Liverpool summer signing Darwin Nunez said he is struggling to find his confidence and he ‘he doesn’t understand’ Jurgen Klopp messages.

The former Benfica striker arrived in the summer in a deal that could reach £85million but he has only netted once in the Premier League.

He missed three matches, including a 9-0 drubbing of Bournemouth, due to suspension and has been heavily out-scored by Roberto Firmino,

while he again fired blanks in a rare start against Rangers in Tuesday’s 2-0 Champions League win.

 

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Nunez’s slow start has looked even more pronounced given the stunning form of Manchester City frontman Erling Haaland

and Klopp has fielded countless questions about his record signing’s teething problems.

Now the 23-year-old himself has addressed his patchy form since moving to Anfield and suggested he is second-guessing himself,

while he also revealed that he still struggles to grasp what Klopp says and needs his team-mates to translate for him.

Speaking after the match against Rangers, Nunez was asked by ESPN Colombia about Klopp’s gameplan.

 

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He said:

‘The truth is that, honestly, in the team talks he speaks and I don’t understand anything.

‘I then ask my team-mates to tell me what he said.

But I think he is very clear about his game.

‘He asks us to make things simple, to not be afraid to play, to have confidence.

And then when we lose the ball he wants us to press. That’s what he always asks for.’

 

Moving on to his own struggles to adapt at Liverpool.

Nunez:

‘Sometimes I feel indecisive, I don’t feel confident at all.

‘But as training sessions go by and matches [that will increase]. The coach himself always gives me confidence.

‘So do [assistant manager] Pep [Lijnders] and [elite development coach] Vitor [Matos], who speak Portuguese and always translate for me.

‘And then I have my team-mates who talk to me and tell me to be calm.

When they speak to me it calms me because I know that if I do something wrong, they’ll always have my back.’

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has called on fans to be patient with forward Darwin Nunez following his mega money move from Benfica this summer.

Nunez was criticised by some for his first performances in a Reds jersey, struggling in Liverpool’s defeat to Manchester United and win over Crystal Palace.

The forward has, however, bounced back from those games scoring a wonderful quadruple in the friendly victory over RB Leipzig.

Speaking about the new signing to the club’s official website, Klopp insisted that it will take a while for the forward to fully grow into his new surroundings.

 

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Klopp:

“He has fitted very well in. It’s a new club, everything is new.

Liverpool is a big club, everything went pretty quick for Darwin in the last few years

– his journey is an exciting one and he will make big steps with us, definitely.”

“But it’s a hard pre-season. In the pre-season players should not play like they usually play

because we train really hard, it would be kind of a bad sign that we are not working hard enough if players have the freshest legs ever in the training games.

But in the same moment when you are a new player you get judged every day, everybody speaks about you.

“Everything is so hectic – I’m not sure if it is my age or whatever, it’s just too hectic for me.

I always think, ‘Why are we judging people constantly that early?’ Not only footballers, in general.

“So, everything will be good. It will take time like it always takes time but it’s fine.

I don’t think we know already the way it can go for him because it’s so fresh and he wants to really enjoy every day, but we have a lot of work to do and he has some work to do as well. So, all good.”

Jurgen Klopp and his coaching staff have been described as ‘more than satisfied’ with Darwin Nunez’s start to life at Liverpool.

The striker joined the Reds in a blockbuster €100m (£85.2m) transfer back in June – conveniently not long before before prolific forward Sadio Mane departed for Bayern Munich.

However, Nunez was unable to find the back of the net during Liverpool’s pre-season tour in Asia,

skying a very good opportunity in the 4-0 thumping by Man Utd in Bangkok and drawing a blank against Crystal Palace in Singapore – although he was only afforded an hour of action across both matches.

 

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Aside from that glaring miss, which went viral,

Nunez did test the goalkeeper in his scant time on the pitch in both friendlies with good efforts from half-chances from the angle.

According to The Athletic, Liverpool boss Klopp and his staff are unconcerned by Nunez’s start in front of goal.

The report states that they ‘love’ the player’s ability to manoeuvre away from defenders and work space.

They also believe there are already signs of a potential connection with their attacking full-backs, who have been regular providers for the likes of Mohamed Salah and Mane in recent years.

Speaking on the player following the Palace friendly, Klopp said:

“I am not worried at all [about Nunez].

“The general judgement is 0.0 per cent interesting.

We all know it’s a joke, or a game for some people to pick out some situations where a player is not doing well.

“The only really important thing, first and foremost, is how I judge the situation for the player.

I couldn’t be more calm about it. I am completely convinced about his potential.”