Florian Wirtz is going through a difficult time at Liverpool. Arriving this summer for 135 million euros from Bayer Leverkusen, the 22-year-old German attacking midfielder has still not scored this season and has only provided 3 assists in 16 games. Sunday, he was particularly discreet during the Reds’ heavy defeat against Manchester City (0-3). Enough to provoke numerous criticisms in England, in the press and on social networks.
Asked at a press conference about his performance, German coach Julian Nagelsmann defended Wirtz while pointing the finger at Liverpool coach Arne Slot. “The club as a whole is not as stable this year as last year. It is much more difficult to find a place in the team now. If you look at the City game, they were the worst team for the whole 90 minutes. So it’s difficult for Flo to have a significant impact”he explained before adding: “Liverpool could also help him by taking advantage of the chances he creates. We have the impression that they don’t want to score on his passes… That’s part of the truth.”
