Florian Wirtz set daunting Liverpool target before Arne Slot 'leaves him out'

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"He’s a young player, but age doesn’t really come into it because he cost a lot of money.“But obviously it’s got to start at some stage, because he’s had a disappointing start to his career. He’s got to get used to the pace.

This is something he has to learn."While Hamann is backing Wirtz to come good, he has warned the midfielder that Arne Slot's hand will be forced if improvements are not mad quickly.“When you come to England, you have to mature quickly, because if he has another two or three disappointing performances, I don’t think Slot will worry about it, but there might be a time where he says, ‘Maybe it’s better I leave him out for half an hour or 60 minutes.’ And if the team does well, then you might have a problem," he added.“Then again, they’ve got so many games there’ll be time for everybody. I’m not a big fan of assists because if you pass the ball three yards and somebody knocks it in the top corner from 40 yards, you get an assist for it, so I’m not a big assists man.“I know how good he is, and I’ve told everybody how good he is.

I hope he does come good sooner rather than later. In all competitions, I’d be disappointed if he doesn’t get into double figures for goals.“Well, I hope so.