11 Aug 2022 14:20:15
Hi Ed’s, I hope you are all well and enjoying the cracking weather we are having. I have a quick question on Darwin Nunez…. what do you think of him based on his performance in the community shield and against Fulham? I think there is a top quality goal scorer there but he is not the finished article. From the games I have seen (including preseason), it looked like he has a first poor touch. But despite this, he has still managed to score and cause defences problems. What is your take on him? Thanks.

{Ed001's Note - far too soon to judge as a poor first touch is common early in the season when players are not match sharp. It might simply be that.}

11 Aug 2022 17:29:42
I can see Nunez and Jota forming a strong partnership
Diaz will be a beast for both of them.
Salah will continue to rip it up
Firmino I genuinely hope he finds the form we all know he has.

12 Aug 2022 07:30:17
KloppisTropp or whatever your name is…
Poor first touch? Don’t make me laugh. Ryan Babel had a poor first touch as did Andy Carroll. Darwin’s first two goals are testament to his ability. If your basis is the off touch for the Salah goal, it’s quite clear he wasn’t expecting the ball.

12 Aug 2022 10:54:38
KloppisTopp, is that all you got? A poor first touch? You're reaching here, IMO. Did you see the way he executed that difficult skill twice before scored the first equalizer vs Fulham? Again you're reaching here, man.

Also regarding poor first touches, you do remember how useless Mo Salah's touch was when he first arrived, right? Give the kid a break, man. Darwin has started well for us. Let's encourage him to do more instead nitpicking over a poor first touch here and there.

12 Aug 2022 11:58:57
I think if you want to see poor first touches then watch amateur weekend football.

At the top end of professional football (all sports) there’s no such thing as poor. There’s just better.

As in some players will have World class first touch and others will have amazing or excellent. Because the bar is set so high it’s easy to compare someone who is excellent to someone who is world class and say they are poor.