"When Wirtz had the choice between going to Bayern Munich or Liverpool, he said to Liverpool: I come to you if I play No 10. I do not want to play wide.' Liverpool, to get him, they say OK. They started him and they destroyed their midfield, which was [Ryan] Gravenberch, [Alexis] Mac Allister, [Dominik] Szoboszlai. To play Wirtz, they took Szoboszlai out. What have they done? They have gone back to their midfield of last year."
"Everyone has a right to his own opinion, said the Liverpool head coach on Wenger. We have five or six very good midfielders who can all play together but they need to play more together to get the best out of every single player. Florian needs time to adapt to his teammates and teammates need time to adapt to him. Now he played off the left but I can tell you, if it is not now it is tomorrow, he will have great"
Florian Wirtz impressed when played off the left in Liverpool’s Champions League win over Real Madrid after earlier struggles in a central No 10 role. The Germany international entered the Premier League without a goal or assist before the Manchester City fixture. A criticism argued that deploying Wirtz at No 10 disrupted Liverpool’s midfield by replacing Dominik Szoboszlai and reverting to last season’s title-winning midfield. Liverpool’s performances improved and consecutive clean sheets followed after restoring that midfield. Liverpool head coach Arne Slot rejected positional blame, stressing team understanding, adaptation between players, and confidence that Wirtz will flourish wherever he operates.
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