Do you know when you are better, when all the tests confirm it, but in the end it is not enough to achieve what you propose? Daniel Muñoz also found out now.
The Colombian has signed a fantastic season, which could be crowned with a title this Saturday, against Manchester City, in the FA Cup final (10:30 am Colombian time).
His offensive contribution is brutal and his defensive task better than that of many, but it does not seem to be enough when making the quality leap in the Premier League, the best in the world.
Muñoz is better than Alexander-Arnold
It seems an exaggeration but in no way is it. The Colombian has had a year of 12 incidents for goal (6 goals, 6 assists) in a Crystal Palace that is modest in the face of the potential available to Trent Alexander-Arnold in Liverpool, although he already signs his last minutes because he will surely go to Real Madrid.
The reality, according to Besoccer data, is that Muñoz exceeds one of the stars of the English team, both with 43 games, in items as a percentage of successful passes to the area (54.55 vs. 43,3), centers (36.79 vs. 34.04), offensive duels won (38,18 vs. 37.61) and defensive (61,76 vs. 56,23) per party.
It is also true that, with 4 goals in the Premier, no other side can make a shadow. But sometimes that evidence is enough.
Daniel Muñoz celebrates goal with Crystal Palace
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Glyn Kirk / AFP
They chose another in Liverpool above Muñoz
As reported from England, Liverpool has decided to ignore the numbers of the best in the position today in the Premier, and has gone to Germany by the replacement of the outgoing Alexander-Arnold.
This is Jeremie Frimpong (24), who is more expensive but younger than the Antioquia (four years), is Dutch (like the DT Slot) and, no less detail, spent nine years in the Manchester City quarry, which allows him 17 soccer players who have not trained in local clubs inside the squad.
They will pay the 35 million euros of the termination clause without haggling because it comes from a season of 14 incidents for goal, 5 goals and 9 assists, in the Bayer, always playing, with Xabi Alonso, as a lane on the right. Now the competition is for Connor Bradley. For Muñoz, despite his good campaign, he could not be Liverpool.
