"In the summer, the narrative was that Liverpool FC had snatched away Bayern Munich's most desired transfer target for many years in Florian Wirtz (which remains true), destroyed their dominance over hoarding all the German talent and gave them their leftovers in Luis Díaz for an inflated price. Now the narrative has changed, with Liverpool deeply regretting the sale of the hard working, irrepressible Díaz, who has proven impossible to replace,"
"They spent €500 million and are having a disastrous season. In my opinion, that's because they only have superstars. They only have 'chiefs' and no 'workers',"
"Hoeneß opined to German news site Bild, as captured by @iMiaSanMia. "I always say that Liverpool will soon have to play with five balls because the stars won't let go of the ball. Poor Florian Wirtz, he doesn't even get a ball because [Mohamed] Salah and [Dominik] Szoboszlai and all the others want to play with their own.""
Summer narrative held that Liverpool had taken Florian Wirtz from Bayern and overpaid for Luis Díaz, disrupting Bayern's dominance over German talent. That narrative shifted as Liverpool now laments selling hardworking Luis Díaz, who has proved difficult to replace, while Bayern signed a superstar who integrates into their system better than Wirtz might have. Ulrich Hoeneß highlighted Liverpool's €500 million outlay and attributed poor results to a squad of superstars lacking hardworking players. Hoeneß argued that star players hoard possession, leaving creative talents like Wirtz with few opportunities when Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and others dominate the ball.
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