{"id":563178,"date":"2025-11-11T08:26:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T08:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/563178\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T08:26:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T08:26:19","slug":"germany-boss-julian-nagelsmann-makes-thinly-veiled-liverpool-dig-at-florian-wirtz-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/563178\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann makes thinly-veiled Liverpool dig at Florian Wirtz issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Florian Wirtz has had a difficult first few months at Liverpool since his \u00a3116million transfer to Merseyside from Bayer Leverkusen<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_Manchester-City-v-Liverpool-Premier-League.jpg\" alt=\"Florian Wirtz\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Liverpool&#8217;s form has not helped Florian Wirtz, claims Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann(Image: CameraSport via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann has suggested that<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/florian-wirtz\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> Florian Wirtz&#8217;s<\/a> form has dipped due to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool&#8217;s<\/a> lack of stability this season. Wirtz, who has started seven <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/barclays-premier-league\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> games, has shown signs of struggle &#8211; his latest coming in a difficult outing <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/liverpool-player-ratings-city-breaking-32841574\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"against Manchester CityLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">against Manchester City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">Since his<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/florian-wirtz-liverpool-isak-ekitike-32664274\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> \u00a3116million move to Anfield<\/a> from Bayer Leverkusen, Wirtz is yet to register a Premier League goal or assist for the club, failing to replicate the form that warranted his big-money signing. Nonetheless, the midfielder was called up by Nagelsmann for Germany&#8217;s World Cup qualifiers against Luxembourg and Slovakia this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">Speaking during his press conference, Nagelsmann discussed the Wirtz&#8217;s inconsistencies. &#8220;To be honest, the whole situation does not make it easy for him either,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/andy-robertson-gives-liverpool-dressing-32844344\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"32844344\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andy Robertson gives Liverpool dressing room view on goal controversy &#8211; &#8216;Everyone can rule that out&#8217;<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/virgil-van-dijk-disagrees-premier-32843944\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"32843944\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virgil van Dijk disagrees with Premier League statement as Liverpool captain slams decision<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">&#8220;The whole club itself [Liverpool] is not as stable this year as it was last year. It&#8217;s much harder to slip into the team now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">&#8220;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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">&#8220;Ultimately, the overall situation is such that he just needs a little more time &#8211; which is normal and you see that with other players, who move to the English Premier League as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762849577_328_0_Northern-Ireland-v-Germany-2026-FIFA-World-Cup-European-Qualifiers-Group-A-Clearer-Twist-Natio.jpg\" alt=\"Julian Nagelsmann \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann (Image: PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">Nagelsmann then called on Wirtz&#8217;s Liverpool teammates to convert the chances he creates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">&#8220;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,&#8221; the former Bayern Munich boss added. &#8220;We cannot expect him to perform at the same level for three years straight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">&#8220;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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">&#8220;That would be one idea, because he does create a few chances. 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