Liverpool's rookie Florian Wirtz impressed his debut. He proved that he was the “number 10” that coach Arne Slot sought, when he made a deep impression in The Reds 5-0 victory over Stoke City.
Liverpool has just buried “Green Army” Stoke City 5 goals not to remove, in a friendly match before the new season. It was the match that the disgraced striker Darwin Nunez shone with a hat-trick. However, the Uruguayan player is not the star that attracts the most attention in the Axa Training Center. All eyes are focused on the “blockbuster” Florian Wirtz in this match.
Before the opponent was not appreciated as Stoke City, Liverpool still played with a strong squad. Specifically, coach Arne Slot launched Virgil Van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, as well as Florian Wirtz played in the starting lineup. In particular, the “blockbuster” has just moved from the Leverkusen club to play as “No. 10”. He kicked right behind the trio attacking Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Rio Quamha.
In general, Wirtz's performance made a strong impression. He shows superior personal techniques, good observation, rhythm and excellent assists. In particular, Wirtz no less than 3 times with waves of storm towards the opponent's goal, including the situation of opening the ball, leading to the first goal of striker Darwin Nunez. In general, although no contribution to the goal of the home team 5-0 against Stoke City, the German player still received “rain of compliments”.
On a forum for Liverpool fans, one commented: “A performance deserves to be scored 9 for Florian Wirtz. He showed a very good adaptation to the new environment. His ball ability was really admirable. Liverpool was right, when he decided to bring him back to Anfield.” Another fans wrote: “Unfortunately for Dominik Szoboszlai. He should worry about his future.
As is known, Dominik Szoboszlai competition is in the central midfielder position. But last season, he was often allowed by coach Arne Slot to rise as a tectonic midfielder. Notably, in a friendly match against Stoke City, the Hungarian star was also named in Liverpool's starting lineup. However, he was not allowed to play in a familiar position, due to the appearance of Wirtz. Instead, he was pulled down to the stone … right -back.
Back to Florian Wirtz's performance at Axa Training Center. The German player has made a very good impression on coach Arne Slot. Speaking after the match, the Dutch military leader expressed his excitement at the rapid integration of the star who had just moved from the Leverkusen Club. He also expressed his expectation that the appearance of Wirtz in the middle line helped General Mohamed Salah be assured to focus all his efforts on the attacking front in the 2025/26 season.
Florian Wirtz emerged as one of the best “10” of European football in the shirt of the Leverkusen club in the past 2 years. As a result, he has been hunted by many leading European teams, including the “giant” Man City. However, with the determination to win the German player's signature, Liverpool did not hesitate to spend 125 million euros to beat all competitors, thereby gaining Wirtz ownership.
With no doubt, the blockbuster Florian Wirtz had a successful debut in the Liverpool club shirt.
