, one in every of Arne Slot’s key aims upon arriving at Anfield was to get a constant tune out of the Uruguayan worldwide.
The previous Benfica hitman has had a reasonably blended profession at L4 since becoming a member of in the summertime of 2022. Nonetheless, he’s managed to tally up 52 objective contributions in 103 video games (throughout all competitions) within the well-known crimson shirt.
Notably, this leaves him with a price of 1 objective or help each 109.59 minutes for Liverpool.
Uruguayan reviews worry Arne Slot isn’t giving Darwin Nunez an opportunity
What to do with Darwin Nunez?
The 25-year-old striker remains to be deemed a little bit of a conundrum. The Anfield crowd completely adores him (and rightly so, in our view) however he’s an issue determine within the eyes of many a pundit.
Now there are fears from the ‘unreal’ (as described by Sky Sports activities’ panel while reacting to his chipped end in opposition to Brentford) footballer’s dwelling nation that he’s being forgotten about on the bench.
Uruguayan outlet El Pais (by way of Sport Witness) claims that the ex-Penarol striker isn’t being given a good crack of the whip below new boss Arne Slot.
Who else ought to Liverpool bench however Darwin Nunez?
The very first thing to level out is that Nunez will nearly actually get his fair proportion of alternatives to shine within the first XI, if he’s affected person sufficient.
There are far too many video games on the calendar (significantly if Liverpool have aspirations of going lengthy in all competitions) for our head coach to stay rigidly to his thought of our greatest XI. Additional, to that time, Slot’s thought of his “greatest XI” is most actually positive to evolve depending on availability and type.
At this second in time, Diogo Jota has earned his spot within the first-team registering six objective contributions in in 9 video games. He’s solely not produced a objective or help in 2/6 of the league video games he’s performed an element in.
The Portuguese worldwide’s harm document, nonetheless, tells us that we’re unlikely to have the ability to depend on him in perpetuity.
