{"id":291920,"date":"2023-09-24T18:34:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T18:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=291920"},"modified":"2023-09-24T18:34:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T18:34:54","slug":"liverpool-boss-jurgen-klopp-says-darwin-nunez-has-made-massive-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/liverpool-boss-jurgen-klopp-says-darwin-nunez-has-made-massive-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says Darwin Nunez has &apos;made massive steps&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Jurgen Klopp says Darwin Nunez has &#8216;made massive steps&#8217; after Liverpool striker continues his rich vein of form by netting his fourth goal of the season in victory over West Ham<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Liverpool 3-1 West Ham: Nunez&#8217;s fine strike helps Reds secure home victory<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nunez put them ahead with hooked volley from Alexis Mac Allister&#8217;s clipped ball<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Darwin Nunez has made massive steps in his Liverpool career and his much-criticised defensive work is the reason for his growing chances in the Reds starting XI, says Jurgen Klopp.<\/p>\n<p>The Uruguayan was critiqued in his first season on these shores by rival fans, with his manager saying that defensive dirty work was Nunez\u2019s \u2018ticket\u2019 to the first team. The striker scored a goal to put Liverpool back ahead in a tricky match against West Ham on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Mo Salah and Diogo Jota scored but it was Nunez who Klopp singled out for praise. \u2018He has made massive steps in the last few weeks,\u2019 said the German. \u2018He is a threat. You all saw the goal, that was probably pretty good, right? That was really strong.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He was always available, it\u2019s super important for us now that we have a ball player, chip the ball get it on the chest and play from there, that\u2019s how we scored the third goal at Wolves, super important for us.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The defensive work he puts in is probably the main difference. He always wanted (to do it) but it was less co-ordinated. Now that looks much better.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/17\/75781963-0-Darwin_Nunez_scored_for_Liverpool_too_moments_after_missing_a_go-a-25_1695573535871.jpg\" height=\"448\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Darwin Nunez\u2019s superb strike proved vital in the 3-1 home victory over West Ham<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/17\/75784009-0-image-a-27_1695573694908.jpg\" height=\"449\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nunez put them ahead with a difficult hooked volley from Alexis Mac Allister&#8217;s clipped ball<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/17\/75781987-0-Jurgen_Klopp_s_side_are_now_second_in_the_Premier_League_with_fi-a-26_1695573542487.jpg\" height=\"471\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s side are now second in the Premier League with five wins from six matches<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We have found a way to do it around him, Curtis (Jones) and Dom (Szoboszlai) help a lot, how flexible they are in that way. It\u2019s really good, absolutely.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Klopp added that it was a difficult game but he was pleased by his side\u2019s reaction. \u2018As expected, it was a difficult game,\u2019 he said. \u2018Very good moments in the first half but we were not enough in control to deny them completely. We played well in different phases. Lost some balls we shouldn\u2019t have.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When they scored I was not completely surprised. We could\u2019ve defended it better. Most importantly we stayed in the game and gave them a proper challenge, caused some problems and scored a super goal. I can\u2019t wait to see it properly back.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Third goal was a top set-piece which we all know how important they are. Everyone should know how good they (West Ham) are at them. Macca (Alexis Mac Allister) lost the first ball but then started playing, Dom similar. Joel Matip with a super performance against (Michail) Antonio.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>David Moyes said: \u2018We had done a pretty good job in the first half. We created a few, we were always under pressure but there are lots of positives to take from the game. We had to gamble at 2-1 to find the second goal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When you come here, I\u2019ve been here so many times, I come away here too often saying the same thing. I\u2019m a bit fed up with saying it. We had moments, Micky (Antonio) had a header, Tomas (Soucek) had a great save by the keeper.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Our start to the season has been really good. We have only had two home games and they have been Chelsea and Manchester City. It\u2019s been a difficult start and we\u2019ve done well, I take loads of encouragement from some of the things we\u2019ve seen.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12555313\/Jurgen-Klopp-says-Darwin-Nunez-massive-steps-Liverpool-striker-continues-rich-vein-form-netting-fourth-goal-season-victory-West-Ham.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jurgen Klopp says Darwin Nunez has &#8216;made massive steps&#8217; after Liverpool striker continues his rich vein of form by netting his fourth goal of the season in victory over West Ham Liverpool 3-1 West Ham: Nunez&#8217;s fine strike helps Reds secure home victory Nunez put them ahead with hooked volley from Alexis Mac Allister&#8217;s clipped&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291919,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says Darwin Nunez has &amp;apos;made massive steps&amp;apos; 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