"There Are A Lot Of Similarities"- Klopp Compares Darwin Nunez To Lewandowski

“Going back to that time, I was sitting in a press conference and when I started playing Lewandowski, journalists asked me why [Lucas] Barrios was not playing,” Jurgen Klopp said during a recent press conference.

“Barrios had scored 16 goals that season and was the No 9 in our team. So Lewi started playing in different positions to adapt to different things, [and he] didn’t like it too much.

"The Polish journalists were not too friendly with me because he didn’t play No 9. He played in a 4-2-3-1 at No 10. I thought at that time it made absolute sense to develop his game. There are a lot of similarities to be honest (with Nunez).

"Yes, I think Lewi [Lewadnowski] would tell the same story. We had shooting sessions where he didn’t finish off one. We had bets all the time for €10. If you score more than ten times I will pay you €10, if you don’t you have to pay me. My pocket was full of money."

Klopp trained Lewandowski during his days as Dortmund's manager. The Polish striker would later transform into one of the most fearsome strikers in football.

Nunez has missed not less than five clear-cut chances for Liverpool in the last two games. You get a feeling he would get better with time under Klopp.

Source: Tribuna