Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp believes that the level that striker Darwin Nunez can reach is very scary.
The Uruguay international’s impressive goal in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup win over Bournemouth was his seventh of the season, having scored in his last three games.
Nunez has scored 15 goals in a difficult debut season, both individually and collectively for the team, following his ÂŁ64m move from Benfica.
The 24-year-old did not speak English when he joined the club, but that is growing and Klopp believes it will only improve.
“It’s completely different now.
The first year was difficult for him, then it was difficult for me because you see this incredible talent, this huge potential, but it is very difficult to develop it,” he said.
I am the manager who can help the player but I need contact to do that, it can speed up the process by talking a lot with the player.
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The Uruguay international’s stunning winner in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup win over Bournemouth was his seventh of the season, having scored in his last three matches.
Nunez scored 15 times in what was a difficult maiden campaign both individually and collectively for the team following his ÂŁ64million move from Benfica.
The 24-year-old did not speak English when he joined the club but that is developing and Klopp believes he will only got better.
“It is completely different now.
The first year was difficult for him, then it was difficult for me because you see this incredible talent, this huge potential, but it is very difficult to develop it,” he said.
“I am the manager who can help the player but I need contact to do that, it can speed up the process by talking a lot with the player.
“I couldn’t do it because I don’t speak Spanish and he doesn’t speak English, but his English is much better now.
My Spanish is not there yet.
“But he is well established in the team and when you see him in the building, everything is different and he is in a very good moment.
It is still only the start for him.
“It’s a good moment, hopefully it continues like that forever.
Then I am a bit afraid of the highs he could reach because there is so much there it is crazy.
“But now at least we found the real starting moment and let’s work from here.
” Klopp relied heavily on Brazil goalkeeper Alisson Becker to be his on-field translator in Nunez’s first season but the arrival of Argentina midfielder Alexis Mac Allister in the summer has helped even more.
Belfast Telegraph Premier League Jurgen Klopp says Darwin Nunez will only get better thanks to his ‘crazy’ talent Darwin Nunez scores midweek winner (Andrew Matthews/PA) Darwin Nunez scores midweek winner Weekday (Andrew Matthews/PA) By Carl Markham, PA Today at 12: 10 Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes the level striker Darwin Nunez can reach is scary.
The Uruguay international’s impressive goal in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup win over Bournemouth was his seventh of the season, having scored in his last three games.
Nunez has scored 15 goals in a difficult debut season, both individually and collectively for the team, following his ÂŁ64m move from Benfica.
The 24-year-old spoke no English when he joined the club, but that is growing and Klopp believes it will only improve.
“It’s completely different now.
The first year was difficult for him, then it was difficult for me because you see this incredible talent, this huge potential, but it is very difficult to develop it,” he said.
“I am the manager who can help the player but I need contact to do that, it can speed up the process by talking a lot with the player.
“I couldn’t do it because I don’t speak Spanish and he doesn’t speak English, but his English is much better now.
My Spanish is not there yet.
“But he is well established in the team and when you see him in the building, everything is different and he is in a very good moment.
For him, this is still just the beginning.
“What a wonderful time, I hope it continues like this forever.
” Then I was a little scared of the heights it could reach because there was so much in it, it was crazy.
“But at least now we’ve found a real starting point and are working from there.
” Klopp relied heavily on Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker to act as his on-field interpreter during Nunez’s first season, but the arrival of Argentine midfielder Alexis Mac Allister this summer has evened the odds.
more helpful.
I’m a bit scared of the heights he can reach because there’s so much out there, it’s crazy Jurgen Klopp on Darwin Nunez “English football isn’t complicated so we don’t need to talk about everything in life.
Communication in football is possible, which is very useful and we have an extra player on the field,” the Red Devils boss added ahead of Sunday’s trip to Luton.
very close and Macca is a super smart football player so if I forget to tell him something Macca will tell him.
“The attackers need to know where to go when the midfielder has the ball and that depends on the midfielder and that’s what you tell the players.
“But the players also talk about it with each other and Macca helps a lot.
Lucho’s (Luis Diaz) English is also improving, they are also close.
“Not only is there an exact moment, it is different for each individual when it actually comes.
