{"id":138490,"date":"2024-08-07T13:09:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T12:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslens.com\/?p=592436"},"modified":"2024-08-07T13:09:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T12:09:25","slug":"youve-got-to-want-to-have-a-good-start-liverpool-legend-steve-nicol-urges-arne-slot-to-drop-superstar-for-premier-league-opener-against-ipswich-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/07\/youve-got-to-want-to-have-a-good-start-liverpool-legend-steve-nicol-urges-arne-slot-to-drop-superstar-for-premier-league-opener-against-ipswich-town\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cYou\u2019ve got to want to have a good start\u201d \u2013 Liverpool Legend Steve Nicol Urges Arne Slot To Drop Superstar For Premier League Opener Against Ipswich Town"},"content":{"rendered":"

“You\u2019ve got to want to have a good start” – Liverpool Legend Steve Nicol Urges Arne Slot To Drop Superstar For Premier League Opener Against Ipswich Town<\/a> – originally posted on Sportslens.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Liverpool icon Steve Nicol has advised new manager Arne Slot to start Diogo Jota ahead of Darwin Nunez for the Premier League opener against Ipswich Town on Saturday, August 17. Nicol thinks Jota is a considerably better finisher than Nunez and will boost Slot’s chances of winning his first match as Liverpool manager.<\/p>\n

Darwin Nunez Has Struggled To Take His Chances At Liverpool<\/h2>\n

Nineteen-time English champions Liverpool spent a hefty \u20ac85 million ($92.86 million) fee to sign Nunez from Benfica in the summer of 2022. According to reports, the Reds were impressed with the Uruguayan’s performance in the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League season. He scored six times in 10 matches across the competition, with two of his goals coming against Liverpool in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Nunez has yet to do justice to his lofty valuation, only managing to impress in bits and pieces. Since joining from Benfica, he has played 96 games for Liverpool, scoring 33 times and providing 17 assists. His finishing has been a major let-down, with him missing the most big chances in the Premier League across the last two seasons.<\/p>\n

In the 2022-23 season, Nunez scored nine goals and missed 20 big chances in 29 Premier League<\/a> games. In the following campaign, he bagged 11 goals in 36 games and squandered 27 big chances.<\/p>\n

Steve Nicol Advises Arne Slot To Start Diogo Jota<\/h2>\n

Despite his poor return in front of goal, Nunez has been a regular for the Merseysiders, generally starting ahead of Jota when fit. Former Reds right-back Nicol, however, believes new manager Slot must prefer the Portuguese, at least for the Premier League opener.<\/p>\n

Speaking on ESPN, he said:<\/p>\n

“I think Jota is one of the best finishers in the Premier League and that\u2019s the reason I\u2019ve got him ahead of Nunez.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

“That\u2019s (finishing) the one thing that Nunez has to get better at. Jota is a better finisher than him and with a new manager coming in you\u2019ve got to want to have a good start, you can\u2019t think about the future.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

He concluded by adding:<\/p>\n

“Right now, in terms of finishing, he\u2019s not where he should be. Jota is where he should be and that\u2019s why I\u2019d start him (Jota) against Ipswich<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

Naturally a left-winger, Jota has been at Liverpool since September 2020. He has played 145 games for the Anfield outfit, scoring 56 goals and providing 19 assists.<\/p>\n

From Sportslens.com – NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB News, Rumors & Betting Picks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cYou\u2019ve got to want to have a good start\u201d \u2013 Liverpool Legend Steve Nicol Urges Arne Slot To Drop Superstar For Premier League Opener Against Ipswich Town<\/a> – originally posted on Sportslens.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Liverpool icon Steve Nicol has advised new manager Arne Slot to start Diogo Jota ahead of Darwin Nunez for the Premier League opener against Ipswich Town on Saturday, August 17….<\/p>\n

From Sportslens.com – NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB News, Rumors & Betting Picks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":205,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-container-style":"default","site-container-layout":"default","site-sidebar-layout":"default","disable-article-header":"default","disable-site-header":"default","disable-site-footer":"default","disable-content-area-spacing":"default","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[61,122,127,129,124,128,125,132,131,133,126,130,123,66,94,88,97,56,64,65,60,112,40,75,95,104,33,120,105,101,98,115,30,29,41,86,70,69,68,72,71,26,118,108,87,46,55,48,52,54,51,50,83,62,58,57,109,35,59,63,85,79,82,96,80,27,81,114,44,42,43,45,38,39,110,117,100,111,116,73,89,90,92,91,93,84,78,37,102,34,36,77,67,74,99,113,119,28,121,32,47,49,53,103,31,76],"class_list":["post-138490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","tag-airpods","tag-anime","tag-anime-characters","tag-anime-cosplay","tag-anime-edits","tag-anime-merchandise","tag-anime-movies","tag-anime-news","tag-anime-recommendations","tag-anime-reviews","tag-anime-series","tag-anime-streaming","tag-animes","tag-app-store","tag-app-store-samsung","tag-appgallery","tag-appgallery-oneplus","tag-apple","tag-apple-music","tag-apple-tv","tag-apple-watch","tag-bbc-sport","tag-best-mobile-games","tag-bixby","tag-bixby-xiaomi","tag-champions-league","tag-cyberpunk","tag-cyberpunk-2077","tag-fantasy-football","tag-fifa","tag-football","tag-formula-1","tag-fortnite","tag-free-fire","tag-free-mobile-games","tag-freebuds-pro","tag-galaxy-a52","tag-galaxy-note-20","tag-galaxy-s21","tag-galaxy-watch-4","tag-galaxy-z-fold-3","tag-game","tag-games","tag-golf","tag-harmonyos","tag-how-to-backup-iphone","tag-how-to-factory-reset-iphone","tag-how-to-reset-iphone","tag-how-to-restore-iphone","tag-how-to-unlock-iphone","tag-how-to-unlock-iphone-5","tag-how-to-unlock-iphone-6","tag-huawei","tag-ios","tag-ipad","tag-iphone","tag-live-soccer","tag-lol","tag-macbook","tag-macos","tag-mate-40-pro","tag-mi-11-lite","tag-mi-home-security-camera-basic-1080p","tag-mi-home-security-camera-basic-1080p-huawei","tag-mi-smart-band-6","tag-minecraft","tag-miui","tag-mlb-scores","tag-mobile-game-design","tag-mobile-game-development","tag-mobile-game-marketing","tag-mobile-game-monetization","tag-mobile-games","tag-mobile-gaming","tag-nba-scores","tag-nba-standings","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-scores","tag-nhl-scores","tag-one-ui","tag-oneplus","tag-oneplus-9-pro","tag-oneplus-buds-pro","tag-oneplus-nord-ce-5g","tag-oxygenos","tag-p40-pro-plus","tag-poco-x3-pro","tag-pokemon","tag-premier-league","tag-pubg","tag-pubg-mobile","tag-redmi-note-10-pro","tag-samsung","tag-samsung-pay","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-steam","tag-steeam","tag-top-10-anime","tag-valorant","tag-when-do-the-iphone-7-come-out","tag-when-does-the-iphone-7-come-out","tag-when-is-the-iphone-7-coming-out","tag-world-cup","tag-xbox-series-x","tag-xiaomi"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138490"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":138698,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138490\/revisions\/138698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}