Liverpool legend lets rip at Florian Wirtz decision that 'made no sense'

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Liverpool new boy Florian Wirtz suffered the ignominy of being part of the first ever Germany side to lose an away World Cup qualifier.

Florian Wirtz of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield on August 31, 2025 in Liverpool, England.

Instead, the 22-year-old appears to be getting his head down and continuing the settling-in process.

But Steve Nicol has slammed Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann for failing to give Wirtz the best chance of success while away with Germany.

He thinks the manager made a mess of his formation.

"Why are you playing Goretzka through the middle supposedly in an attacking position when you’ve got Florian Wirtz in your team?” lamented Nicol on ESPN FC.

"Albeit a Florian Wirtz who hasn’t started that well for Liverpool, but why are you putting him out on the left?

"You had to have known coming into this game that you were going to have 70 per cent of the ball., so why are you playing somebody like Goretzka as an attacking midfielder.

Nicol was right to suggest that Nagelsmann failed to get the best out of Wirtz and others.

Having said that, Nicol's feedback loses quite a lot of weight by virtue of the fact that he was telling Arne Slot to move Wirtz out of the middle just one week ago