Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has stood up for his striker Darwin Nunez.
In recent days, the future of 24-year-old Nunes has been the subject of intense speculation, because Darwin deleted all photos with the mention of Liverpool from his Instagram, and the yellow press began to woo him to Barcelona.
However, Klopp does not attach any importance to newspaper headlines, and Nunez’s blunders — like the ruined one—on-one against Tottenham last weekend – he considers an integral part of the player’s career.
“This is not speculation. It’s something outside, because I don’t know anything about it.”
“There’s no speculation right now — it’s just the situation we’re in. Darwin is definitely not happy about that blunder. Let’s just say he was unlucky, he was unlucky in so many situations when he did everything right, but the ball still didn’t go into the net.”
“It’s really hard for a young man. He has high expectations for himself… He has no alternative but to overcome it, and that’s what he’s doing right now. We’re trying our best to help him, but you have to get over it, everyone has to get over it.”
“It’s part of a footballer’s career. The good side of this problem is that he has these moments all the time, which means he’s so good. If he were worse, he wouldn’t have these moments. But he’s good, and he has these moments.”
“He scored 18 goals. It’s not that bad! Because he has so much skill, everyone says (at a miss): “Eh, again!” No one likes it, but it’s part of a career,” Klopp was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.