German media offers brutal Florian Wirtz verdict even after free-kick goal - 'Forgotten his joy'

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But then he let it rip, hammering the dream free kick into the net to make it 3-1," tabloid BILD said, giving him a rating of three.

Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung was slightly more generous as they handed him a mark of four, but claimed that Wirtz has lost his way since moving to Liverpool this summer.

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"During the break, someone obviously gave him a few useful pointers, because in the second half, Wirtz was significantly more effective on the ball than before

His free kick to make it 3-1 should have at least as much of a soothing effect on his somewhat strained ego."

And Der Spiegel added: "At one point, a murmur went through the crowd when Wirtz pulled off a clever trick at the corner flag, sending an opponent running into empty space.

"It looked nice, but ultimately wasn't effective

But he also improved significantly in the second half and rewarded himself with his free kick to make it 3-1."

Liverpool.com says: Wirtz has had a slow-ish start to life at Anfield but there is a lot of context that needs to be added to that