Julian Nagelsmann agrees with Liverpool boss Arne Slot as Florian Wirtz handed new advice
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Julian Nagelsmann has suggested that Florian Wirtz 'should be smarter' in certain situations, following criticism of the midfielder after Germany's unexpected loss to Slovakia in FIFA World Cup qualifying.
He has been gradually finding his feet in Arne Slot's squad, featuring in the Community Shield and all three Premier League matches so far this season.
Despite only contributing one assist since his arrival from the Bundesliga, it's clear that Wirtz will be given time to adjust to his new environment.
He tried a lot on Thursday and will try again tomorrow, which means he will play," the coach confirmed, indicating that the Reds star is set to make another appearance.
"I didn't speak to him about that scene, but if I did I would've told him that he should fall to the ground because it was a clear foul.
Arne Slot agrees with Julian Nagelsmann on Florian Wirtz.
There were other reasons."
Nagelsmann's comments see him echoing Liverpool boss Slot, who has suggested that his team is too honest, and also referenced a moment from Wirtz as he called for his players to make more of what he perceives as fouls.
“If there is one team in the league that is, in my opinion, the most honest when we play – I sometimes blame them that they never try to make from a foul a little bit more – and never dives and never time delays and all these kind of things, then it is us,” Slot said last month.
“In the (Community Shield) game against Palace they hold Florian (Wirtz) in midfield and he didn’t fall over and the referee says ‘If you don’t fall, I don’t give a free-kick’, which is a little bit weird."
Newcastle United shattered its club transfer record by signing striker Nick Woltemade from VfB Stuttgart for $93M.
Having also played a part in Germany's recent defeat, Nagelsmann was asked whether he was personally happy to see such players depart their homeland for England.
"I'm happy when they play a lot of games and get a lot of minutes, that's the most important thing for me," the boss stated, while also conceding: "It's not ideal for the German Bundesliga that the best German players are moving to England.
"But that's how it is