Florian Wirtz’s record transfer to Liverpool FC is in dry cloths. But how well does the German international fits into the system of team manager Arne Slot?
FC Liverpool took the race around Florian Wirtz, the Premier League has a new superstar.
One of the keys to the transfer success of the Reds: the sporting perspective that was spread out to the 22-year-old. Wirtz should be no less than the new heart of the already splendid offensive. The last missing piece of the puzzle, so to speak.
Team manager Arne Slot, freshly baked master coach, dominated the Premier League with his team in the past season and delighted with attractive attack football. 86 goals donated Liverpool’s star ensemble to the opponents alone in the league – by far the highest value. At the Reds, the offensive players are fed with balls, as the 47 scorer points (29 goals, 18 templates) from Mohamed Salah alone show. Wirtz also wants to be part of it.
So Wirtz fits into the Liverpool system
In the preferred 4-2-3-1 system, Florian Wirtz is said to appear on 10 on his parade discipline. There the DFB star can play his big strengths, such as playing crucial passes. “The Athletic” calculated that Wirtz played the second most passports in the third of the attack of all players from the leagues in England, Germany, Spain and Italy.
Under Arne Slot, the former Leipzig Dominik Szoboszlai, who came for 70 million euros two years ago, acted under Arne Slot. The Hungarian is undisputed in midfield, is not only considered a fine technician, but also as a hard worker who supports his colleagues behind him. He also boosts the pressing with intensive runs.
One of the key players at the Reds: Dominik Szoboszlai
However, twelve scorer points in 36 league inserts and two in nine royal classes also leave room for improvement. With Florian Wirtz (23 scorer points in the league, seven in the Champions League), the offensive undoubtedly receives even more quality. It is possible that Szoboszlai will act one of the two ball distributors in the central midfield in the future. Then Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch would get new competition.
But Slot also gets other options with the new noble technician-for example as the wrong nine in a 4-2-4 system. Since Wirtz in Leverkusen and in the DFB -Elf also likes to attack on the left side, it would also be possible to use on the wing – especially if something is happening on the Liverpool FC. Cody Gakpo has been associated with FC Bayern for a long time, Luis Díaz with FC Barcelona.
Matthew: “He fits perfectly in there”
Either way: Record national player Lothar Matthäus is convinced that Florian Wirtz will fit perfectly into the Liverpool system. Wirtz had “convinced of the possibilities that Liverpool offers”, the 64-year-old said in an interview at the end of May RTL/NTV and sport.de: “At some point you feel ripe to switch to the strongest league.”
At Bayern, on the other hand, the system might have had to be changed because the attack game around Jamal Musiala is. “The Reds have a six, an eighth, but the tens are somehow missing. It fits perfectly there,” said Matthew at “Sky”.
National coach Julian Nagelsmann rated the situation similarly when he was asked about the upcoming change of his DFB shooter a few weeks ago. In Liverpool, Wirtz could “play his position”, which is ultimately also good for the national team. Nagelsmann was always in exchange with Wirtz to assist in decision -making.