Liverpool icon Steve Nicol has suggested new supervisor Arne Slot to start out Diogo Jota forward of Darwin Nunez for the Premier League opener towards Ipswich City on Saturday, August 17. Nicol thinks Jota is a significantly higher finisher than Nunez and can increase Slot’s possibilities of successful his first match as Liverpool supervisor.
Darwin Nunez Has Struggled To Take His Possibilities At Liverpool
Nineteen-time English champions Liverpool spent a hefty €85 million ($92.86 million) charge to signal Nunez from Benfica in the summertime of 2022. In accordance with experiences, the Reds had been impressed with the Uruguayan’s efficiency within the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League season. He scored six instances in 10 matches throughout the competitors, with two of his objectives coming towards Liverpool within the quarter-finals.
Sadly, Nunez has but to do justice to his lofty valuation, solely managing to impress in bits and items. Since becoming a member of from Benfica, he has performed 96 video games for Liverpool, scoring 33 instances and offering 17 assists. His ending has been a serious let-down, with him lacking essentially the most large possibilities within the Premier League throughout the final two seasons.
Within the 2022-23 season, Nunez scored 9 objectives and missed 20 large possibilities in 29 Premier League video games. Within the following marketing campaign, he bagged 11 objectives in 36 video games and squandered 27 large possibilities.
Steve Nicol Advises Arne Slot To Begin Diogo Jota
Regardless of his poor return in entrance of objective, Nunez has been a daily for the Merseysiders, usually beginning forward of Jota when match. Former Reds right-back Nicol, nonetheless, believes new supervisor Slot should choose the Portuguese, at the least for the Premier League opener.
Talking on ESPN, he stated:
“I believe Jota is likely one of the greatest finishers within the Premier League and that’s the rationale I’ve bought him forward of Nunez.
“That’s (ending) the one factor that Nunez has to get higher at. Jota is a greater finisher than him and with a brand new supervisor coming in you’ve bought to wish to have begin, you’ll be able to’t take into consideration the longer term.”
He concluded by including:
“Proper now, when it comes to ending, he’s not the place he must be. Jota is the place he must be and that’s why I’d begin him (Jota) towards Ipswich.”
Naturally a left-winger, Jota has been at Liverpool since September 2020. He has performed 145 video games for the Anfield outfit, scoring 56 objectives and offering 19 assists.
