The criticism of Florian Wirtz is getting ridiculous. Just listen to the people who actually know football 👇🇩🇪 👑 Sir Kenny Dalglish: “The first thing he needs to do is what he’s doing at the moment. He’s great at taking the ball into the feet.” “Once he gets on the same wavelength with the others… that wee fella, he could open a can of soup.” 🥫🎯 ⭐ Steven Gerrard: “I’ve been impressed by him.” “He deserves a break, he’s been under pressure, he’s got a lot of stick, a lot of criticism.” “Very talented, very exciting, still young and can still improve and still get better.” “Hopefully we’re going to get the best 10 years of his career and I think he’ll help us to be more successful in the future.” 🇩🇪 Jürgen Klopp: “I think he’s the player who covered the most ground at Liverpool this season, so the willingness is absolutely there.” “We have to move away from the idea that we need to see special moments from him.” “There are just as many reasons to say: ‘He is performing perfectly fine.’” 🔴 Andoni Iraola: “He should be judged like everyone else.” “I am very happy with Florian, he understands what we need in every aspect of the game.” “Does he help us to play well? Yes.” “With Florian, he is key for us.” 🧱 Virgil van Dijk: “There’s a very good reason why a club like us bought him: he’s an outstanding, world-class player in my eyes.” “He can only become even better but it will take a bit of time.” “Don’t get dragged into the numbers game.” “It is also about what you see and the contribution you have for the team, that’s not just shown in the numbers.” “I’m pretty sure it will be fine.” 🔥 Jermaine Pennant: “He’s a good player regardless of what’s been going on and his fee.” “I think he can get better.” “I don’t think they’ll be so quick to sell him because you need those kind of players in your squad.” “I’m sure he will come good.” Pennant has also defended what Wirtz actually brings on the pitch: “You don’t see a lot of highlight reels in terms of his assists and goals, but what he does when you’re watching a game is the pre-assist.” “He’s so tidy around the ball, on the ball, he hardly loses it and makes the right pass at the right time.” 🇩🇪 Julian Nagelsmann: “He just needs a little more time, which is normal.” “We all know what he is capable of.” “We all need to support him a little bit.” And on Wirtz creating chances that aren't being finished: “Maybe Liverpool could also help him out by scoring some of the chances he creates.” “He does create a few chances. It is just that they somehow do not like to shoot the ball in, from those chances. That is part of the truth.” 😂 Nagelsmann has since gone even further: “He is already a big name in world football.” “He is unbelievably good.” And on the criticism Wirtz received: “The level of it was not justified.” 👑 King Kenny ⭐ Gerrard 🇩🇪 Klopp 🧱 Van Dijk 🇩🇪 Nagelsmann 🔥 Pennant 🔴 Iraola Players, managers and Liverpool legends all seeing the same thing. Maybe judging a creative midfielder purely by goals and assists was never the clever analysis people thought it was. 🤷‍♂️ The quality was never in doubt. FLORIAN WIRTZ. 🇩🇪✨