Nunez is aware that he is an expensive acquisition, and that he is joining a squad that is seeking to hit the ground running in order to contend for the Premier League again, as it did last season....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Furthermore, the team that defeated his new club for the Premier League trophy last season has revamped its own attack, with Manchester City adding Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez to replace Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus.
However, what will ultimately determine who wins the championship the next year is not actually the individual performances of each guy, but rather how fast their respective managers are able to build up their teams to make the most of their players’ abilities and goalscoring potential.
If one team begins the season with a score and the other does not, it indicates that one group of players has adapted more quickly than the other, and that team will likely have a significant edge over the other in the competition for the championship.
When Liverpool triumphed in the Premier League in 2019-20, they did so despite the fact that they had built up such a substantial lead in the early parts of the season that they effectively had the title in the bag before the winter break.
When the new season starts in November, the World Cup will divide the following season in half, so whoever of Manchester City and Liverpool can get the most out of their flashy new attackers first will likely have a leg up on the competition by the time the World Cup rolls around.
Nunez averaged 21 passes per match, made one progressive pass, and completed 54% of his passes at Benfica. Nunez isn’t a horrible footballer, and his past teammates weren’t as great as his new team-mates, but Mane’s talents are radically different, therefore every Liverpool player must handle him extremely differently.
Nunez will improve as he adjusts to his new surroundings, language, and player-coach. The rest of Liverpool’s team adapting to him is more crucial than him adapting to them.
