Liverpool’s head coach Arne Slot commented on the performances of the team’s newcomer Florian Wirtz.
«You can say that he has started in only one of the last four matches, but you can also say that he has started ten times this season.
I’ve mentioned this quite often, and it’s not an excuse, but a fact—we often have to play three games within seven days, with only two days of rest in between. For a player coming from another league, albeit a very good league, it turns out that the intensity of the Premier League is higher, and 9 out of 10 people would agree with me. He has influenced the game in many matches, but he’s been unlucky in the final phase—either himself or his teammates.
In my view, he brought exactly what we expected. He’s a player who creates a lot for the team. He will continue to score goals, but I don’t think anyone is surprised by his career start here, considering we’re talking about a player who is 22 or 23 and who has arrived in another league, where you need to adapt to the intensity,» Slot told The Guardian.
Let’s remember that last summer Liverpool bought Wirtz from Bayer for 116 million pounds. During this time, the German provided two assists in a Champions League match against Eintracht, but in the English championship, Florian has yet to make his mark with productive actions.