this week and acts Transfer News. Obviously Dharma Nunez to
Liverpool. That's been completed Club record deal
while over a hundred million dollars all in.
I mean, it we seen what he's done at Benfica right over
the last few seasons Sensational, especially last season in
the Champions League. Nick, how does he slot in? And how will
Liverpool simple tactics
develop or change? Because,
you know, I think pardon the pun but there's a theory of
evolution here with Liverpool when it comes to Darwin. Coming
in.
I think it's going to have to be
tomorrow.
Yeah, slow on the uptake. We're just getting back into
the flow.
I'm a little bit concerned. I think he's going to be
a success over time. Don't get me wrong. I have no
not no question but very little question about that
and Mane leaving is one thing. But
yes we're a year removed from Roberto firmino being a key
piece of what they do. But he was such a Linker, right? He
allowed Mane In Salah in a way that some Center forwards,
don't to really carry the attack at times and to really
worry about getting their best shots off and Nunez is
different. New Year's is different. Not to say that
you're going Co-op, can't evolve him. I guess this goes
a little bit to what Andy discussed about, erling
Holland. Maybe taking a little bit of time to adjust to
Man City. I think this is that may be on steroids. Nunez may
get his goals and yet Liverpool may not still be as as Feast e
if you will, especially as We're going into the final year
of Mohamed Salah which and that looks like I think that's
what's going to happen that he's gonna
ride out his contract. And if that happens,
this guy wants to shoot this guy wants the ball and I'm
a little bit nervous. If you look at the underlying numbers of
Darwin, Nunez this is not for me. No is an elite enabler
and he is very unselfish for a centre-forward
Darwin. Nunez may very well be that as well, but we don't know
that yet. Andy what kind of what type of play?
Look for getting there because Nick alluded to it, he's
different than the other Liverpool forwards and
the other four words they've kind of recruited because even
Luis Diaz coming in and the over a shorter fit,
the Liverpool mold, right? So for for New Year's coming in,
I mean, where will he slot in? Is we think up top centrally for
Benfica? That's where he
played, but he kind of likes to ghost off to the Left Flank and
just run the channels as well. So maybe you could fit into
that more fluid Liverpool attack,
right?
Yeah, I think all players these days are are talented enough.
Obviously, and have an understanding enough to play in
multiple positions, especially up top.
But the phrase that I always come back to is
he will be a player that they play too and not through and in
the way that they played through for me. No to get to
someone else to create the chances or for me know as well
with the ball, coming back to him. I think and Nick prank
brings up a great point there about for me know, being
an enabler for all of the chances.
He missed and should have put away over the years. I think
those things stick in people's minds, obviously, a lot more.
And so I think the image of for me know, in a lot of people's
minds is, not quite, doesn't quite match up to what?
Actually, the importance of him on the field for
that, Liverpool team and the importance that he carried
in clops mind as well. Because when you have Monte and Saleh,
who are essentially kind of secondary for Words playing out
wide, you want to create as many chances as you possibly
can for them because they've got the speed. They've got
the movement. They've got the
intelligence to get into those spaces and so, you just want
somebody, get them the ball with Mana, going with solid
getting older, and maybe it's his final season, and it's
transitioning to Luis Diaz and Yoko shibata.
It's going to be a lot different. The way that the,
the front three the front for from five, however, many they
end up with when the season starts that how they operate.
And so I think that's going to be really interesting. And we
also have to remember
every time there is a young
Cub upcoming Star.
Already established superstar that goes through a big
transfer these, nine-figure transfer fees, it never happens
immediately. We have to remember that. It always takes
time and
the one thing I'll disagree with what Nick said is
if he is only contributing goals, if he is, only putting
the ball in the back of the net, I don't think he'll play
because that's not going to fit what Co-op wants
defensively and and all the other aspects of the game
because it is such a A fluid situation there with Liverpool. So
I do think he's got,
you know, the it's going to be difficult for him to come into
that team. That's already so, well established and has a way
of playing everybody else has to change and he has to meet
them somewhere in the middle. That's a really complicated
situation for somebody
who's 22 years old. And only a couple of years of experience
at that really, really high level
by was really good, I mean, it Liverpool civil first and with
Benfica clop, if you look back at the presses now, where he's
off to talk about noon, as he scored in both legs again.
Liverpool in the Champions League knockout stages season,
he's talking about how aggressive he is, how direct is
how? He loves his power and speed.
I mean,
I can see them, Liverpool actually changing tactically.
I think he's that good for them to maybe change their tactics
lightly. I mean, looking back at clops former teams at it, is
always kind of in 43 Liverpool, right? But
at Dortmund, when he had Lewandowski was kind of
a similar, hold up, sent the forward. They did play
a 4-2-3-1 and I feel like Liverpool, maybe this is away
right to
evolve from losing Mane to Bayern
potentially losing salary as well. And say, okay, this is
a perfect chance for us now, to
spread around and maybe develop our game in a different way. So
we're not just plug in players in
to try and replace seller and Marnie and the goals and
assists that they had because that's going to be very, very
difficult to replace. So, I don't know if it'll take things
by surprise, but it certainly
will be, I think a bit different, right? Nick
tactically for Liverpool, which could help
With those big name players going out the door. It will let
me
come on a piggy back. A little bit on what Andy was saying.
