"There's a very good reason why a club like us bought him: he's an outstanding, world-class player in my eyes who can only become even better but it will take a bit of time. For him he has to stay level-headed, don't get too high, don't get too low. Don't get dragged into the outside world of when it's very good or very bad and don't get dragged into the numbers game."
"Nowadays there are a lot of eyes on if you score goals or have an assist or keep clean sheets but it is also about what you see and the contribution you have for the team, that's not just shown in the numbers but in what you see and that should sometimes be the focus. He was involved in the equaliser but he did many other good things, in the last game [at West Ham] as well."
"In the beginning [we spoke about the fee] but that's normal, van Dijk added. You can talk about it as much as you want, do whatever you want, but you have to deal with it yourself. You have to experience it and he did. He just has to keep going. He is still such a young, talented boy who came to the club for a lot of money but he didn't pay that money, he's part of the bigger picture"
Florian Wirtz has not recorded a goal or an assist in 13 Premier League appearances and saw a potential goal against Sunderland ruled an own goal by Nordi Mukiele. Virgil van Dijk insists Wirtz is an outstanding, world-class player who will improve with time and must remain level-headed. Van Dijk urges Wirtz not to focus solely on goals, assists or statistics but on visible contributions to the team, noting involvement in the equaliser and other positive actions. Van Dijk also addressed the pressure of a big transfer fee, saying Wirtz must deal with it himself and keep going as part of the bigger picture.
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