Liverpool boss Arne Slot has questioned Darwin Nunez’s work-rate and says he “can’t settle for it if a participant doesn’t give every part”.
Slot spoke of his frustration with Nunez’s downbeat manner following the Uruguay striker’s late miss at Aston Villa final week however has now admitted he was additionally sad along with his effort within the previous match with Wolves.
Nunez was a second-half substitute in each video games, and is prone to be among the many substitutes once more tonight when Liverpool host Newcastle at Anfield.
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“I helped him by saying you possibly can miss an opportunity,” Slot stated in explaining his remarks after the sport at Villa.
“I wasn’t solely onerous on him. However for the second time in a row I wasn’t joyful along with his work effort, towards Wolves and towards Villa.
“I can’t settle for it if a participant doesn’t give every part. That’s clear. I can settle for it as soon as, however twice was a bit an excessive amount of. That’s why I addressed it.
“When you miss an opportunity, you could be preventing for the staff. I’m not saying he didn’t do this in any respect, nevertheless it wasn’t the standard Darwin, the one that’s cherished by the followers. That’s primarily as a result of he all the time works so onerous.”
Slot did say, nevertheless, that Nunez was “unbelievable” in coaching on Monday as he makes an attempt to regain credit score with the supervisor.
