Jurgen Klopp reacts to heavy criticism of Florian Wirtz’s Liverpool performances, ‘that would create headlines’

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Jurgen Klopp has given his backing to Florian Wirtz despite the Liverpool playmaker coming under increasing pressure to deliver for the Reds.Scrutiny has ramped up on the 23-year-old in the past week, with Jamie Carragher notably beginning to lose patience with him following a poor display for Liverpool against Bournemouth.But when asked for his thoughts on Wirtz‘s form as he prepares to play him for the first time as Germany national team manager, Klopp said that he did not want to be drawn into creating headlines, while putting his belief in the £116m signing. Fairly? 🤔 Klopp refuses to be drawn into Wirtz debateThere is little doubt that Wirtz has not delivered for Liverpool since joining the Reds from Bayer Leverkusen in 2025.

However, it is possible that some of the recent criticism is beginning to go over the top.Klopp certainly seems to think so, and with Reds fans desperate for their legendary former manager to get more out of Wirtz and restore his confidence, he commented on the way he sees the situation during a press conference on Friday.“Regarding the whole situation in Liverpool and England, it makes absolutely no sense to comment on it now,” Klopp said. Anything I say will cause a huge stir.“Florian Wirtz’s footballing abilities are beyond any doubt.

I think he’s on the right track.“But it’s always the case that people want everything as quickly as possible. But he certainly learned a lot.”Having left him out of his first match – a 1-1 draw against the Netherlands on Thursday – Klopp will likely deploy Wirtz against Greece on Sunday.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox