FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – Florian Wirtz had two assists for Liverpool to end his team’s four-game losing streak and said he can do “more.” 5-1 Destruction of Eintracht Frankfurt.
Since joining Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen, Wirtz’s lack of goals and assists has drawn criticism, especially considering his price. transferworth up to £116 million ($155 million).
against frankfurt in the champions league On Wednesday, he set up goals for Kodi Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai and was in a good position to score when Mohamed Salah opted to shoot instead of pass in the 90th minute.
“In the first half we struggled to get into good spaces and it was disappointing that we lost the ball before we conceded, but overall we were OK,” Wirtz said.
“I know I can do more. I thought I did really well in the second half and so did the other players. So I’m happy that we won today and that I was finally able to get involved in the goal.”
Wirtz, who played for Gakpo, scored Liverpool’s fourth goal in the 66th minute with a counter-attack, and Szoboszlai added a fifth four minutes later with a low shot from just outside the penalty area.
Wirtz had never previously scored or provided an assist for Liverpool in either the Champions League or the Premier League. Since joining the club, his only goal has been his debut against Crystal Palace in the Community Shield.
Liverpool manager Arne Slott said before kick-off that these statistics did not tell the full story of Wirtz’s contribution.
“In soccer, people always judge players by assists and goals. And he was very unlucky. He could have had three, four, five, six assists,” Slott told DAZN.
“Even in the last game (against Manchester United), it wasn’t an assist or a goal from him, but probably the most important part of the goal was from him. The part before the assist, if you want to call it that. So Florian has had a good start at Liverpool, but if you just look at the goals and assists you might have a different opinion. But that’s not my opinion.”
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