Andoni Iraola sent Florian Wirtz message with best position at Liverpool clear

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Andoni Iraola has been sent a message about Florian Wirtz, with his best position at Liverpool clear once the World Cup is over and he returns for pre-season at AnfieldFlorian Wirtz during the international friendly between the USMNT and Germany.(Image: Markus Gilliar - GES Sportfoto/Getty Images)Former Liverpool midfielder Vladimir Smicer says Andoni Iraola must play Florian Wirtz as a number 10, and not off the left, next season, with the German a potential star of this summer's World Cup.Wirtz arrived in the Premier League for a fee of up to $155 million (£116 million), including add-ons. At Leverkusen, the team was built for him and he was a free player with wingers on the side and a striker.Florian Wirtz will be representing Germany at the World Cup(Image: Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)"In Liverpool, we were trying to find his best position all season.

"You need to play him in his best position and then change other players."If you spend that kind of money on Alexander Isak or Florian Wirtz, you must play them in their best position. If you play Wirtz as a winger, he will never give you as much.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.

So I hope for him and for Germany that they play him in his best position so he can perform."I think he was enjoying playing for Liverpool, but of course when he was a left winger he was just trying to do the job. I think his best position is behind the striker.