Liverpool will have watched Uruguay’s use of Darwin Nunez in Uruguay’s international friendly with Iran on Friday with curiosity.
Signed from Benfica as a centre-forward for an preliminary cost of €75 million but with a probable €25m to comply with in bonuses, making him the most expensive Liverpool signing at any time.
Nunez, even though, has experienced several probabilities to exhibit what he can do. Following a promising start as he scored from Manchester City in the Community Shield and Fulham in the Premier League, he was despatched off for headbutting Crystal Palace centre-back Joachim Andersen and banned for three online games.
Due to the fact returning to motion, he has been shut out by Everton, although he was not able to score in Champions League outings from Napoli and Ajax.
Although Nunez is possible to proceed in his centre-forward part for Liverpool, manager Jurgen Klopp will have taken an interest in Uruguay manager Diego Alonso deploying the 23-calendar year-outdated in a position on the left of the assault.
Nunez played the total game but unsurprisingly struggled to make a big impression from his makeshift purpose, with Luis Suarez the concentrate of the Uruguay attack. Nevertheless, he mustered two shots on goal and played 3 crucial passes.
Nunez v Uruguay
Nunez vs. Iran
| Minutes | 90 |
| Touches | 58 |
| Shots | 2 |
| Photographs on goal | 2 |
| Key passes | 3 |
| Duels won | 27.8% |
| Aerial duels gained | % |
| Possession acquired | 5 |
| Possession misplaced | 15 |
In the meantime, the attacker was very industrious, which is an attribute Klopp likes. He was not significantly efficient in this regard, although. He gained only 27.8% of his duels and not one of his two aerial duels. Furthermore, he did not acquire a single foul and gave just one absent.
Towards a alternatively modest opponent in the form of Iran, it was an unimpressive outing for Nunez, who has now unsuccessful to score in five video games for club and nation.
The experiment to deploy Nunez on the left of the assault is unlikely to be 1 recurring by Klopp, who obviously retains religion in the striker as his go-to centre forward.
