'Have the impression': Germany teammate shares what he's seeing from Wirtz in training amid Liverpool struggles

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Florian Wirtz has not had the start to his Liverpool career which many had envisaged upon his record-breaking signing.The German arrived at Anfield amid much fanfare, with predictions that he could become the Reds’ answer to Kevin De Bruyne.Although there have been flashes of brilliance from Wirtz, he has failed to live up to the hype in a fairly spectacular way.Without a goal or an assist in nine appearances, Liverpool‘s No. 7 is badly in need of some inspiration.Naturally, given the size of the transfer fee which took him from Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool, Wirtz has received plenty of criticism and scrutiny from the English media.Though now safely away in the sanctuary of the German national team, the spotlight has not lessened on the 22-year-old, with Bayern Munich’s Serge Gnabry forced to come out in defence of his colleague on Thursday.Photo by Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty ImagesSerge Gnabry pleads patience over Florian WirtzWirtz could easily have joined Gnabry at Bayern this summer, but boldly decided to tread a different path instead.As a result, those in Munich who were snubbed by the Liverpool man could perhaps be forgiven for enjoying a little schadenfreude over Wirtz’s struggles.READ MORE: Liverpool star Cody Gakpo achieves rare Netherlands feat and sends clear message to Arne SlotTo his credit, however, Gnabry does not appear to harbour any ill-will towards his countryman.

Instead, when asked whether the leaders of the national team will be paying extra attention to Wirtz during the October international break, the former Arsenal winger insisted that his younger teammate is absolutely fine.“We all try to help each other as teammates, especially the ones in a difficult situation,” he said via Bavarian Football Works.“I don’t have the impression that Flo is not doing well. He’s laughing and training well.

Nobody doubts his qualities, and he shouldn’t either. Give the guy some time, it was a big move – but he has huge qualities and I’m certain that he will succeed”When is Wirtz in action with Germany?Wirtz grabbed his only goal of the campaign so far during the most recent international break.The attacking midfielder hit a sumptuous free-kick against Northern Ireland to underline his status as Germany’s potential talisman.A similar reaction to another underwhelming run of form for Liverpool would be the ideal tonic for Wirtz this time around.Luckily for him, Germany have a very winnable game at home against Luxembourg which should give him the opportunity to get on the scoresheet.Die Mannschaft kick off at 7.45pm in Sinsheim, with Wirtz expected to be in Julian Nagelsmann’s starting XI.