LFC Boston’s Liverpool fan Nick Sapia gives us his views on all the Red Devils’ latest talking points against Spurs, including Darwin Núñez’s early season form.
The truth about Darwin Núñez is now clear as the two Liverpool players who benefited most from a versatile midfielder
LFC Boston’s Liverpool fan Nick Sapia gives us his views on all the Red Devils’ latest talking points against Spurs, including Darwin Núñez’s early season form.
The truth about Darwin Núñez is now clear as the two Liverpool players who benefited most from a versatile midfielder
LFC Boston’s Liverpool fan Nick Sapia gives us his views on all the Red Devils’ latest talking points against Spurs, including Darwin Núñez’s early season form.
This will be very informative. Firstly, it will tell us a lot about how Klopp will approach the toughest encounters, especially outside the top six, in terms of personnel and approach.
The biggest problem for Liverpool this season is conceding the first goal and getting caught in counter-attacks. A few times this season they have been guilty of defensive laxity that would have been punished by stronger teams.
Spurs will have the ability to punish these defensive errors. Liverpool have tried to build their momentum this year, controlling the game and imposing their will, especially in the second half. Let’s see if they can do it against Spurs. If so, that would be a big statement about where this team is at.
Darwin Núñez seems to be in very good form at the moment. How impressed are you with his start to the season?
Yes, it’s impressive. I always thought the talk about Darwin’s finishing ability was overblown – he was a great opportunist who would score great goals and miss some chances, like like most other strikers. Nine league goals for 12 xG last season wasn’t as bad as some thought. He’s excelling in that stat this season, so I think we’ll look back on last year as nothing more than hard lines. This year, he is averaging 1.27 non-penalty expected goals plus expected assists per 90 minutes, which is again surprisingly high and helps him equal with Erling Haaland for the league lead.
We talked about LASK’s impressive second goal thanks to Darwin delaying the game, and he did the same to score his first goal against West Ham, releasing Luis Díaz who then sprinted past everyone to go into the yard. to touch the pass in the wrong place which ultimately resulted in a penalty.
He’s clearly also worked hard to better understand what he needs to do defensively and press the ball much better, which is why Jürgen Klopp dropped him from the squad at the end of the season. before.
He has quickly become a much more complete player and remains dangerous, which the data clearly shows this season. His attitude has also been impressive, as it certainly wasn’t easy last year having to sit on the bench and then being on the bench at the start of this season. He has now earned his place as first-choice center forward.
Ange Postecoglou is a Liverpool fan and he has made a good impression at Spurs so far. Is there anyone who could be considered Jürgen Klopp’s successor?
He has a bit of Jürgen Klopp in him, doesn’t he? Both seemed to compliment each other and clearly respected what the other was doing. It was clear how well he knew how to motivate his players and the change in attitude was evident. Returning to Arsenal twice to pick up points last weekend was quite impressive. Who knows what the regulatory landscape will look like in three years’ time, but let’s see if Postecoglou is ready – if he is, then things might go wrong at some point, but he can push push the Spurs pr
oject forward.
It’s hard to think about the next Liverpool manager (if you’re reading this, Jürgen, stay forever). It will be difficult to find someone who can motivate players and develop talent like Klopp, while also nurturing a culture in the dressing room and on the training field. The good news is that the next coach will only have to continue what Klopp did, not build on it. I think Liverpool’s ability to scout and identify players will remain, and the club’s foundations will convince a senior manager to take charge when that unfortunate day comes.
