Darwin Nuñez could start against Arsenal and his coach praised him: “He has put in a lot of effort”

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This Sunday at 1:30 p.m. one of the best matches will take place at the moment: Arsenal against Liverpool. They meet at the Emirates Stadium on matchday 9 of the English Premier League, in which the Gunners are fourth with 17 points and the Reds second with 21, two behind leaders Manchester City.

According to the media in that country, Darwin Núñez, who just scored this week in the Champions League against RB Leipzig, could start in Liverpool’s attack. In that regard, Arne Slot, the coach of the Reds, explained in a press conference this Saturday how the team’s strategy changes when the Uruguayan is up or when the Portuguese Diogo Jota appears.

“It depends on what the other team does, if they play with an indirect back or if they build with four, or if they play 4-3-3, 5-3-2. The thing about Diogo is that, in my opinion, he is more of a nine-man and player, and, on top of that, defensively he would hardly be seen as a midfielder, which most defend better than the attackers. For this reason, in the second half against Chelsea we made changes in the pressure because Darwin came on instead of Diogo,” he said.

“So we changed the game plan to get the best out of each player and as a result the best out of the team, and that’s defensively, but also offensively Darwin is a type of a different striker to Diogo. We have to use his qualities there in the best way too,” he said.

The Dutchman praised the moment the Artiguense currently have in training in Peñarol: “I think he has put in a lot of effort and that is the first thing you ask a player. And it was also good that he got a goal. ” And he spoke about his goal in the Champions League: “I had some doubts whether it was necessary for me to touch it and I think in the end.

“Darwin had to do it and when he scored, I thought: was he offside? But no, it wasn’t upside down in any way. He scored a goal, which was crucial, but his work ability was also very good. So with him, like the others, there is room for improvement in collaboration with some of the other players. “He is very good and it is good to see that, after a difficult start, he did well against Chelsea and Leipzig,” he concluded.

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