Arne Slot said that he cannot accept the work percentage that Darwin Nunez demonstrated after his horror Miss in Liverpool's 2-2 draw against Aston Villa.
The Uruguay striker burned over the bar with the goal gaping in Villa Park in a competition where the Reds took the lead by Mohamed Salah Namur just after the hour an equalizer of Trent Alexander-Arnold to take a point.
Liverpool Boss Slot said that he can always forgive a player in a game, but wanted to see more in terms of Endeavour from Nunez after his miss.
Speaking at a press conference for Sunday's collision with Manchester City, Slot said: “I can accept every Miss, especially from a player who scored two very important goals against Brentford, who scores for us in the home game against Villa.
“I would rather he score, but the word 'Chance' says it all. It's an opportunity, so it's not 100 percent sure that the ball goes inside, and players miss opportunities.
“I can accept that, but what was a bit harder for me to accept was his behavior after that chance. I think he helps the team.
“I think he was too disappointed after he had missed that chance and maybe we will never know, we will never find out – that's why he was only a break short after that [when he had another chance].
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“I always really believe it is best to have that of Wata [Wataru Endo] Mindset and what I mean by that is that he does not stop playing all season, continuing and when we need it, he is ready. “
Slot, however, it says that he will emphasize NUNEZ how important he will be during the title Run-in, with Liverpool eight points free from Arsenal who played more a match.
He added: “Yes, I will tell him that too.
“But I think the most important message is that you can miss a chance, but you can't miss the working speed. That is a more important message for me that I tell him, because that is the life of striker.
“He knows. He is 25, he will probably have missed a few chances in his career and he would probably have scored a few.
“Of course we would like to see it differently, but it is part of the work of a no. 9, part of your life that you sometimes miss where people expect you to score.
“But it is not part of the work of a No. 9 to delay in the working speed and that is something we will talk about.”
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