Darwin Nunez’s two goals against Newcastle sent Liverpool supporters into raptures, so Paul Cope and Gareth Roberts looked more closely at the striker’s goalscoring attempts.
The most of Sunday’s day was spent in a state of apprehensive tension, but as soon as Nunez’s second was scored, all concern vanished and jubilation erupted.
His Kirkby coaches have specifically challenged him to improve his head control and balance while keeping his standing foot clear of the ball while striking, especially across goal.
That kind of finish seems commonplace. On this week’s episode of Live at 5, Roberts quickly brought this up and made the obvious comparison to the finishes against Newcastle.
The following quote from Jones’ piece was used by the speaker: “There is a feeling within the club that it won’t take much before Nunez starts scoring at the kind of rate seen during his last season at Benfica, when he managed 34 goals in 41 appearances.”
He will improve his technique, get better, and start finishing them if he keeps playing the way he is and capitalizes on his opportunities.
When he isn’t getting any chances, that is when you should be worried. When it comes to situations like this, I always consider who to listen to. I heard the same advice from both Alan Shearer and Ian Wright: “Don’t worry about it.”
