Arne Slot ruined a Liverpool star due to lack of discipline: “I will not tolerate it”

After a last season where they didn't find themselves, Liverpool are back to what they were and are going through a devastating moment in the season: leaders in the Premier League, leaders in the Champions League and waiting for the last 16, and finalists in the Carabao Cup, the 'Reds' hope to lift several trophies at the end of the semester.

Much of this has to do with the Dutchman Arne Slot , who has been able to dispel doubts about his ability to take the place of a legend like Jurgen Klopp for the Anfield club. The new coach took the best from the outgoing German coach, polished the errors of the previous campaign, and put together a mega-competitive team that invites hope .

Thanks to excellent results and also eye-catching performances, Slot has earned the power to handle certain situations or make certain decisions on his own, especially with regard to the Reds' dressing room and the players who make up the professional squad that he heads.

In this regard, in recent days, the former Feyenoord manager had to deal with an episode that he did not like from one of his players, and which he had no qualms about publicly exposing to the press. The Dutch-born strategist got rid of a figure in the middle of a press conference.

The Liverpool star who was sacked by the coach in front of everyone was Darwin Núñez . The Uruguayan was singled out by Arne Slot, who pointed at him for his lack of commitment to the team on the field. The coach put pressure on him and asked him to make more effort when he plays, even if it is coming off the bench.

“ For the second time I am not happy with his work; I cannot accept that a player does not give his all . That is clear. I can accept it once, but twice was too much . That is why I addressed it,” the Liverpool manager said with conviction and without mincing words at a press conference, before the astonished gaze of the correspondents present in the room. Slot noticed that his last few arrivals were reluctant and that drove the Dutch manager crazy.

The reality is that Darwin Núñez has realised that he is no longer an important player for the coaching staff, and that has brought him down. He has been a substitute in eight of Liverpool's last ten games this season, being able to play less than half an hour in each of them. While the coach asks him to give his all in those few minutes, the Uruguayan is furious about his place within the team.

Even if the striker can turn things around with the coach and his team, everything indicates that he will be transferred in the summer market . In the last transfer window, Núñez was close to emigrating to Asian football for a real fortune, but the player himself stopped the transfer since he wanted to stay in Europe.

At the same time, media reports from English newspapers have indicated that even the 'Reds' board are already working on his future replacement and even have their candidate: Joao Pedro , a centre-attacker from Brighton, a club with which they have a good relationship and dialogue since the recent purchase of the Argentine Alexis Mac Allister. Will Slot's comments end up putting the Uruguayan out of Anfield?