Iraola has ‘100 per cent’ trust in Wirtz and Barcola
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Bradley had good situations; we didn't finish them, but him and Flo also are players I trust 100 per cent."Iraola: Wirtz has had good games this season Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Speaking on the Transfer Talk podcast, Julien Laurens and Dougie Critchley discuss Wirtz's Liverpool career Wirtz has been a big disappointment since arriving from Bayer Leverkusen as one of Europe's top young talents.Despite lighting up the Bundesliga, he has struggled to find a role at Liverpool - not helped by the change of head coach in the summer - and remained on the fringes and unable to influence games the way he did in his homeland.But Iraola pointed to his performances for Germany in the last international break as a positive."He probably didn't have his best game but has had good games this season with us. He will have better and worse games, but I like to look at it more collectively, how they [Wirtz and Barcola] help us play well and get results."I don't care if one scores or the other scores, it is a more collective thing."The match in Linz is Liverpool's second of six in 18 days and Iraola is set to make changes."Because of freshness reasons and some niggles it will be difficult to put the same starting XI out tomorrow," he added.Carra: Wirtz has to be dropped Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Carragher says it is justified to criticise Wirtz Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher speaking about Wirtz after the 3-0 defeat to Man City:"I'm just sorry to say this: the Florian Wirtz signing isn't working, and it hasn't worked so far, and [Ryan] Gravenberch should not be sitting on the bench when Wirtz is playing for Liverpool."Barcola hasn't made a good start so far for Liverpool, but if we started being critical of him, that would be harsh because he's been here six weeks and didn't have a pre-season."You want a bit more from what you've seen already, but you think, 'hang on slow down, give him a bit more time'.
That would be harsh having a go with him right now - it's not harsh to be having a go at Wirtz right now; he's got to do so much more."I struggle to think of one game where he's won Liverpool the game, or he's been the man. I felt he could be the Kevin De Bruyne that at times got Manchester City over the line."Wirtz has been here for 55-60 games; it's a lot, and I don't see it changing.
Wirtz, where he's almost nailed on that he plays every week in that No.10 position, it has to stop."He needs to come out of the team. In De Bruyne's first 39 Premier League games at Manchester City, he far outperformed Wirtz in all three of these areas.