Florian WIRTZ: 2026/27

[Sportbilly1966]

His work rate and the amount of times he wins the ball back for us is really under rated by most.

I sometimes think he works that hard that he is too knackered when he receives the ball.

[Limiescouse]

https://x.com/mobyhaque1/status/2097827131631821290?s=61&t=VxX1vHU3NOwwNhlbyICG-g

The big chance the missed was at the end of a move that he started by picking the ball up at the end of our box. He made up 80 yards to get on the end of it. That is standard for him but he moves so effortlessly his work rate is easy to miss.

He now just needs to make it productive

[Kopstar]

Last night we really saw the generational talent stuff. His touch his delicious. The way he puts just enough on the ball when running with it to lure the opposition into making a challenge is sublime. He was different class. By far the best player on the park yesterday.

[Liverdinner]

I think you make a very good point here. Having your creative number 10 exhausted when he gets the ball is not what you want is it.

Maybe some of it is that he runs when he shouldn’t or he needs to do more running because he wasn’t quite in position. In which case we can make him a bit more efficient with it and conserve a bit of his energy

[Hope.in.your.heart]

@koptician

I think the two go hand in hand for a no 10. Unless he transforms himself into a false 9 like Bobby Firmino. He helped the team in the first half, knitting things together, also making space with his runs (against Ipswich). Second half he started losing a lot of balls/duels and became a liability as our midfield two also became tired.

Also, just as an example, if product A is MARKEDLY more expensive than product B, there has to be an assumption of added quality/value up front.

Otherwise why are you paying so much more?

Cherki was less than £40M.

Short term, I’m rather focusing on his general contribution to our game. Yesterday night was a good example of that. He got no goal nor assist to his name, but was influential, and even key in the way he was pressing the opposition, taking back balls and launching new attacking moves. He was a permanent thorn in Atletico’s side. That’s what I want to see from him right now.

The goals and assists will come, I’m sure of it, because he has the natural qualities and has shown before that he has it in himself, but for now, I’m happy with what he offers.

[Livvy]

https://x.com/lfcsavvy/status/2097837522332053817

[Flobs]

Isak covers one hell of a lot of ground to keep away from the ball .

[Redbj]

cant get my head around a centre back covering more ground than mcallister (or any midfielder)

cant even get my head around Szobo only covering 1.6k more than Virgil

how does a Jacquet cover 200m less than a Kerkez, overlapping fullback.

weird stats TBH. i actually question them.

[Kopstar]

@Redbj

cant get my head around a centre back covering more ground than mcallister (or any midfielder)

cant even get my head around Szobo only covering 1.6k more than Virgil

how does a Jacquet cover 200m less than a Kerkez, overlapping fullback.

weird stats TBH. i actually question them.

Kerkez and Mac Allister were both subbed.

[Redbj]

of course!

im yet to watch the second half (its on in the morning in Oz)

still odd that Jacquet is covering less than a K from Szobo

[koptician]

@Redbj

covering more ground than mcallister

He was playing as a sitting midfielder.

So he sat.

[Sweeting]

He’s already done so much - 45 Germany appearances, 200 professional games, made his pro debut two weeks after turning 17, that it’s easy to forget he just turned 23. His output certainly needs to improve but his quality is not in doubt, A brilliant footballer and personally I have zero doubt he will develop into our best player under Andoni.

[Liverdinner]

Also worth considering the kind of running

I imagine szobo did a lot more sprint or three quarter pace runs than Jacquet, for example

[Flobs]

Florian walks very fast!