Darwin Nunez Receives Support After Missed Penalty in Liverpool’s Elimination to PSG

In the post-match analysis, Nunez is receiving criticism for taking the shot. During a segment on talkSPORT, the discussion surrounded whether it was ideal for Arne Slot to send the Uruguayan as one of the penalty takers.

Nonetheless, Troy Deeney praised Nunez for raising his hand to take the shot and would’ve criticized him more had he opted not to.

“I think for Darwin Nunez, for as much as he does make misses and his confidence has gone a bit, he always works hard, he always puts himself about, and he never shirks the battle in terms of, ‘Go on, then, I’ll take the penalty.’ For me, it was the opposite. If he didn’t want to take a penalty and he moved away from it, I’d probably judge him a lot more. But the fact that he took one, you have to be there to miss, right?”