World Cup winner feels teammates are to blame for Liverpool star struggles on the pitch. Expectations weighing you down are part of modern day football. Not everyone is built for it, especially under the bright lights of the Premier League.
Every turn, every run off the ball, every opportunity missed is being put under the scanner. The very fans who found you to be an exciting addition, can turn on you in an instant. The lights get even brighter if the club is as massive as Liverpool. In other words, there is a lot of pressure to perform.
It is then where you find yourself leaning on to your teammates for support. Unfortunately his countryman feels his Liverpool teammates haven’t done enough. Therefore the player has been left feeling stranded.
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Teammates to blame for Liverpool star failure
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Arriving from Bayern Leverkusen Wirtz was met with much fanfare. With 31 goal contributions across all tournaments in the 2024/25 season, fans were expecting Wirtz to carry forward that momentum to the Premier League. However things are not going well for the German.
Former German international Rudolf ‘Rudi’ Völler stating his teammates are to blame for the midfielder’s troubles. “He does an incredible amount, runs a lot, sprints a lot, and also drops deep.”
Speaking to Sky90 the 1990 World Cup winner in addition feels that the 22-year old doesn’t get enough support. “But he doesn’t get passed to him the way he was used to in Leverkusen or the national team. You have to work on that over the course of weeks and months.”, he added.
Appearing in ten matches, Wirtz has failed to find the net even once. His sole goal contribution coming in the form of an assist in the Community Shield loss to Crystal Palace. Its safe to say the fans are not having it with his performances.
