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Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool: Andoni Iraola shares bizarrely positive "improve" take on Florian Wirtz

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Wirtz managed a meager passing accuracy rate of just sixty-three percent before the referee blew the whistle for half-time. He also carved out three key chances for his teammates and put his foot in by winning three crucial tackles during his time on the pitch.Effort never truly deserted the young German, even when his technique deserted him completely.



Wirtz managed just seven goals and nine assists across all competitions during a difficult debut campaign. The current campaign brought zero goals and zero assists through the opening six matches.Memory fades fast in football, yet people still remember his last league strike coming in a 3-1 home victory over Crystal Palace back on April 25.

Florian has helped us also to improve,” Iraola added.Wirtz eventually found his footing once the storm blew over. While acknowledging they lacked a final touch in certain moments, the manager concluded: “Probably we haven’t found the last part or moment to score but I think I’m much more happy with his second half than his last one.”Unbeaten Reds head into the break with work aheadLiverpool ultimately secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory to preserve their status as one of only five unbeaten teams in the division.