I actually I think he will be a big part of what they do, not
box-to-box, but this guy has
worked great. This guy will defend, he will track back,
he'll be a great press with all. He's gonna get a couple
goals next year, where either the goalie is forced to make
a bad decision because of the intense pressure.
He's very good and I think are really. That's the one thing.
We may see a little bit more feasting from out. Xander
Arnold and Trent,
or to me and any Robertson or Costas simitis with the big
crosses because he is a force in the are my only my worried
when I talk about him, if he can just score some goals to
get started is because I don't I
don't know that. We'll see
what your enduring image of Roberto firmino. This is
the funny part for me. Besides some of the big late goals, he
scored is Salah plays it inside and it's a no look back. He'll
pass back inside. The 18 is an entry to Mane.
Like that's how I visualize him and that's Well, I think it's
going to take Nunez some time to adapt
and you know what? Like usually, you can tell within
the first couple of games or even the first couple of
training sessions. How it's going to click between these
players is strange, some Partnerships to develop over
time, right? But
you have to think the liver course. Seen him up close
played against him,
scouted him extensively and can see that he's going to be able
to link up with Luis Diaz or if Salas stays around.
Then there's going to be a good combination there but Andy,
I mean there's a lot of pressure on him, not just the price tag
but with Monica, Going out. He's been
an absolute legend for Liverpool. One trophy score
goals, Galore. So reliable, and how much pressure is there on
New, Year's and Luis Diaz. Because as good as theirs was
for Liverpool, when he came in, in January, there was a little
dip at the end of the season, the FA Cup Final Champions
League final where maybe the pressure and he's still young
as well, but maybe just got a little bit
too much for him. So there's a lot of pressure on those two
young guys, who ripped it up and Portugal and their talent
is undoubted. But moving to Liverpool to replace Cellar and
mono, potentially is a whole new ballgame.
Yeah, that's the difference between reaching the top and
then staying at the top as a club when you have to then you
know bring in the next group, build the next team. And that's
going to be very interesting to see how klopp handles that
entire process
because it took three or four years. If you remember back.
Whoa, 2016. He was hired or 2015, one of the two, it took
three or four years to really get things right to get
the players in that, he wanted to get his ideas to
start to go to come through the players on the field. And so
it might not be Right out of the gate this season because
that is a lot of change for a team that we have come to
expect such an incredibly almost impossibly high standard
from Liverpool over these last few years. So I think give them
a little bit. Give everybody a
little bit of leeway
at the start of the season this year because of
the short offseason and everything pre-seasons are
going to be short transfers. I think there's going to be a lot
of business done between now and the start of the season and
the final Point are, it's a question really to you guys,
do you think Co-op will continue to complain about how
much money that Manchester City spends after? Doing this deal
for Nunez and I'm just thinking, all the money spent
on Nabi Kate,
there have been some big fees that Liverpool has spent over
the years and for him, to take the high horse of. Well, if we
had endless money, we could do that too. They kind of do.
Well, it's all about NetSpend, right? It's NetSpend know,
the NetSpend Kings, right? Mid-table, and Man, City away
ahead at the top. So I'm just, I'm just gonna chop that. Well,
so, here's the thing,
Liverpool has done an incredible job and is Is not
going where any of you think it is at inflating. The fees of
the guys they sell, right? Like I saw the other day, not that
Nico Williams won't be great, but it was like a 17 million
pound number attached to him and I was like really because
you're coming from Liverpool when you're coming from
a system where people trust that you're going Co-op is use these
people you know man City last year got a boatload of money
for fair and Torres so
so I do agree. I'm at the point where my hope is that maybe
this is the year that your can clap chills with
the complaints.
f***, you cannot do the money thing, he just can't anymore,
they're in the top 10 for spending. I mean that's that's
a thing
but you know if they move on of the Mana is going for a decent
fee to Bayern minamino. Maybe oxlade-chamberlain maybe some
other Fringe players and you bring a Nunez and maybe another
player.
It's still pretty good business. I think this is very
well-run club and now with some of the other changes from
the recruitment Department, be intriguing to see if they can
keep that going. And obviously Jurgen klopp is
signed a new contract recently, so he thinks they can find
a point in it, for moi Justice. It's that
it's not a issue with them spending the money, it's him
complaining about it. Everybody spends and he just acts like
they don't
That's fair enough. That's a good point.
All right. So any
any more transfer news for Liverpool around the Premier
League will keep you updated on pro soccer talk all summer long
and really intriguing tactically. The see how Darwin
Nunez, the
new club record sign it a livable slots in up front, it's
got some big shoes to fill especially with stereo mono,
but feel like it's going to be a very different at for tack
this season. So I'm really excited to talk to that. Play
out
at anfield.