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It has been difficult to move for all the Florian Wirtz discourse in the last few weeks.
Ever since former Liverpool player Jamie Carragher suggested the German’s disappointing form for the Reds was merely his true level, everyone has seemingly been having their say, including us.
Wirtz created seven more chances than anyone else on the field in Saturday’s comeback win at Brentford, though, and did something no Premier League player has managed since 2011. We’ll reveal all in this week’s SVQ.
It’s Matchday 3 of this season’s Champions League this week, and if the first two matchdays are anything to go by, it should be another belter. We’ll show you just how many goals have been scored already and how it compares to previous seasons.
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😮 STAT: Wirtz the Difference?
Florian Wirtz cost Liverpool a lot of money, but while he didn’t have a terrible first campaign, with seven goals and eight assists in all competitions, it also wasn’t the levels many expected of the talented German.
The £100 million man is now clearly beyond the point of benefit of the doubt for many as each underwhelming performance this season has been met with reams of negativity and mockery.
Wirtz came in for more criticism for his showing in the 3-0 loss to Manchester City, and though he followed that up with a much-improved performance against LASK in the Champions League last week, the relative quality of opponent meant the praise was minimal.
He also didn’t get much love for his outing in the 2-1 win at Brentford on Saturday, or at least, not initially.
Liverpool were far from their flowing best at the Gtech Community Stadium, but did become the first team to beat Brentford this season after Víctor Muñoz and Alexander Isak both scored to turn things around following Keane Lewis-Potter’s first-half header.