John Obi Mikel feels really sorry for one Liverpool star because of what his teammates aren't doing

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You should be maybe not in the centre of the park for Liverpool, but out wide, and that’s where his good performance [was vs Real Madrid], but today we didn’t see Wirtz again.”Photo by Erwin Spek/Soccrates/Getty ImagesJohn Obi Mikel defends Florian WirtzWhile much has been made about Wirtz’s start to life in England, John Obi Mikel has now spoken out in favour of the player.Speaking on The Obi One Podcast, the Nigerian explained that the German’s Liverpool teammates aren’t showing him enough support on the pitch.He said: “I feel sorry for the lad [Wirtz] though. Every time I see him, he looks lost.”“He looks like he needs help.

And when he looks around him, I don’t see anybody in that Liverpool side that goes to him and says, you know what, I’m around him. A bit of encouragement.“I don’t see that.

I don’t see that on the pitch. Every time I watch him, I look at him.“I feel sorry for the lad.