Darwin Nunez's Anfield debut did not play out in the way he would have wanted, but I have been in his position before.
I was sent off about six or seven times in my career. Centre-halves will always try and wind you up and, in my day, it used to be a lot worse than it is now. You can’t be sucked in by them. The way I used to deal with it was by putting the ball in the back of the net to keep them quiet. As soon as Nunez did what he did, he surely knew what was coming.
Even if the defender had stayed on his feet and not gone to ground, Nunez would still have been sent off. That’s modern day football for you. He has let his team-mates down, he has let his manager down but, most of all, he has let himself down. Darwin is so desperate to make runs for the team and score goals, which can sometimes result in a player trying too hard when things aren’t coming off. It’s a case of frustration and now it’s going to cost him by not playing for the next three weeks. The last thing you want is pressure on a new signing and he could have done without this happening after the positive start to his career at the club.
