Darwin Nez left Benfica to join Liverpool this summer after becoming the Portuguese league's best scorer last season. In an interview with the daily A Bola, the Uruguayan international addressed the Eagles' last season, marked by the resignation of Jorge Jesus in December 2021 and the entrance of the then B team coach.
"With Nélson Verssimo, I think I was more comfortable. I didn't have as much pressure and I think the same thing happened with the rest of the players," he remarked. first said,
“Maybe at times there was a little more companionship, a little more socializing between all of us, outside of games, outside of training, so that we could all get to know each other better." I usually maintain that things are won in groups, not individually. We were all outstanding, and we knew what we had to do. Unfortunately, nothing has been won, but I wish Benfica good luck, "concluded Darwin, before talking about Nicolás Otamendi, the central defender he disliked and learned to adore after landing in the Eagles' stronghold.
I used to tell him he was a bug on the back. He is someone who goes into war at all times without fear. And that identifies me a lot. He's a real warrior. And that astonished me. I only knew him from watching his games on television... and I despised him. I told him, 'I really, really disliked you. When it was Argentina's game against Uruguay, I called him names [laughs]. And as fate would have it, we went to play on the same squad. We are friends for life.
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It's official: Manchester United has scored a goal by announcing its first signing for the summer!
The first summer signing for Manchester United has arrived! On Tuesday, the signing of Tyrell Malacia from Feyenoord Rotterdam to the Red Devils was just finalized. Malacia came from Feyenoord. In order for the people of Old Trafford to be able to afford the services of the Dutch left-back, they had to spend 15 million euros plus an additional 2 million euros in bonuses to beat out OL on the post.
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