Liverpool are already fairly the drive to be reckoned with as issues presently stand, having leapfrogged Manchester Metropolis within the league desk.
Didi Hamann reckons his outdated aspect might go up a gear, nonetheless, if Darwin Nunez can handle to additional refine his sport.
“They’re a well-drilled machine. They’ve the mentality. They discover methods to win video games,” the German spoke on BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast. “And Nunez hasn’t actually hit the bottom working – when he begins scoring, I feel Liverpool can be a drive. I can see them going all the best way, sure.”
The 24-year-old did not hit the again of the web within the 4-3 win over Fulham and hasn’t registered a objective or help in his final three video games in all competitions.
Ought to Liverpool be fearful about Nunez?
Goodness gracious, no!
Even with a clean in three video games, the Uruguayan nonetheless finds himself on an interesting 13 objective contributions in 20 video games.
So far as contributions per minute are involved, Nunez is working at a objective or help each 83.quarter-hour.
While that determine has most actually seen higher days this season alone, there could be no questioning the truth that the previous Benfica man continues to supply one thing of worth to this Liverpool aspect even when he isn’t fulfilling his conventional goal.
There have been two pre-assists for our third and closing objective towards the Cottagers as an example, with the centre-forward pulling down the ball Mo Salah would tee up for Wataru Endo earlier than enjoying a harmful ball again into the field forward of Trent Alexander-Arnold’s winner.
That’s additionally while overlooking how shut our No.9 got here to hitting the again of the web at Anfield, placing the woodwork within the second-half.
We will level the finger on the massive possibilities missed – and, in fact, Nunez nonetheless has some rising to do – however there’s nonetheless lots to take pleasure in.
