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Darwin Nunez is not the answer for Liverpool - but he showed exactly what Andoni Iraola needs

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Liverpool fans are clamoring for a return for Darwin Nunez to Anfield this summer, but while the Andoni Iraola needs a new forward, there are far too many reasons why the Urguayan is not the answerThere is a clamor from some Liverpool fans for Darwin Nunez, but he's not the answer(Image: Getty Images)You know the old saying - never go back. There’s no doubt the Reds will need some fresh faces, and the attack certainly needs addressing, but Nunez simply isn’t the answer.It’s not even a year since he left Liverpool, and in the period since then, his career has not kicked on.



Having been dropped from Al-Hilal’s squad, he hasn’t played a single club game since February, and he looks almost certain be leaving Saudi Arabia this summer.The notion that he will leave for free after terminating his contract - which hasn’t yet been confirmed - seems to have resulted in a number of Reds fans on social media concluding that Liverpool should bring him back. Yes, he did work hard, and he certainly has the pace that the Reds have been lacking, but the overwhelming feeling that came from his time at Anfield was one of frustration.He was seen as a raw talent when he arrived from Benfica in an effort to explain his wayward shooting.

Yes, he did improve on that during his time on Merseyside, but it was a little too hectic even for Jurgen Klopp.“He [Nunez] was like a racehorse. “It got too much in his head where he wasn't the usual Darwin that worked his a-- off and helped the team, he was too disappointed.”Nunez let his emotions get in the way far too often at Liverpool(Image: Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)It’s precisely for those reasons why, even if he is available for free, Liverpool should not go down that road again.