Pepijn Lijnders has defended Darwin Nunez‘s kind, insisting he’s displaying huge enhancements on his debut season with Liverpool regardless of a latest objective drought.
Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Man United at Anfield made it 10 consecutive video games that the Uruguayan has failed to seek out the again of the web.
Nevertheless, Lijnders stays delighted with the massive steps Nunez has taken when it comes to his contribution to buildup and counter-pressing.
And the Dutchman additionally feels that Liverpool’s No. 9 has been unfortunate together with his ending and can get again on monitor if his team-mates proceed to create alternatives.
He stated: “Darwin is filled with need, you see this in every recreation.
“And for those who would solely decide gamers on the targets, that will be so unfair, as a result of in our manner all the time after we attain our targets it was all the time in regards to the collective.
“When Mo wasn’t enjoying effectively, it was Sadio; when Bobby was perhaps not enjoying effectively, Mo was the one who was decisive. These items occur.
“I really feel that there’s an excellent connection between Mo and Darwin, for instance. They see one another, help one another.
“I really feel that Darwin is enjoying a significantly better season than final yr, the way in which he defends for the group, the way in which he controls the centre and places strain on, the way in which he goes, the way in which he chases again, his counter-press as effectively.
“He helps quite a bit after we are deep and he can play as a reference, he does that significantly better. Take the objective from Wataru [against Fulham], we play lengthy and he units and Mo then assists.
“It’s a very long time that we performed with a false 9, now now we have Darwin who’s all the time within the final line – perhaps too excessive, offside typically! However he’s studying.
“I like him quite a bit and now we have the dialogue usually that this man is filled with hearth, and that’s what our stadium likes and that’s what we’d like as effectively, to guide the road on this manner.
“He can solely turn out to be higher, it’s an excellent factor.
“As all the time with targets, for those who create quite a bit, the targets will come naturally, and that’s a praise to our group as effectively as a result of are creating, creating.
“Typically you need to be a bit bit fortunate.”
Requested about how the coaches are working to assist Nunez iron out the kinks in his recreation, Lijnders replied: “We sit collectively, we do particular person conferences, we present pictures, now we have a extremely good relationship.
“He feels our belief and that’s the factor that we can provide him. If you’re not creating it might be a lot worse, however we’re creating.”
