Van Dijk has opened up about their star striker Darwin Nunez who has been struggling with his form at the club over the past months. Van Dijk was happy for him after he scored his first goal of the season, and the Liverpool skipper gave words of advice and encouragement to the Uruguayan.
Darwin Nunez was included in the starting lineup in Liverpool’s clash against Bournemouth and the Uruguayan made his mark in Liverpool’s third goal. Nunez who did a sublime hold-up with Salah saw the end of it with a Sumptuous strike to the bottom corner. The Goal was undoubtedly a magnificent one, securing the needed points for the Reds. Also, the goal will be a big confidence booster for the Uruguayan ahead of the other trick fixtures ahead for the Reds.
Van Dijk on Nunez
Van Dijk Comments on how Darwin Nunez has been extremely hardworking, and putting a lot of effort into Improvement. He also talked about how the manager has been busy with the team, whilst helping a lot of the players improve their gameplay. He also praised the Uruguayan for his performance and hopes he can be consistent.
He said: “Now it is time for him to stay calm and I think, in my opinion, he has been doing that much better and the manager is busy with him a lot and us as players… and we just have to keep him close to us and keep going. He started (against Bournemouth) but he might not start the next game and we want him to be consistent and keep doing it and doing it when he comes on and when he starts.”
Van Dijk’s Advice
The Liverpool captain rendered some solid pieces of advice for the Uruguayan as he is on a path to discover his form. He told him not to allow the surroundings to influence him too positively causing overconfidence or too much negativity that’ll mar his confidence level. Van Dijk emphasized that consistency should be Nunez’s main pursuit.
The Skipper said: “Don’t get dragged into the positivity and then the low of the negativity or you will be dizzy at a certain point. Consistency is the key. I think he shouldn’t get carried away – and he won’t – and now is the time for him to recover and focus on the next opportunity he gets. That’s football. He got a chance to be the starting striker and he worked very hard for that goal but he also worked hard defensively when we didn’t have the ball and those are the things that we need from the whole team,”
Van Dijk finally added: “The fans love him for his work rate, his directness, and what he brings to the table and he got rewarded for the hard work with a good goal, but we want him to be consistent and keep doing it and I am confident he will be fine.”
What’s Ahead for Liverpool
Liverpool will host Westham in their EFL cup tie on Wednesday. Arne Slot will be hopeful his side can continue their winning form after Bournemouth. After the home game, they will travel to play Wolves in a tricky Saturday evening tie.
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