Liverpool fans in complete agreement on Luis Diaz after Colombia performance
Luis Diaz has not been in prolific form for Liverpool recently, but the forward did net two goals and provide an assist in Colombia's World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Paraguay this month
Liverpool fans are convinced that Luis Diaz plays better when he is away on international duty with Colombia than when he is in action for his club. Diaz scored in both of Colombia's World Cup qualifying matches this month and also notched an assist.
Colombia suffered a 2-1 defeat to Brazil on Friday and drew 2-2 with Paraguay on Wednesday. However, Diaz has never been a prolific goalscorer for Liverpool and has never hit double figures in the league.
After scoring five goals in his first five league games this season, Diaz has managed just four in the next 25. "Luis Diaz playing for his club vs playing for his country feels like two different players all together," wrote one Reds supporter.
Another said: "So Luis Diaz can score in the first minute for country and can’t do that for the club??" A third wrote: "He’s scoring for the national team but wants a new, better contract with Liverpool FC—makes sense."
Another added: "Now watch him turn into Jadon Sancho in these last 9 games of the season for us. I challenge him to score more than 5 goals. And I'll gift a Liverpool fan the new LFC kit for next season."
Diaz has been heavily linked with a move away from Anfield in the summer, with Barcelona holding a longstanding interest in the winger. However, the 28-year-old suggested earlier this month that he is planning to remain at Liverpool.
When asked about the fact that he is now the fourth-highest-scoring Colombian in Premier League history behind Juan Pablo Angel, Hamilton Ricard and Hugo Rodallega, Diaz told club media : "Now and again, I find out about the stats when people post them on social media.
"But how nice it is to be getting close to such great fellow Colombian players like Hugo [Rodallega] and all the others.
"It's a real pleasure for me to be right there close behind them and I realize that maybe I will catch them at some point. You could say that it's another one of those personal targets that I have. I know that things are going well for me and I'm in decent form.
"What I want the most is to keep making history and, first and foremost, that Colombians who come over to England to play really leave their mark. That's key for us all now to give a positive image of our country, just like they all did.
"Now those of us here are trying to do just that. I'm very happy with that and we hope to continue doing the same things in future."
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