Former Liverpool ahead Luis Suarez has come out in help of his Uruguayan compatriot Darwin Nunez after the present Reds striker got here below hearth for a obtrusive miss in opposition to Aston Villa on Wednesday night time.
Not like his fellow South American, who he has described as his “idol”, Nunez has developed a popularity for spurning golden alternatives throughout his Liverpool profession. The erratic No 9 was offered with an open objective within the second half of the midweek journey to Villa Park solely to blaze his effort excessive and large.
Liverpool boss Arne Slot revealed that Nunez was “down and upset” after his blunder however proceeded to criticise his diminished work-rate after the miss. The Uruguay worldwide responded to this quickly unravelling sequence of occasions with a social media publish of “resilience”. “If I fall, I rise up,” he wrote. “You will by no means see me quit.”
Suarez was among the many 1000’s of customers on X who replied to Nunez’s publish, sending his worldwide protege a message of encouragement.
Claro GOLEADOR, así te quiero! Esa es la actitud, siempre positivo. Vamo arriba! 👊🏼⚽️
— Luis Suárez (@LuisSuarez9) February 20, 2025
“In fact, GOAL SCORER,” Suarez wrote, emphasising Nunez’s prolific popularity, “that is why I really like you. That is the perspective, all the time constructive. Let’s go!”
Suarez could be very conversant in the calls for of main the road for Liverpool. Throughout his three-and-a-half years on Merseyside, the wriggling menace racked up 82 objectives in 133 video games, together with a record-breaking 31 in his ultimate Premier League season for the membership. Suarez additionally has expertise of consoling Nunez.
After a very harsh half-time crew speak from Uruguay’s nationwide crew supervisor Marcelo Bielsa throughout a landmark victory over Argentina in November 2023, Nunez was left in tears. Suarez advised his teammate: “You might be right here due to your personal advantage, due to how laborious you’re employed, you’re a goalscorer and you’re the finest.
“It’s a must to proceed like this, overlook what others say. Wash your face, exit and smash it.”
Nunez emerged from the interval to attain Uruguay’s second objective in a 2-0 victory which ended Argentina’s 14-match profitable run, handing the worldwide champions their first loss for the reason that 2022 World Cup.
Maybe this digital rallying cry from Suarez will encourage Nunez when Liverpool tackle Manchester Metropolis on the Etihad Stadium this weekend.
