Just heard this stat
Darwin (flop of the summer) 6 goals
Jesus (signing of the summer) 5 goals
Darwin done it in over 400 less minutes, while playing in a new country and league
Bias much?
Most of the stuff said about Darwin since we signed him is biased or doesn't make much sense. In addition to what you said, we could also say that Darwin got those goals while playing for a team that is having its worst start to a season in recent memory.
Another point is that one of the biggest most visible problems of LFC this season is the almost non-existent supply/creation for its forwards due to the large sinkhole that our midfield turned into. Usually this problem would've been partially covered because of our full-backs playing a bigger creative role than in most teams, but even that isn't present this year with TAA having a nightmare and both full-backs being given a shorter offensive leash in order to have a more compact back four in an effort to stop the bleeding in our defensive line.
With that said, Jesus will continue to be seen as the better signing because of the position his team occupies in the league table. It's that dumb Ballon d'Or logic that took over football I don't know when, where a player's individual performances are measured by how good his team is doing. It's a handy piece of mental gymnastics. Anyway, if Arsenal starts dropping points and go down the positions in the table, the same people lauding him will turn around and start saying ''he's not scoring enough goals for how much we paid'' and all that.
Bottom line is that its a bit early to make a final judgement about Nunez, but the signs are all there that he will score lots of goals for us, especially if we can fix the supply line bellow him and control games better. At the moment, one thing you notice watching the games is we don't control nothing. We are almost playing counter attacking football except against mediocre opposition who truly don't want nothing to do with having the ball (think second half at the Ibrox or at home against Bournemouth).
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