Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has suggested Darwin Nunez to not get dragged into being affected by the highs and lows he experiences within the sport.
The Uruguay worldwide scored his first aim in 15 matches on his first begin since April in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Bournemouth and appeared tearful after his good end.
Nunez is hoping for a recent begin underneath new head coach Arne Slot after shedding his place within the workforce within the closing months of Jurgen Klopp’s reign on the finish of final season.
He deleted all Liverpool-related images from his social media accounts and admitted detrimental feedback about his type had affected him.
The 25-year-old is an emotional character, it’s a high quality on which each he and followers feed off, however Van Dijk has urged him to attempt to take a extra measured stance.
“For him, coming right into a membership like Liverpool with the value tag (a possible £85million membership report) there may be at all times going to be stress to provide week in, week out and he’s attempting to do this however it’s not at all times that simple,” mentioned the Dutchman.
“Now it’s time for him to remain calm and I feel, in my view, he has been doing that a lot better and the supervisor is busy with him quite a bit and us as gamers and we simply should hold him near us and hold going.
“He began (in opposition to Bournemouth) however he won’t begin the following sport and we wish him to be constant and hold doing it and doing it when he comes on and when he begins.
“That’s the principle factor: don’t get dragged into the positivity after which the low of the negativity or you’ll be dizzy at a sure level.
“Consistency is the important thing. I feel he shouldn’t get carried away – however he gained’t – and now’s the time for him to recuperate and give attention to the following alternative he will get. That’s soccer.”
Slot has spoken in regards to the want for Nunez to enhance the defensive facet of his sport with a view to be extra of an asset to the facet.
Van Dijk believes the South American is starting to point out glimpses of that.
“Any striker, on the bench or who has a insecurity, works their socks off to achieve success,” he added.
“He received an opportunity to be the beginning striker and he labored very laborious for that aim however he labored laborious defensively after we didn’t have the ball and people are the issues that we want from the entire workforce.
“The followers love him for his work-rate, his directness and what he brings to the desk and he received reward for the laborious work he did with a very good aim however we wish him to be constant and hold doing it and I’m assured he will probably be nice.”
