How do Liverpool clear up an issue like Darwin Nunez? Uruguayan striker can infuriate followers and appeared to down instruments throughout Jurgen Klopp’s closing weeks… however Arne Slot CAN get one of the best out of him

In an age the place little goes unnoticed, Darwin Nunez might need identified.

Liverpool supporters did not should be eagle-eyed to identify the £85million ahead was the solely individual inside Anfield not clapping Jurgen Klopp because the departing supervisor walked by means of his guard of honour.

It did not assist the Uruguayan that Klopp ran again round to go between the road of gamers and employees a second time. Nonetheless he remained unmoved.

Followers had been additionally fast to note that Nunez sat along with his head in his palms as Klopp delivered his emotional farewell handle to his group contained in the Anfield dressing room.

All this, on prime of Nunez wiping all Liverpool-related pictures from his Instagram account after being focused by trolls earlier this month.

To not point out his declining performances within the closing phases of a marketing campaign that has seen him in blistering kind solely in matches and spurts, scoring 18 occasions total.

Mixed, it has led to hypothesis that Nunez is sad on Merseyside and will depart this summer season after simply two seasons, forcing Liverpool to chop their losses on an infinite outlay.

His actions have solely opened the door for extra criticism from the Reds fanbase and along with his behavior of straying offside, not recognizing apparent passes and spurning massive possibilities, Nunez is a straightforward goal generally.

What was much less nicely publicised was the video that emerged from Klopp’s farewell on the Titanic Resort the place a fully-involved Nunez pushes the German out onto the dancefloor and encourages him to throw some shapes.

Likewise, the actual fact Nunez up to date his Instagram profile image to point out himself, companion Lorena and their son Darwin in subsequent season’s Liverpool kits.

A splash of pink on a web page that had turn into completely the sunshine blue of Uruguay is unquestionably a optimistic signal Nunez is staying put.

The ahead will lose Klopp, the coach who urged Liverpool to interrupt the financial institution to signal him from Benfica for an preliminary £64m, doubtlessly rising to £85m, in 2022.

However in Arne Slot, he can have a boss who will definitely provide him ample alternative to impress and who will try to iron out the failings in his recreation.

Slot sees Nunez as important to what he desires to attain at Anfield, name-checking him to sporting director Richard Hughes as one of many key gamers he’s wanting ahead to working with.

It scotches the suggestion Nunez will fall behind Cody Gakpo within the attacking pecking order just because the brand new supervisor can also be Dutch.

In spite of everything, if Slot performs the identical 4-2-3-1 formation he did at Feyenoord, he’ll want a bustling, bulldozing centre ahead and Nunez ought to match the invoice.

Slot additionally has a monitor report of getting one of the best out of centre forwards.

Feyenoord striker Santiago Gimenez was hardly prolific when Slot plucked him from Liga MX in his native Mexico, having scored 21 occasions in 105 video games for Cruz Azul.

Below Slot’s tutelage at De Kuip he has netted 49 occasions in simply two seasons, telling reporters: ‘As an individual and coach, Arne is full.

‘It was a giant step to come back from Mexico to the Netherlands and he gave me confidence. He all the time pushed me to be higher.

‘I’m actually grateful to Arne, I hope he can do nicely all over the place. He can discuss rather well with the gamers.’

The important thing can be getting Nunez to attain constantly quite than in matches and begins, in addition to not tailing off in direction of the top of a season as he has carried out in each his years at Liverpool.

In 2022-23, having netted twice within the 7-0 drubbing of Manchester United on March 5, Nunez would rating simply as soon as extra afterwards. This season, he scored simply as soon as in his final 13 outings.

Had Nunez discovered a wealthy vein of kind within the closing weeks, perhaps Liverpool might have sustained their Premier League title problem and given Klopp his fairytale finale.

As an alternative, he discovered himself demoted to the bench after which typically infuriated when he was launched within the closing portion of video games.

The win over Tottenham in early Could was a working example. Honest sufficient, Liverpool had been 4-1 forward when Klopp launched Nunez for Luis Diaz with quarter-hour left.

However with Spurs scoring once more a few minutes later and pouring ahead seeking an unbelievable comeback, Liverpool might have carried out with one other purpose.

In stoppage time, Nunez failed to identify Gakpo free in acres of house contained in the field. He then strayed offside after enjoying a ball into Mohamed Salah to attain earlier than seeing a one-on-one saved.

The followers weren’t finest happy however these are issues Nunez can work on. Solely 24, Darwin’s recreation can nonetheless evolve beneath Slot with work on the coaching floor.

He can turn into extra scientific in these conditions with simply the goalkeeper to beat, be taught to get his head up and be unselfish, and time his runs higher to remain onside.

It is perhaps a sluggish burn at first. Nunez will go away with Uruguay to the Copa America in america, which runs just about parallel to Euro 2024.

In the event that they make the ultimate on July 14 and he takes a break afterwards, Nunez might miss a good chunk of Liverpool’s pre-season. They’re set to play three fixtures within the States between July 27 and August 3.

None of that is to recommend Klopp did not make investments the time and vitality making an attempt to enhance Nunez’s recreation – however he might really revenue from a contemporary perspective from Slot.