Wirtz Starts Showing His Class! Arne Slot Has the Best European Player in Liverpool

Gilabola.com – Florian Wirtz is back in the spotlight after Arne Slot was said to have “one of the best players in Europe”, with the young Liverpool midfielder showing positive progress in recent weeks.

Wirtz’s Assessment Considered Misguided

Former Manchester United and England national team midfielder, Owen Hargreaves, believes that the public has given a wrong assessment of Wirtz since his arrival at Anfield. Despite not having scored a goal or assist in the Premier League, the 22-year-old midfielder remains at the top of the table for chance creators: only 10 other players in the league have created more chances than him.

Wirtz’s appearance even looked more mature in the Champions League, including when he appeared against Real Madrid this week. Hargreaves insists that Wirtz will thrive at Liverpool, and he considers criticism of his contribution without the ball to be inappropriate.

“In half space, when turning with half the body, he is probably one of the best,” Hargreaves told TNT Sports.

“He has received criticism. Many people think he is weak in the game without the ball, but in fact he is one of the best in Europe. The number of ball fights in the final third of the field shows that. In the Bundesliga he is number one, and in the top five European leagues he is seventh. He just needs time to integrate into Liverpool’s starting XI.”

Premier League Adaptation and Slot Plan

Wirtz did appear to lack strength in several moments, but this was considered normal considering he was still adapting to the intensity of English football. As his physical strength and understanding of the rhythm of the Premier League increases, his performance is believed to continue to improve.

Arne Slot emphasized that Wirtz’s flexibility is an important added value. “Florian can play more than one position,” Slot said in a press conference today. “He can play from the left side, as he often did at Leverkusen when Xabi Alonso implemented a 3-4-3 system.”

From the player’s side, the adaptation process has been planned from the start.
“From the start we were waiting to see how the first 10 league matches went,” Hans told BILD regarding the player’s progress. “We and Florian are very satisfied with that. Great pace, back and forth movement, it was all very impressive in the early games.

The distance traveled and running intensity increased significantly. The style of play here is different because it doesn’t always feel as organized as before, but puts more emphasis on tempo.”