Make or break season for Nunez?
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Jota obviously cost much less, but he was in that position at one point. I think once the European and League Cup games start and the matches are coming thick and fast, that's where regular performances and consistency starts to creep in, it's also where opportunities open up through injuries etc.
I get everyone's concerns though, he's a bit of a mis-match in terms of work rate, compared to the other four strikers. We're really top heavy with players who can play on the left of attack too, which doesn't help him.
It should be make or break for Nunez - absolutely.
If he isn’t firing and deserving of a starting role after 2 seasons - then he should be sold.
That goes for everyone in the team - Nunez will be 25 by the start of next season - if you haven’t solidified your position by that age - you should be off.
This is what we got wrong with the likes of Keita - hanging on too long in the hope they get better.
It is premature - and he has time to come good - but not infinite time.
If he isn’t firing and deserving of a starting role after 2 seasons - then he should be sold.
That goes for everyone in the team - Nunez will be 25 by the start of next season - if you haven’t solidified your position by that age - you should be off.
This is what we got wrong with the likes of Keita - hanging on too long in the hope they get better.
It is premature - and he has time to come good - but not infinite time.
I like Jota and Gakpo don’t get me wrong but Nunez is a far better player than both in terms of being a goal threat, that’s just a fact. He showed that at Benfica when he got 34 goals and last season when he could’ve easily had 34 goals. Klopp’s issue with him is clearly the language barrier (which I find a bit ridiculous) and his alleged non existent pressing from the front (which again I find absurd).
What does make or break mean exactly? Last season he averaged a goal every 158mins…over a full season including Europe that’s 25/30 goals….he showed with a bit more luck he can do that in far less. If Klopp gives him sufficient game time he’ll show the world class player he is, no doubt about it. The only think lacking at times last season was the finishing, plus the only reason he gets talked about so much in the first place is because of the price tag….which had nothing to do with the player.
What does make or break mean exactly? Last season he averaged a goal every 158mins…over a full season including Europe that’s 25/30 goals….he showed with a bit more luck he can do that in far less. If Klopp gives him sufficient game time he’ll show the world class player he is, no doubt about it. The only think lacking at times last season was the finishing, plus the only reason he gets talked about so much in the first place is because of the price tag….which had nothing to do with the player.
No, the questiin does not apply to him, mainly because we have not used him correctly at all. When we use him like he should be used then over like 20 games then ask the question and Klopp and maybe FSG are fucking idiots if they think they can sign any player and change their game to suit our needs. You should spend 60M plus on a player if he will just come in and start banging, not to develop them.
He's fucking shite.
I'm not bothered about how much he cost, he's just not very good. You could argue that we've been spoiled with Mane and you couldn't expect anyone to fill his boots. You could argue that but you'd be wrong. He looks fucking shite because he is fucking shite.
I'm not bothered about how much he cost, he's just not very good. You could argue that we've been spoiled with Mane and you couldn't expect anyone to fill his boots. You could argue that but you'd be wrong. He looks fucking shite because he is fucking shite.
It shouldn't really be a case of how we have used him or whether we should have played him more or whatever. If we get to the end of the season and he's still kinda on the fringes and not scoring enough goals then we need to sell him and get someone else in.
In that sense, yes, it is make or break. The alternative would be that we give him another year, or another two years, or three years, hoping that he will eventually be better. Why would we do that? Two seasons is enough.
It's very early days this season, and I am pretty confident he'll get a lot of games. I hope he gets a lot of goals too, and it will all be fine. I'm less confident of the second part though.
In that sense, yes, it is make or break. The alternative would be that we give him another year, or another two years, or three years, hoping that he will eventually be better. Why would we do that? Two seasons is enough.
It's very early days this season, and I am pretty confident he'll get a lot of games. I hope he gets a lot of goals too, and it will all be fine. I'm less confident of the second part though.
As if we aren't going to have multiple injuries and he won't play.
