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BBC Dissects Wirtz’s Slow Start at Liverpool as Pundits Call for a Bench Spell

A new BBC analysis argues his current deployment suppresses his strengths in England.

Hat zu kämpfen: Florian Wirtz (r.)
Im Trikot des FC Liverpool konnte Florian Wirtz bislang nicht überzeugen.
Florian Wirtz kämpft bei Liverpool mit Kritik und Leistungsschwankungen.
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Overview

  • After nine competitive appearances for Liverpool, Florian Wirtz has yet to score and has produced only one assist.
  • Liverpool’s tactical shift under Arne Slot is placing Wirtz in different positions than at Leverkusen, leaving him less often in dangerous spaces.
  • With Trent Alexander-Arnold now at Real Madrid, Wirtz is sharing build-up responsibility by dropping deeper, which is reducing his finishing opportunities.
  • Stronger pressing and fewer transition moments in the Premier League demand quicker decisions and greater defensive work, and he is among the league’s leading runners by distance covered.
  • Jamie Carragher and Wayne Rooney have urged that he be taken out of the starting XI, Owen Hargreaves says the midfield balance has suffered, and the BBC cautions that labeling him poor is premature.