Florian Wirtz's behaviour behind scenes brought up as Liverpool sent clear message

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Florian Wirtz has come in for scrutiny after failing to provide any goal contributions for Liverpool in the Premier League and Champions League this seasonGranit Xhaka has rubbished concerns over Liverpool playmaker Florian Wirtz as he offered rare insight into the 22-year-old's mentality. To be his age, 20, 21, have this mentality, putting in work day-by-day before training, after training, being angry if he doesn't win a training session, this is Florian Wirtz."I know how much he can bring to the Premier League, hopefully not against us but the rest of the year I wish him the best because he deserves it." Xhaka's comments send a clear message to Liverpool to remain patient with Wirtz, with the best yet to come.While the English media has been split over Wirtz, iconic figures in his homeland have rushed to his defence and remained calm about the performances.Rudi Voller believes there are positive glimpses from the German starlet, despite the goal contributions not being there yet.“The big difference is: at Bayer Leverkusen, despite the individual quality of the other players, he was always looked for,” Voller said on Sky90."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.

Even as a young guy, he was already the chief.“I deliberately watched some Liverpool games with him: 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. Florian isn’t like that.“He’s not only an extraordinary footballer, he also has a great character.

He also has incredible running stats. He will assert himself.“We’re very happy that he is with us for ten days now.