‘Too good to fail’: In defence of Florian Wirtz

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"You see that especially with Florian Wirtz, who was playing an outstanding role in Leverkusen."He was the player, not only a player, he was the player and he [had] so much fun last season in the Bundesliga that [when] you are changing club, maybe you don't get the full support or the same position from the early beginning like you had in Leverkusen and he has to create this again. "But I would say he has so much quality, his mentality is so good and he will show how good he can be.

I am pretty sure he will show this in Liverpool in the second part of the season because he is too good to fail." Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Gary Neville questions how Arne Slot will get the best out of Florian Wirtz Asked by Sky Sports whether he was surprised that Wirtz had not been able to take the Premier League by storm already, Howedes conceded that he was - but offered an explanation for the difficulties that his 22-year-old compatriot had faced. Also See: Download the Sky Sports app Watch Premier League highlights Stream Sky Sports with NOW Live Premier League table "Yes, I was surprised a little bit that he was not able to show his best performance from the early beginning but he is still young.

He is a young player, he is changing country, changing club for the first time in his life."He doesn't have his family or his friends around to give him full support, he doesn't have the players who know what he is fully capable of and maybe he don't feel the full trust from everyone, from the supporters, the club, the manager."Everyone fully trusted him in Leverkusen and now he has to improve himself step by step in Liverpool."I was a little bit surprised but I am pretty sure he will show a better performance in the second half of the season."As a proud German, Howedes wants to see Wirtz back to his best in time for next summer's tournament."We need to get him back in his best performances. Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺Choose the Sky Sports push notifications you want! 🔔Analysis: Wirtz better than some thinkFor Wirtz, there is no escaping the fact that he is still without a goal or an assist in the Premier League.