Liverpool may not be doing much to aid Thomas Tuchel as he looks to lead England to World Cup glory this summer, with Curtis Jones not included in the latest Three Lions squad as the only realistic Reds star vying for a spot on the plane next summer, but they\u2019re doing excellent work to thwart the bids of other major nations.<\/p>\n
Federico Chiesa hasn\u2019t played for Italy since Euro 2024, and after refusing a call-up in September on the basis of \u201cnot feeling 100 per cent\u201d on the back of a first Liverpool season in which he barely featured, manager Gennaro Gattuso has now revealed that the winger has snubbed him once again ahead of their games against M<\/p>\n
\u201cI often talk to him,\u201d Gattuso said. \u201cWe have to respect the decisions and problems that each of us has.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know well what we tell each other, and I must respect what the player tells me. I can\u2019t say anything else.\u201d<\/p>\n
READ:\u00a016 Conclusions from Man City 3-0 Liverpool: Champions slip to eighth and out of title race<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n When asked whose decision it was for Chiesa not to join the squad for their crucial clashes with Moldova and Group I leaders Norway \u2013 whom they sit three points behind \u2013 Gattuso suggested it was once again Chiesa who had declined a call-up.<\/p>\n \u201cYes, it\u2019s already the fourth or fifth time that I\u2019m explaining this,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Quite what the \u201cproblems\u201d are isn\u2019t clear but if it\u2019s because Chiesa has designs on being at his peak before he returns to the national team he a) evidently doesn\u2019t believe that to be the case despite a quite significant uptick in game time this term and b) is very unlikely to ever reach that point as if he can\u2019t get in the team during a Liverpool crisis, when will he?<\/p>\n Florian Wirtz\u00a0has\u00a0answered the Germany call for their World Cup qualifiers against\u00a0Luxembourg and Slovakia this month, and manager Julian Nagelsmann claimed the lack of stability at Liverpool is to blame for his playmaker\u2019s poor form.<\/p>\n Germany currently sit top of Group A, but only on goal difference ahead of Slovakia, with Northern Ireland just three points behind them.<\/p>\n Wirtz was labelled the second Liverpool \u201clittle boy\u201d of the season by Gary Neville<\/a><\/strong> after the 3-0 defeat to Manchester City and is incredibly still yet to score a goal for Liverpool after his \u00a3100m move from Bayer Leverkusen, claiming just three assists in his 16 games so far.<\/p>\n \u201cTo be honest, the whole situation does not make it easy for him either,\u201d Nagelsmann said. \u201cThe whole club itself [Liverpool] is not as stable this year as it was last year. It\u2019s much harder to slip into the team now.<\/p>\n \u201cIf 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.<\/p>\n \u201cUltimately, the overall situation is such that he just needs a little more time \u2013 which is normal and you see that with other players, who move to the English Premier League as well.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE LIVERPOOL COVERAGE ON F365\u2026 Nagelsmann then called on Wirtz\u2019s Liverpool teammates to convert the chances he creates.<\/p>\n \u201cWe 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,\u201d the former Bayern Munich boss added. \u201cWe cannot expect him to perform at the same level for three years straight.<\/p>\n \u201cInstead, 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.<\/p>\n \u201cThat 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. 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