Florian Wirtz has struggled to hit the ground running at Liverpool following his £116million move from Bayer Leverkusen, with Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann offering his take on the situation
Julian Nagelsmann, the German national team manager, has suggested that Liverpool’s instability this season is to blame for Florian Wirtz’s dip in form. Wirtz, who moved to Anfield from Bayer Leverkusen for a whopping £116million, has struggled to make an impact in his seven Premier League starts, with his latest underwhelming performance coming against Manchester City.
Despite failing to score or assist in the Premier League since his big-money move, the midfielder has been selected by Nagelsmann for Germany’s World Cup qualifiers against Luxembourg and Slovakia this month. During a press conference, Nagelsmann addressed Wirtz’s inconsistent performances, stating: “To be honest, the whole situation does not make it easy for him either.
“The whole club itself [Liverpool] is not as stable this year as it was last year. It’s much harder to slip into the team now.
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“If you look vs City, they were the worse team over the 90 minutes. So it is also difficult for Flo to make any real big impact.
“Ultimately, the overall situation is such that he just needs a little more time – which is normal and you see that with other players, who move to the English Premier League as well.”
Nagelsmann also urged Wirtz’s Liverpool teammates to convert the chances he creates.
“We all know what he is capable of and it is perfectly normal for a player of his age to go through a bit of a dip in form,” the former Bayern Munich boss added.
“We cannot expect him to perform at the same level for three years straight.
“Instead, we all need to support him a little bit, so that he can clear his head here and then, maybe, Liverpool could also help him out by scoring some of the chances he creates.
“That would be one idea, because he does create a few chances. It is just that they somehow do not like to shoot the ball in, from those chances. That is part of the truth.”
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