Darwin Nunez has acquired off to an ideal begin for his new membership, and he has Jurgen Klopp and a few of his Liverpool teammates to thank for that.
The 22-year-old made the transfer to Anfield in a £64million deal, which may rise to £85m, from Benfica and has been fast to get off the mark.
Nunez netted four second-half goals as Liverpool defeated RB Leipzig 5-0 earlier in pre-season.
The Uruguay worldwide has since adopted this up by scoring throughout Liverpool’s 3-1 victory over Manchester City within the Group Protect.
He precipitated havoc for Pep Guardiola’s facet after approaching within the second half, his header resulting in Ruben Dias to dealing with the ball contained in the field, which allowed Mohamed Salah to place the Reds 2-1 up, earlier than heading dwelling from shut vary to seal the victory.
He had some powerful moments in earlier pre-season matches and, Nunez reveals ‘excessive nerves’ proved an issue for him at first.
“To be sincere, the primary weeks I used to be extraordinarily nervous, a lot that I used to be lacking even the only move,” he instructed SportsCenter.
“It was actually tough to get used to being with the workforce firstly.”
Nunez later revealed how teammates Salah and Luis Diaz in addition to Reds boss Jurgen Klopp, helped him to settle into his new environment.
“However as time glided by, they [the team] made me really feel comfy,” Nunez added. “I had a chat with Salah that helped me so much. Then with the Brazilians, with Luis Diaz, who’s additionally a brand new man right here.
“It’s actually tough to return to a giant membership like Liverpool and to not really feel that strain. And I felt that.
“The supervisor (Klopp) has talked so much with me. He’s all the time pushing me ahead and has given me the belief and I intention to pay that belief again on pitch.”
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk additionally gave recommendation to Nunez, telling him to take some suggestions from Brazil worldwide Roberto Firmino.
“He has to simply preserve working and continue learning. We play in a method that as a striker, you do plenty of defending as effectively. That’s one thing strikers need to be taught,” Van Dijk stated.
“Bobby clearly mastered it and I believe he’s among the finest ones in that place to do it.
“For Darwin to be taught from Bobby, but additionally deliver his personal qualities into the sport with runs in behind, mixing it up, it’s good. He can combine it up, and he can defend from the entrance.”
There was consternation amongst a piece of the fanbase when Sadio Mane was allowed to depart for Bayern Munich in the summertime to pave the best way for Nunez’s arrival for what might be a club-record price.
Nonetheless, the 23-year-old has already shown in bursts the impact he can have and whereas he doesn’t have the identical skillset of Mane, he provides Liverpool an possibility up entrance they haven’t beforehand had.
“Clearly he’s a very completely different participant to Sadio, for instance, however we now have moved on,” added Van Dijk.
“We acquired him in, completely different participant, completely different qualities, and we will use these in a constructive method.
“It was an excellent begin however it’s solely a begin. Hopefully there can be many extra occasions, and we’re all assured.
“To attain that objective was vital, however for him it’s the identical because it was for me; the switch price is just not one thing it’s best to take into consideration. I don’t assume he does.
“He simply has to maintain his head down, work exhausting and be vital for the membership. I believe he confirmed that.”
The Dutchman added Nunez has to disregard the hype round his arrival and ship on the pitch.
“I’m not going to provide him an excessive amount of recommendation however clearly he’ll know that he has to concentrate on his personal sport and never what others need to say,” he stated.
“There’s strain on gamers who’re coming in with a giant price ticket, however what are you able to do? You are available in to carry out, and the membership pays a switch price for you.
“You simply need to work, and in his case attempt to rating as many targets as attainable.
“He has to not take a look at, for instance, what all you guys (within the media) say about him after a sport. He has to simply concentrate on himself and get settled in as rapidly as attainable.
“The one method to do this is to be taught from coaching, be taught from the video games you play, and don’t take a look at what others need to say about you and your performances.
“That, for me, is the important thing to success. You will get distracted by all that.”
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