Darwin Nunez, a Liverpool player, was said to be on Marcelo Bielsa’s bench for Tuesday’s encounter between Uruguay and Ecuador. It was asserted that the manager might choose for a tactical change, and despite the striker’s strong performance in the previous game, he might be benched.
Nunez eventually received the start but was replaced at the break. Additionally, as reported by ESPN, Bielsa discussed the rationale for changing the Liverpool forward.
Nunez had to give up his spot to someone who would provide the necessary movement in attack since, according to the manager, he wasn’t in good enough shape for the game.
“Darwin came out because he didn’t arrive well for the match, he had muscular difficulties and that limited his mobility,” claimed Bielsa.
He couldn’t get into the game’s rhythm when we had to press or attack, so I believed it was a smart decision to replace him.He put in a lot of effort, but it was obvious that he wasn’t at his best.
Given that the Reds already have a game on Saturday when they go to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux, it is still unclear whether Nunez’s lack of rhythm will have any bearing on his return to Liverpool.
Despite starting on the bench in most games and only being in the starting lineup for the 3-0 win over Aston Villa, the striker has two goals and one assist in four games under Jurgen Klopp this season.
