{"id":178612,"date":"2025-09-24T13:22:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/178612\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T13:22:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:22:12","slug":"florian-wirtz-opens-up-on-frustrating-start-at-liverpool-after-116m-move-and-reveals-piece-of-advice-he-is-sick-of-constantly-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/178612\/","title":{"rendered":"Florian Wirtz opens up on frustrating start at Liverpool after \u00a3116m move and reveals piece of advice he is sick of ‘constantly’ hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"

By WILL GRIFFEE<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 03:53 EDT, 24 September 2025 | Updated: 04:03 EDT, 24 September 2025 <\/p>\n

Florian Wirtz<\/a> has opened up on his underwhelming start at Liverpool<\/a>, having arrived with huge expectations on a \u00a3116million deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The attacking midfielder, who joined from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer, is yet to register a goal or assist in the Premier League<\/a> or Champions League<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Sky Germany<\/a>, the 22-year-old admitted: ‘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.<\/p>\n

And Wirtz added that there’s nobody who has higher expectations than himself to deliver in for Arne Slot<\/a>‘s men and reveal the advice he is tired of being told ‘constantly’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He went on: ‘I don’t want to constantly hear “give it time, give it time.” Instead, I simply try to do it better each time than before.<\/p>\n

Wirtz was dropped to the bench for Saturday’s Merseyside derby and also rested for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup<\/a> win over Southampton<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Florian <\/p>\n

Florian Wirtz has opened up on his frustrating start to life at Liverpool after joining for \u00a3116m<\/p>\n

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The German came off the bench in the Merseyside derby win over Everton on Saturday\u00a0<\/p>\n

The German insists he is ‘not playing badly’, just needs the goals and assists to show for it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He continued: ‘Sometimes there are just phases where things aren’t going well for you. I haven’t had that very often in my career.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Once I get through it\u2014that might be harsh, because I’m not playing badly, I just haven’t got the points (goals and assists) yet \u2014 it will come at some point, and then everything will be fine.<\/p>\n

‘It\u2019s no secret that I\u2019d like to have more so far, but I\u2019m patient, and as I just said, I know full well that I can play good football. Sooner or later, I\u2019m sure that things will return to normal.’<\/p>\n

‘No matter what anyone says, I stay cool. I just try to do better every time than before.’<\/p>\n

Wirtz will be afforded plenty of time to settle into his new environment and will hope to strike up an effective partnership with Alexander Isak.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Swedish forward looks set to start for the Reds at Crystal Palace this weekend after Hugo Ekitike’s mindless two yellow cards against Southampton.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He was booked for hitting the ball away in frustration before receiving a second yellow for taking his shirt off after scoring the winner.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Wirtz is coming to terms with the pace and physicality of the Premier League\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ekitike has hit the ground running for his new club, unlike Wirtz.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It remains to be seen whether Slot will persist with his big-money signing in the No 10 role or consider moving him to the left wing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dominic Szoboszlai performed well behind the striker in the derby, while Cody Gakpo has come under scrutiny for recent performances on the flank.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Liverpool take on the Eagles at Selhurst Park in a 3:00pm kick-off on Saturday before a testing trip to Galatasaray in the Champions League next Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If they are to continue the momentum built up in both competitions it would be the ideal time for Wirtz to stand up and deliver.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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