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Darwin Nunez averaging a goal or assist every 50 minutes in Dream Team this season | The Sun
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DARWIN NUNEZ (£4.2m) can be a frustrating figure at times.
For all his positive attributes, he has a curious habit of squandering gilt-edged chances more often than Jurgen Klopp would like.
However, it would be clanging mistake to write-off the Uruguayan striker simply because he's not the most efficient finisher around.
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Physically imposing, Nunez has great instincts and his movement is genuinely world-class.
He also has a dogged persistence and competitive edge typical of many other South American players.
While he may miss more than his fair share of chances, Nunez's great strength is his ability to generate opportunity after opportunity for himself.
A forward who converts one chance out of four over the course of a game is better than a striker who scores every other shot if the latter is only in the right place and the right time once every other game.
Simply put, missing chances isn't much of an issue if the goal involvements are flowing freely.
There's no better example of this than Erling Haaland (£7.5m).
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