He will get games. He will score goals, and he will annoy folk too. Enjoy the novelty act, or don't. It doesn't really matter as we aren't going to win much of anything.
He will get games. He will score goals, and he will annoy folk too. Enjoy the novelty act, or don't. It doesn't really matter as we aren't going to win much of anything.
Another in the long line of dopey twats that theoretically have a lot going for them but are less than the sum of their parts.
Cisse, Babel, Origi all signed to great acclaim, all quick, all have had decent moments where they have won games, and all have failed to hold down a first team spot due to an inability to integrate into the system or make a contribution consistently (Cisse might have been unlucky due his injuries but that shouldn't have stopped him learning the offside rule).
He's currently not good enough and I doubt he ever will be good enough.
Cisse, Babel, Origi all signed to great acclaim, all quick, all have had decent moments where they have won games, and all have failed to hold down a first team spot due to an inability to integrate into the system or make a contribution consistently (Cisse might have been unlucky due his injuries but that shouldn't have stopped him learning the offside rule).
He's currently not good enough and I doubt he ever will be good enough.
Nunez shits on cisse and babel for goals, in his first, apparently disastrous season with a team in disarray.
I won't respond to the origi comparison. Origi had more technique than any of them and is a legend.
I won't respond to the origi comparison. Origi had more technique than any of them and is a legend.
Origi is a legend but also disappointed consistently as a regular striker. Scorer of big goals but not a big scorer.
Nunez has to do more than Origi did on a regular basis to justify keeping him. We should have moved Origi on for a fee sooner and we'll soon face the same dilemma with Darwin if the ball doesn't start finding the back of the net.
I honestly couldn't have said it any better. But Gakpo is not much better, actually he's fucking shite too. It'll be Salah, Diaz and Jota starting every week.
I agree it's an important year for him and there must be a time frame to get him regularly into the side.
Will be ever fit? No idea. I do not see him ever shining at LWF. He can be effective there in a counter attacking side, but he's never going to be technically good enough to match Diaz or Mane, which has to be the standard.
Ultimately I think he needs to be the lead striker in a 4231, similar to a Torres. The box midfield set up can suit him but jury remains out.
It's all very puzzling and it always makes me nervous when we sign players who played well against us.
Will be ever fit? No idea. I do not see him ever shining at LWF. He can be effective there in a counter attacking side, but he's never going to be technically good enough to match Diaz or Mane, which has to be the standard.
Ultimately I think he needs to be the lead striker in a 4231, similar to a Torres. The box midfield set up can suit him but jury remains out.
It's all very puzzling and it always makes me nervous when we sign players who played well against us.
Knowledgable fans.
Judging from the reaction of the crowd in the pub at the Chelsea game he's already won over the rank and file. Winning over his 6CM critics was always going to be much harder unless he starts hitting 40 goals a season from the bench.
In pretty sure Farky had his tongue glued to his cheek.
The memories are flooding back... When we thought we had a choice of Drogba or Cisse?
Or that Saturday Cisse was shunted out the right wing, and every cross he hit hit their left back on the head. Poor left back lad had concussion after the match due to Cisse's inability to be a right winger 🙂
Or that Saturday Cisse was shunted out the right wing, and every cross he hit hit their left back on the head. Poor left back lad had concussion after the match due to Cisse's inability to be a right winger 🙂
He had a better goals to minutes ratio than Salah last season, we need to adapt slightly to suit him, he is a good player and he proved this last season a few times like away to Newsandcastle and at home to utd. I hope he is not just used for Europa league games as he is much better than that.
Don't be silly! You can't use stats like that with the hard core posters on 6CM!
Surprised by your stance. I thought the match goers really liked Nunez. He constantly gets cheers and chants.
And Solanke truly was shit.
What were they saying about him when he was still their player though and hitting 34 goals for the fucking bitter resentful bastards.
Woland’s a fucking mindless neanderthal though and doesn’t resemble in the slightest what the die hard fans think. I don’t think he even quite grasps the concept of football or what it means to support a side.
Here's hoping
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