'You can stop' – Jurgen Klopp comes to the defence of under-performing Liverpool star

The German has not been bad, and his performances have been decent. However, he has been unable to register goals and assists at the rate he managed at Leverkusen, and he still seems to be finding his feet in the Premier League.

Now, former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has thrown his weight behind the struggling German playmaker. Speaking at an RTL and n-tv padel tournament in Mallorca, via GOAL (h/t Caught Offside), he said:

“I don’t worry about Florian Wirtz because his quality is so outstanding. Of course, everything is fine, and everyone knows that. The discussion is being blown out of proportion.”

“He’s a once-in-a-century talent, and at some point he’ll show that in every game again, as he did at Leverkusen. He has a stable environment at Liverpool and the club is great in moments like these. If anyone’s worried – you don’t have to! You can stop!”

There is absolutely no doubt that Wirtz is a generational talent. He oozes class whenever he plays for Germany and has shown flashes of the same in a Reds jersey. It is only a matter of time before the results start coming.

Wirtz – More than meets the eye

Even so, using just goals or assists to define a player’s worth is a very shallow way of looking at the game. There is so much more than meets the eye, and Arne Slot will know exactly what the 22-year-old adds to his team.

Adaptation to England is not always easy for a player arriving from a different league. This, added to the price tag Wirtz carries, puts a lot of pressure on him, especially with so many eyes on him.

It is not the German playmaker’s fault that Liverpool paid what they did to sign him. Wirtz is too prolific a talent not to come good, and Reds fans will be back to collect their receipts when it happens.