Florian Wirtz makes 'difficult' admission about transition following Liverpool transfer
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesFlorian WirtzLiverpool star Florian Wirtz says the Premier League has been even more difficult to adapt to than he imagined, though there have been signs he is heading in the right directionLiverpool attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz.(Image: Shaun Brooks - CameraSport via Getty Images)Florian Wirtz has admitted that the English game has surprised him after he moved to Liverpool from the Bundesliga last summer, even though he was expecting a difference in physicality.After taking a while to get used to the intensity of the league — in a tricky campaign for the Reds — Wirtz has started to show his quality in the last few months. Wirtz signed for $157 million (£116 million) from Bayer Leverkusen.READ MORE: Liverpool tipped to return for Newcastle star after Alexander Isak transfer sagaREAD MORE: PSG suffers fresh injury scare before Liverpool clash with statement released"Everyone in the world knows that the Premier League is the most intense and physical league," he told TNT Sports ahead of the Reds' trip to Brighton at the weekend."It was a bit more than I was thinking, but there are always difficult things on the pitch where you have to adapt."Maybe you also have a bit more responsibility for more people who are supporting you and wanting you to do well.
When I was at Leverkusen, I could have more time on the ball and turn easier.Florian Wirtz during the Champions League game between Liverpool and Galatasaray.(Image: Alfie Cosgrove/News Images/NurPhoto via Getty Images)"Here you have to be so ready, with your first touch you have to be away already, because otherwise there are three people on you and smashing into you — that is also a big difference."Along with the likes of Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool can expect to see more from the players it signed last summer next season, when they have had a year under their belt.The Reds will have to hope, though, that they are able to make the Champions League spots; otherwise, the full impact of that will not be felt."If there is still a chance, then I am always confident, but we have to do better, of course," Virgil van Dijk told reporters on Saturday.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Seven more games and tough ones as well, so things have to change for us to deserve that as well."Liverpool.com says: Wirtz is going to be a big success at Anfield.
When the team is playing better, it is obvious how much quality he has and how he can score and create.For the time being, there is a strong argument that he should be played off the left rather than in the center. There, he can drift inside as he did against Galatasaray and allow Dominik Szoboszlai to help Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai in the middle.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCFlorian WirtzPremier League