Florian Wirtz has regressed and is being ‘shoehorned’ into Liverpool XI as £116m signing struggles again
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Florian Wirtz has declined in quality since signing for Liverpool, who are shoehorning him into the team despite his poor performances.That's the view of talkSPORT's Tony Cascarino, with the £116million Reds signing still waiting to score his first goal for the club.4Wirtz has gone eight matches without scoring for LiverpoolCredit: GettyWirtz had a strong debut for Liverpool as he assisted Hugo Ekitike for their opening goal against Crystal Palace in the Community Shield.However, he hasn't provided any goal contributions in his following seven appearances and is yet to complete a full 90 minutes.The German is yet to replicate the form he showed during his spell at Bayer Leverkusen, where he hit 57 goals and 65 assists in 197 matches.And former Premier League striker Cascarino has concerns over Wirtz being able to find his form in Liverpool colours.MORE ON THE PREMIER LEAGUESpeaking on Weekend Sports Breakfast following their 2-1 defeat to Palace on Saturday, he said: "I'm really bothered by Florian Wirtz."He played on the left yesterday, and they're trying to shoehorn him into the team. "You can look at all the performances he's played so far for Liverpool, he's been subbed in every game, or he's come on as a sub as well.
"We all know he's a talent but every week that goes by and he hasn't found his feet or look like he's getting brighter... He's actually gone backwards since the start of the season."I thought in the Community Shield, he probably played his best game so far for Liverpool, which he had an impact in.
When he played his first games for Liverpool, he looked like he was already in place and looked like he was going to absolutely be a great fit for Liverpool. No one's doubting his ability."But whether it's when he was in Germany playing, he had slightly more time, he keeps getting caught on the ball.