{"id":289666,"date":"2023-09-23T08:21:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T08:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=289666"},"modified":"2023-09-23T08:21:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T08:21:24","slug":"van-dijk-nunez-is-starting-to-fulfil-his-potential-at-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/van-dijk-nunez-is-starting-to-fulfil-his-potential-at-liverpool\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Dijk &#8211; Nunez is starting to fulfil his potential at Liverpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Virgil van Dijk insists Darwin Nunez is beginning to fulfil his potential at Liverpool after his strong start to the season&#8230; as he reveals what&#8217;s behind his penalty spot mind games<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Darwin Nunez has scored three goals this season, despite starting just twice<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Click here to watch the IAKO Battle of Old Trafford YouTube Special from the Mail Sport Studios\u00a0<\/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>Virgil van Dijk has heaped praise on Darwin Nunez after his impressive start to the season.<\/p>\n<p>Uruguayan forward Nunez moved to Liverpool for \u00a385m last summer, becoming the club&#8217;s record signing in the process.<\/p>\n<p>However, it was a difficult campaign for the Reds as a whole as they missed out on the Champions League\u00a0for the first time in seven years, while Nunez also received criticism for his output, although he did still net 15 times in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old has since begun the 2023-24 campaign in fine fashion, scoring three goals despite starting just twice, while he helped to turn around a 2-1 victory at Newcastle last month when he netted a late brace after coming off the bench.<\/p>\n<p>He also launched Liverpool&#8217;s comeback on Thursday against Austrian side LASK in the Europa League when they came from 1-0 down to win 3-1, with Nunez equalising with a penalty.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/07\/75753181-12551911-image-a-48_1695449939151.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Virgil van Dijk has heaped praise on Darwin Nunez after his impressive start to the season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/07\/75746455-12551911-Virgil_van_Dijk_praised_Liverpool_s_resilience_after_coming_from-a-49_1695449998035.jpg\" height=\"627\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Van Dijk insisted Nunez is starting to fulfil his potential at the club after his move last summer<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>And, following the victory in Austria, Van Dijk lauded Nunez and insisted he was starting to show the world what he was about.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Everyone has now seen the potential and the quality he has,&#8217; the Dutchman said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Darwin was very important for us against LASK and long may it continue. Up front, the competition is quite good.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They all have to push each other and it&#8217;s good to see. Everyone has a role to play whether you start or not.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Before Nunez&#8217;s penalty in the second half, Van Dijk grabbed the ball and insinuated as if he was going to take the spot kick, which gave the Uruguayan time to compose himself.<\/p>\n<p>And the defender revealed the psychological side of those pressure moments in games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/07\/75753173-12551911-image-a-51_1695450167735.jpg\" height=\"411\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nunez has netted three times this season in all competitions, despite starting just two games<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/07\/75753183-12551911-image-a-52_1695450170150.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Reds remain unbeaten after a summer overhaul and are set to host West Ham on Sunday<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;You have to make sure you protect at least the penalty spot. It&#8217;s a bit of a mind game there \u2013 maybe they were going to try and get in your head.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was always the plan that Darwin was going to take it, and I&#8217;m glad he scored.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s side remain unbeaten this season and have 13 points from five Premier League games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They return to action on Sunday when they host West Ham at 2pm.\u00a0\u00a0<\/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-12551911\/Virgil-van-Dijk-Darwin-Nunez.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Virgil van Dijk insists Darwin Nunez is beginning to fulfil his potential at Liverpool after his strong start to the season&#8230; 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