"The first few months in a different country - because it was also my first experience going abroad - it's different. Your life is a bit upside down, and that, for a manager, is probably not the biggest problem, because I don't have to perform on the pitch, but I could fully understand that some individuals and some players need a bit of time to adapt off the pitch as well."
"But the biggest adaptation if you come from abroad is this league and how intense it is. Again [against Wolves] I think even when we play once a week, you could see that Hugo had cramp after 70 or 75 minutes. And I didn't take Florian out because he played bad, I took him out because he was hardly able to keep on running any more."
Florian Wirtz experienced a slow start at Liverpool but has recently registered a goal and an assist in consecutive Premier League matches after failing to score or assist in his first 15 appearances. His previous consecutive goal-involvement streak was six league games with Bayer Leverkusen in November–December. New arrivals such as Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike continue to adjust to life off the pitch and the greater physical demands of the Premier League. The increased intensity can cause visible fatigue or cramp around 70–75 minutes, prompting substitutions for fitness and adaptation reasons.
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