"It's, in my opinion, already a big accomplishment for him that he stayed fit for such a long time. Because he had to make a step from where he played towards Liverpool, towards the Premier League, and that he stayed fit all the time tells you a lot about the mentality and the work rate of a player-and about the performance staff."
"Wirtz is dealing with a back problem. During his durable start to life in the Premier League, the former Bayer Leverkusen midfielder's main issue was cramp, a consequence of the searing speed of England's top flight even compared to its high-tempo German counterpart."
Arne Slot praised Florian Wirtz's impressive fitness record during his first months at Liverpool, highlighting that the summer signing missed only one of the club's initial 26 Premier League fixtures. This durability represents a significant accomplishment given Wirtz's transition from Bayer Leverkusen to the Premier League's demanding pace. Early in his Liverpool career, Wirtz struggled with cramp due to the intensity of English football, completing full 90-minute matches infrequently. However, he demonstrated resilience by appearing in seven of ten consecutive top-flight matches before suffering a back injury in February that has since caused multiple absences. Wirtz's injury history shows he rarely misses matches, having only experienced one significant injury absence since his ACL tear in 2022.
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