The Donkey

[Modo]

I watched the game yesterday with a mate.
He's what I call a casual football fan. Doesn't follow any team, doesn't watch games regularly but still likes the game.
In the second half, from nowhere he goes, "that Nunez guy, I don't understand what he's doing. It's like team is playing one way and he's playing in a totally different way".

If my friend who knows nothing about football sees it...it's gotta spell the end for Nunez at LFC

 

[Squiggles]

I watched the game yesterday with a mate.
He's what I call a casual football fan. Doesn't follow any team, doesn't watch games regularly but still likes the game.
In the second half, from nowhere he goes, "that Nunez guy, I don't understand what he's doing. It's like team is playing one way and he's playing in a totally different way".

If my friend who knows nothing about football sees it...it's gotta spell the end for Nunez at LFC

My mate sent me this within the first month of him signing saying 'Nunez trying to fit in as a pro footballer', and I've never been able to unsee it.


View: https://x.com/un1questuff/status/1775519943251136824?t=EdlAOpwYCVaTbqq4r4neDQ&s=19

 

[bluebell]

Proof he is the best striker in the club

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4vv5Qd-lbxc

 

[Buddha]

Proof he is the best striker in the club

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4vv5Qd-lbxc

…so next game at Anfield just hang a bauble in the top corner of the goals…

 

[localny]

Proof he is the best striker in the club

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4vv5Qd-lbxc

He’s win every crossbar challenge 😆

 

[StevieM]

He’s win every crossbar challenge 😆

No keeper or defenders… so he was offside as well.

 

[Dreambeliever]

I generally agree with his take on Nunez, but I disagree that fans will run out of patience. He’s been afforded more patience at Anfield than he’d likely receive at any other big club in England. He’s going to be backed throughout his time here because he works tirelessly. The real issue for Nunez seems to be that he’s paying attention to social media commentary, which is understandably affecting him.

As for Torres, if he had stayed, the injuries would have been hugely frustrating, but his performance levels would have been judged in comparison to the rest of the squad. There would have been a gradual acceptance that he could no longer carry the team. However, given that the squad at the time included the likes of Konchesky, Degen, and Joe Cole playing regularly, I think fans’ frustrations would have been directed elsewhere, considering how much Torres had already delivered for the club.

Torres biggest issue post Liverpool was his confidence. He was loved at Anfield. While he may not have hit his previous heights he’d still have delivered enough to be loved regardless.

 

[Dreambeliever]

Absolutely. I know Fowler took some criticism for saying he was a better striker in all areas except pace compared to Michael Owen, but it’s a testament to the self-belief a player needs. Whether fans agree or not is irrelevant—they should appreciate that kind of confidence in the first place because it's what's needed to succeed.

You’d give Owen dribbling too, but everything else was prime Fowler.