Paul Scholes shockingly says why Liverpool are failing Florian Wirtz

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Tue 7 October 2025 14:45, UK Liverpool’s poor run of form continued as Arne Slot’s side fell to a 2-1 defeat at Chelsea, with summer signing Florian Wirtz continuing to struggle.Liverpool’s 2-1 loss to Chelsea marked their third defeat in a row, the first time that has happened under Slot’s leadership. Conor Bradley was criticised by Gary Neville for his poor showing as Liverpool’s defence as a whole struggled to handle Chelsea’s forward players.

Gary Lineker focused on Trent Alexander-Arnold’s absence in his analysis of the game, as Liverpool’s fullback reinforcements flatter to deceive. Credit: ImagoPaul Scholes says Liverpool’s other midfielders are hurting Florian Wirtz’s performancesWirtz has struggled the most to live up to his pre-signing hype since moving from Bayer Leverkusen, and the 22-year-old is yet to register a goal or an assist through Liverpool’s first 11 games of the season.

Scholes hinted at his qualities as he continued: “There’s obvious talent there with Wirtz, I love watching him, he’s just not quite ready, but you could say that about seven or eight of Liverpool’s team at the moment.“It’s a matter of time, he’s coming to a new country, and he’s 22, he’s so young and has an unbelievable ability. I think he’ll get it right as long as they get it right in behind him.Florian Wirtz’s senior careerGoalsAssistsProgressive passes per 90Progressive carries per 90Key passes per 90Passes into the final third per 90Shot-creating actions per 902020-21564.622.191.863.563.362021-22*7106.63.642.863.165.692022-23*166.612.983.223.555.282023-2411118.485.232.773.66.32024-2510126.745.022.183.685.662025-26006.112.782.043.74.48Florian Wirtz has consistently been a high-volume creator (FBref) *Wirtz sustained an ACL injury in March 2022 keeping him out until 22 January 2023“Because that then gives you that freedom, it gives you the license to do what you do best because the others can win the ball and get it to you, and that’s then when you have Isak and Ekitike running off you.