Although he really likes Nunez’s masterpiece, Michael Owen wants to see stability in his junior’s finishing.
QQjili : Darwin Nunez is gradually becoming an indispensable part of Liverpool . The Uruguayan striker has gradually proven his strength with the trust of coach Jurgen Klopp. Most recently, Nunez just scored a classy goal when lobbing the ball over the opponent’s goalkeeper in Liverpool’s 4-1 victory over Brentford in round 25 of the Premier League .
Former Liverpool and England striker Michael Owen admitted to “rewinding and rewinding” to enjoy this goal. However, he also sent advice to the Uruguayan striker because he thought this was a “crazy” situation.
“Nunez’s shot against Brentford was really crazy. I can’t stop revisiting that situation. I don’t know how to describe it so you understand the difficulty of the ball. Nunez is having to move at high speed to chase the ball and get close to the penalty area. You must not make even the smallest mistake. That was amazing.
This scoring situation also proves that he is gradually approaching everyone’s expectations. What’s more important is that Nunez does it in his own way. In my opinion, that lob idea is really crazy. It was possibly one of the best goals of the season.
Nunez has much simpler options such as ‘threading’ the goalkeeper, going around the goalkeeper or curling in. Those decisions will help Nunez increase his ability to score goals against his opponents. He dared to take risks and succeed. However, I prefer stability.”
According to statistics from Opta, Darwin Nunez hit the crossbar or post 9 times in the 2023/24 Premier League. The Uruguayan striker is only one shot short of the record set by Robin Van Persie in the 2011/12 season (10 times).
Darwin Nunez is also the second fastest person to hit the crossbar and post 10 times in Premier League history (42 matches), only less than Luis Suarez (37 matches). However, it must still be acknowledged that Nunez is making positive progress over time. This player has played 24 matches for Liverpool this season with 16 starts, scored 9 goals and had 7 assists.
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