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Liverpool are ‘convinced’ they know what the problem is with Florian Wirtz right now

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Florian Wirtz has failed to adjust to life as a Liverpool player since joining in the summer. Despite this, Wirtz has managed to create plenty of chances when chosen to play by Liverpool, but the fact that none of the Reds’ attackers have performed all that well has hindered the amount he’s been able to contribute.



Fabrizio Romano says Liverpool think that Florian Wirtz’s poor form is due to the tactics being usedLast season, Wirtz was Bayer Leverkusen’s star man, with Xabi Alonso’s team more or less built around him.This enabled the German to have the creative freedom to do as he pleased, but with Liverpool, that’s been a completely different story. And now, while speaking on the Here We Go Podcast, Fabrizio Romano has shared what Liverpool think about Wirtz’s poor form.“Yeah, it’s been complicated.

But Liverpool are convinced that [it] is also the tactical point of view.“What Florian Wirtz was used to do at Bayern Leverkusen under Xabi Alonso is not what Florian Wirtz has to do in a different approach, of course, from Arne Slot.“Then the player remains an excellent player. And so Liverpool have zero doubts about that.”Florian Wirtz needs to get settled in with Liverpool soonWirtz needing to settle into life as a Liverpool player has been a massive topic of conversation since the start of the season.Hardly any of the Anfield outfit’s summer signings have worked out as the Reds would have wanted them to, with most of them failing to live up to the standards they set last season.