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[Steveo]

Think it’s as much

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[CCTV]

Well that’s a comprehensive argument extolling the virtues of Nunez starting, but whilst I am not going to even attempt to question the veracity of your stats, I do think thats the problem with stats, they can be interpreted in a multitude of ways…

Personally I prefer to rely on the good old eye test, I totally understand the qualities Nunez brings to the table and how these qualities have contributed to our points tally this season, unfortunately his propensity to pick the wrong pass, get caught offside, fail to control the ball, panic under pressure and his constant failure to select the right finish in front of goal…is the most frustrating.

I think everyone, including non LFC supporters would put him nowhere near a comparison with Isak, who may not offer the same athletic qualities as Nunez, but regardless of Isak’s stats, his all round control, finishing and decision making is on another level to Nunez this season…

The problem I have with Nunez is the negative impact his failing can have on his fellow team mates when he constantly proves to be the weakest link in our attacks… that for me is a big problem. All the coaching, patterns of play and high press efforts are all geared to creating good goal scoring chances, if those goal scoring chances are then constantly wasted by poor decision making or a lack of composure in front of goal, especially an open goal, the effect on the rest of the starting 11, subs and coaching staff can be devastating….

So on that basis, I wouldn’t start him and I would simply give Chiesa a try in that false 9 role… not from the start, but coming off the bench. Nunez needs to realise he has to improve or for me, he should be spending a lot more time on the bench…

Hey ho we all see things differently, and who knows, Nunez may surprise us all and win it for us today… wouldn’t that be nice. If he did, I would be the first to congratulate him…

Well the stats offer a counterweight to the human eye. I don't think many people saw the changes in our setup under Slot so I used the stats to show them.

Do you agree Nunez would be an improvement for Arsenals team ?

Have you looked at our performances with and without Nunez and found any evidence that we are worse off with him than without ?
It's not the fairest analysis overall bit at least it is some analysis.

Isak was roundly praised after their 2-0 second leg win over Arsenal. He hit the post and had a goal ruled out for offside. The man's adored.
As said Nunez is a lightning rod for criticism. If the factors that people found frustrating with Nunez last year were applied this year, people would be critical of Jota as our least clinical striker missing many big chances per minute.