Luis Diaz news: What did the winger gain during his time at Liverpool?

Luis Diaz is one of those players who made an immediate impact after joining Liverpool in January 2022. Following his arrival from Portuguese giants FC Porto, the winger took little time to adjust to his new environment. He started firing on all cylinders and kept scoring and producing assists regularly for his teammates. However, injury played a big role in his progress last season, as Diaz missed a lot of matches for the Reds.

This season though Luis Diaz has started on the front foot and has been impressive so far in the early part of the Premier League season. In their last game before the international break, Diaz was at the heart of things as Liverpool defeated Aston Villa 3-0. Speaking about what he gained during his time at Anfield, the winger told the matchday programme, “I’d say that since being here I’ve gained in intensity and have a bit more aggression about me.”

He added: “Maybe I was developing those things at Porto already because I learned an awful lot in those aspects there too. When you come over to Europe, you work a lot more on those facets of your game, being aggressive. I learnt a lot about decision-making too and being more relaxed when a chance comes around. I think I’ve grown both in football terms and on a personal level, and all that makes me very happy.”

Luis Diaz revisits last season’s injury problems

Luis Diaz then spoke about how difficult it was last season for him, as he had to watch a lot of games from the sidelines due to an injury. “It was a difficult and complicated time for me. Not being able to be there at every game with the team is very frustrating. To see all your teammates playing and you cannot be there alongside them is just so tough to take. That period was really hard for me, but I tried hard not to overthink things or pay much attention to negative things so my head wouldn’t be swimming with all these thoughts. It was all about work, work and more work so I could be fully fit and recovered; so once I was 100 per cent again, I’d be ready to try and help the team,” he explained.

The Liverpool winger is happy with how he has started the season for Liverpool, as he hopes to maintain that level going forward. “I’m feeling more and more confident as each day goes by and with every training session. Scoring nice goals has a lot to do with having worked so hard to make sure I was in the right shape and, to be honest, I feel great – at 100 per cent and convinced that this season I’m going to do lots to make the fans very happy. I have no doubt about that whatsoever. I’m going to try to always be in top form because my game is all about… well, I’m always looking to do stuff like scoring and creating goals and feeling happy and content when I’m playing my football. I know this is going to be a decent year,” he added.

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