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Dalglish told Stick To Football on Thursday, 2 October, how Wirtz can hit form: “What he needs to do is the first thing. What he needs to do is what he is doing at the moment.

He’s great at taking the ball into feet, he’ll open himself up and go past and beat you, but he’s still got control of it, or he’ll take it the other way back past you to go that way, and you’re going this way. MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES “He can see what’s in front of him.
He was talking to one of the other boys about his movement, what he would do. That’s where you learn it from.”Chelsea clash offers Florian Wirtz opportunity to kickstart Liverpool careerLiverpool signed Wirtz for an initial fee of £100million, so he has rightfully been met with criticism for his poor form in front of goal.Florian Wirtz in Premier League 2025-26StatsAppearances6Goals0Expected goals (xG)1.03Assists0Expected assists (xA)0.77Wirtz is strugglingHowever, only Cody Gakpo created more chances than the former Leverkusen ace when the Reds lost to Galatasaray, showing that he could be capable of producing the goods.The Merseyside giants need an upturn in form after losing both of their last two games against Crystal Palace and Galatasaray in the Premier League and Champions League, respectively.Wirtz can silence his critics, and fulfill Dalglish’s prediction, by linking up well with either Isak or Ekitike and inspiring Liverpool to victory over Chelsea.Heading into their clash with Arne Slot’s men at Stamford Bridge, the West Londoners have lost both of their last two Premier League games, as a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United was followed by a 3-1 loss to Brighton, partly thanks to red cards shown to Robert Sanchez and Trevoh Chalobah in the respective fixtures.