Liverpool’s Florian Wirtz on his start to the season: “I know what I’m capable of, and I also know that I’ll really bring it to the pitch at some point”

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·23. September 2025

Liverpool’s Florian Wirtz on his start to the season: “I know what I’m capable of, and I also know that I’ll really bring it to the pitch at some point”

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Speaking to Sky Germany, Liverpool’s Florian Wirtz has opened up about his start to the season and his lack of goal contributions.

Since arriving from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer for €125m, there has been criticism aimed at Wirtz for his lack of goals and assists in the Premier League and Champions League, despite assisting ex-Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitiké in the Community Shield.

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In his interview with Sky, Wirtz received a message from former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp.

Klopp’s first words were: “Stay cool”

On if it is difficult to stay cool, Wirtz said:

“No, not for me. Yes, of course I would have liked to have scored a goal or collected a few points. But no matter what anyone says, I’m staying cool. I know what I’m capable of, and I also know that I’ll really bring it to the pitch at some point, so I’m just staying cool. That’s a good advice.”

The ex-Liverpool manager then said: “People give you time”

When pushed on this, the 22-year-old replied:

“Yes, I hear it often. I don’t want to hear it all the time: “Give it time, give it time.” Instead, I simply try to do better each time than before. And sometimes there are phases where things might not go well for you; I haven’t had that very often in my career. Once I get through it—that’s perhaps harsh, because I’m not playing badly, I just haven’t got the points yet—it will come eventually, and then everything will be fine.”

While Klopp’s final words of advice were: “give yourself time”

On his slower start to the season, Wirtz said:

“It’s no secret that I’d like to have more so far, but I’m patient, and as I just said, I know full well that I can play football well. Sooner or later, I’m sure that will return to normal.”

Considering Klopp spent nine years at Liverpool and built them back into the club they are today, there is no better person to provide Wirtz with the advice.

Has Wirtz been poor for Liverpool?

If you base football solely on what you see on social media and the arbitrary numbers that football rating apps give out, then possibly yes. But, if you actually have watched Liverpool play, Wirtz has not been bad at all.

It is natural for a player to get used to a new league, a new team and a new style of play, and you can see in Wirtz’s performances that he is getting better game by game and that a goal or an assist is coming soon. In Liverpool’s 3-2 win in the Champions League opening round, the 22-year-old was one of the Premier League leaders’ better players and several times created chances that should have resulted in a goal.

GGFN | Jack Meenan