Florian Wirtz problems at Liverpool laid bare as Reds sent 'diva' message

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19:43, Tue, Oct 7, 2025 Updated: 19:53, Tue, Oct 7, 2025 Florian Wirtz has endured a tough start to his Liverpool career (Image: 2025 James Gill - Danehouse)Florian Wirtz was seen in high spirits as he joined the Germany squad on Monday, despite being benched during Liverpool's recent match against Chelsea. Wirtz, who has now played seven Premier League games, is still waiting for his first goal or assist in England's top-tier league.

Germany will be hosting Luxembourg before heading to Northern Ireland for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers.Several of the country's footballing icons haverallied to support Wirtz as his sluggish beginning at Liverpool persists.Germany's sporting director Rudi Voller attributes Wirtz's struggles at Anfield to adapting with his new colleagues, insisting he needs time to develop chemistry."The big difference is at Bayer Leverkusen, despite the individual quality of the other players, he was always looked for," Voller told German media."Players like Granit Xhaka, Alejandro Grimaldo or Robert Andrich certainly ran the game, but the moment Florian made himself available, he always got the ball. He does an incredible amount of work, runs a lot, makes many sprints, and also goes deep."But he isn't played to in the way he was used to at Leverkusen or with the national team.

That's something that has to be developed over weeks and months."German football icons Bastian Schweinsteiger and Lothar Matthaus have also voiced their confidence that Wirtz's talent will eventually flourish at Liverpool, drawing from their own overseas experiences."We have to give the players a bit of time," said Schweinsteiger during his induction into the German Football Hall of Fame in Dortmund."Especially when you move from the Bundesliga to the Premier League, you also have to adjust a bit. We should be happy that we have such a player in Germany."Matthaus, meanwhile, said: "That's normal after such a big move abroad, but he's a superb player, he will get used to the Premier League over time and be able to handle the even bigger pressure."I felt the same way at Inter Milan at the beginning.