'He does create chances': Julian Naglesmann points finger at Liverpool stars for Florian Wirtz struggles | OneFootball

Germany boss has jumped to the defence of the under-fire Liverpool star

Julian Nagelsmann has suggested Liverpool’s lack of stabilty and Florian Wirtz’s team-mates are partially to blame for the Germany midfielder’s struggles.

However, Naglesmann has jumped to the defence of the playmaker, citing major changes at Liverpool which has made it harder for Wirtz to settle in.

“To be honest, the whole situation does not make it easy for him either," Naglesmann said at a news conference on Monday.

"The whole club itself [Liverpool] is not as stable this year as it was last year. It's much harder to slip into the team now.

"If you look vs [Manchester] City, they were the worse team over the 90 minutes. So it is also difficult for Flo to make any real big impact.

"Ultimately, the overall situation is such that he just needs a little more time - which is normal and you see that with other players, who move to the English Premier League as well.”

Florian Wirtz is in the Germany squad for this month’s World Cup qualifiers against Luxembourg

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Nagelsmann went on to add that Wirtz’s team-mates could help him out by being more ruthless in front of goal.

"We all know what he is capable of and it is perfectly normal for a player of his age to go through a bit of a dip in form. We cannot expect him to perform at the same level for three years straight.

"Instead, we all need to support him a little bit, so that he can clear his head here and then, maybe, Liverpool could also help him out by scoring some of the chances he creates.

"That would be one idea, because he does create a few chances. It is just that they somehow do not like to shoot the ball in, from those chances. That is part of the truth."