Liverpool told they now have a player who is 'exactly the same' as Luka Modric

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Luka Modric turned out to be one of the best midfielders ever to play football.The Reds have had a tricky start to the season that has seen their title hopes all but crumble in November, with the pressure perhaps getting too much.Many of their new signings have failed to hit the ground running, even though they were tipped to take the league by storm.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. A few of them had even been compared to some of Europe’s elite, with this only increasing expectations and pressure.However, there is one in particular who has had a slow start but still been compared to Modric, suggesting that there is still hope that he can become a world-beater.Florian Wirtz compared to Luka ModricWhen he first arrived in the Premier League in 2008, many Premier League fans, and even Tottenham fans, did not back Modric to succeed.Due to his stature, many thought he was too lightweight for English football, even though he showed flashes of brilliance on the ball, just like Florian Wirtz now.How wrong everyone was, though, as he went on to thrive at Spurs before becoming one of the greatest at Real Madrid, even winning the Ballon d’Or.His ex-teammate David Bentley has also backed Wirtz to succeed as he thinks he is just like Modric when he first arrived, suggesting Reds fans should hold out some hope.“He is an unbelievable player, so talented, fans and pundits have to stick by him,” Bentley said on Sky Sports.“Yes he’s exactly the same [as Modric].

When Modric came through the door, he was exactly the same in the way he receives the ball, scans, he knows what he is doing.READ MORE: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has just given Florian Wirtz the perfect Premier League role model“He was an unbelievably technically gifted player, and both can set the tone and tempo of a football match, so you have to stick with him.”Florian Wirtz may take the season to get up to speedIt is far from ideal given how much he cost and how quickly other players have been able to adapt in the past, but Wirtz could take the entire season to adapt to English football. Every player is different, and the 22-year-old is clearly finding it difficult, although it is understandable given how young he is and how poorly Liverpool are playing as a whole.Soon enough he will understand the speed and physicality of the game, with his style something that could see him thrive.He could win Liverpool free-kicks and also use his technical ability to get them up the pitch, but all these things just may take a little bit more time.