"Even though he hasn't scored any goals, he is still the player who creates the most chances in the Premier League. It's not his fault if his team-mates don't convert them, and the statistics don't even tell the whole story. Wirtz needs to get used to the league. I saw him playing with total freedom. He knows what he's capable of and how things work. He hasn't always had it easy -- he'll have to work hard now too."
"Wirtz joined Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen in a then-club record £116 million ($154m) deal in the summer. Since moving to Anfield, Wirtz has struggled to command games in the same way he did at Leverkusen, where he starred during an unbeaten Bundesliga-winning season under Xabi Alonso. The German midfielder was dropped to the bench by Arne Slot for Liverpool's 2-1 defeat to Chelsea before the international break."
Florian Wirtz joined Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen in a then-club record £116 million ($154m) transfer in the summer. He has struggled to command games in the Premier League as he did at Leverkusen during an unbeaten Bundesliga-winning season under Xabi Alonso and was dropped to the bench for Liverpool's 2-1 defeat to Chelsea. Wirtz remains a regular in Germany's squad, scoring a free-kick against Northern Ireland and playing a full match in a 4-0 win over Luxembourg. Julian Nagelsmann and Jürgen Klopp defended him, citing chance creation, adaptation needs, and recent Liverpool defeats that intensified scrutiny.
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