Everyone was wrong
Florian Wirtz | Der Fußballgott | Der Fluch ist gebrochen!
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In the latest edition of the United Hour Podcast, we interview Duncan Drasdo of MUST - covering ticket prices, new stadium, INEOS and what fans should be demanding from our club.
Also, due to technical issues we couldn't put a notice up for the previous episode which was about the game against Bournemouth and other stuff. If you'd like to listen to it, click here.
Has been superb lately (Bournemouth game aside).
Getting better. There are worse problems to fix in Liverpool's team.
At least we still got Isak to beat down
Something about him reminds me of Nigel clough .
He's a decent footballer not sure he's ever going to be Kenny Dalglish like I think was the Liverpool plan.
He's a decent footballer not sure he's ever going to be Kenny Dalglish like I think was the Liverpool plan.
If he keeps this up, he might outscore Antony's first season for us. 
I mean, he was obviously going to start getting the goals and assists at some point. Still needs to do a lot more to justify the investment.
Little cnut will show up for the run-in when they need CL
Can't really complain about a goal and an assist, but his overall game is a little meh. He continues to lose the ball due to him thinking that he can make those cute dribbles, but then his touch is too heavy, and he is too slow and meek.
He has 11 G/A since the beginning of December. It’s still fair to call him not worth the money (yet) but I think the comparing him to massive flops like Antony doesn’t really work as banter anymore.If he keeps this up, he might outscore Antony's first season for us.
I am gracious enough to accept all your apologies.
Don't be embarassing.
Look at me everyone
Had a decent game with a goal and assist, was still hiding 50% of the time and fumbled loads of balls. Showing up once every few weeks with a decent performance isn't anywhere near enough to justify his price tag, and he continues to be more of a NPC than the superstar he was supposed to be.
Obviously he is a very good player but he still hasn't made the step up that is required. It continues to be embarrassing how those Leverkusen fans, who should know how good he can be, continue to euphemize his obvious sub-par season
Obviously he is a very good player but he still hasn't made the step up that is required. It continues to be embarrassing how those Leverkusen fans, who should know how good he can be, continue to euphemize his obvious sub-par season
Newcastle have been shocking, so no thanks.
Superb ? Calm down.
He’s doing well. But when you pay £110-120m for someone then you want them to be decisive in the big games too.
You think he's a future Burton Albion manager?
Looked pretty classy today.
Still not convinced him and Kimmich are two seperate people. Have they ever been seen together in public? Do they even look alike? So many questions.
Still not convinced him and Kimmich are two seperate people. Have they ever been seen together in public? Do they even look alike? So many questions.
They don't
You're right. He needs to net a winner to knock Barcelona out of Europe before we can start comparing him to Antony.
Are they atleast both small and lightweight looking??They don't
Edit: they are! Only 1cm difference. Thought Kimmich was young too though. Already 30...
Well, maybe next time!
If youre looking for a Wirtz doppelganger look at Bart Verbruggen instead of Kimmich
Probably an exaggeration but yeah, very pleased with him either way. Him and Ekitike have been rays of sunshine in an otherwise awful team to watch.
What the feck, you're right
You should be annoyed. Leverkusen won't get him back for bargain bucket prices if he starts playing well.
He's def been good over the past 6-8 games. Slowly growing into it.
In Wirtz's defense he has visibly bulked up since moving to Liverpool. Has obviously had to do to get more acclimatized to the league.
Unfortunately looking like a good player over these past few games.
How much did Cherki cost again?
They all look the same to you, don’t they
And he needs to score one against Liverpool to knock them out of the FA cup!
So much space in the middle with no Bruno G or Joelinton
The teams he's struggled against all protect their back four with cdms.
In the big games he hasn't counted because of the Rice's, Casemiro's, Cacedo's
The teams he's struggled against all protect their back four with cdms.
In the big games he hasn't counted because of the Rice's, Casemiro's, Cacedo's
Exactly this. Newcastle’s team is built entirely on that midfield three and two of them were missing. There was a yawning chasm in front their defence. Ekitike’s second and Wirtz’ goal were nice finishes but they were given so much time and space.
He is playing better, daft to argue he isn’t, but £120m good? No. Maybe half that at best.
I remember the Man United game and I thought he had a pretty decent performance there coming from the bench, even without scoring or assisting.
Terrible player.
Wirtz had forgettable games against us and Chelsea but played well at Arsenal even without any of Pools three main strikers being available.
The Wirtz & Ekitike partnership has improved in recent matches, as pointed out by this quip on Twitter:
Hugo Ekitike, after the Newcastle game, on playing with Wirtz:
“As I said, he is a great player who smells football so it’s easy to play with him, I can do everything with that kind of player. I just have to run in free space and I know he will find me like tonight. It’s fun to play with him.”
Wirtz may not be worth the transfer fee if assessed in isolation but play him alongside a decent striker and he does look special.
He's going to be the business. Loved what I saw.
Wirtz-Ekitike is the most prolific scoring combination in the league so far, which isn't bad considering Wirtz took an age to register his first goal contribution. Their partnership has been looking really good the past month or two.
Also, apparently Wirtz has the most goal contributions in the league since December. He's been doing well lately. Especially considering that as a team we've been shit.
Also, apparently Wirtz has the most goal contributions in the league since December. He's been doing well lately. Especially considering that as a team we've been shit.