Inside story of Florian Wirtz rise and the teenage quote that says it all about Liverpool star

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Waiting for the little balls through and in behind, and the way he takes defenders away.“He’s so brilliant on the ball that he’s quickly got two or three defenders around him.“The beauty of that is there’s other people in space. He isn’t hitting a wall after 60 minutes.The instances of him being muscled off the ball are dwindling, but that’s aided by the increased speed of thought in his distribution.Aldridge also puts it down to the work in the gym.“It’s a strong league and when he’s had the time, he’s put five or six pounds of muscle on.

And he’s not looked back. I think in these moments, he knew he’d reached his peak in Leverkusen.

So, he decided to go to Liverpool.“I said he will fit into the English game very well because he has the mentality, not only to shine as a player, on the pitch, but to compete, to fight.“He could easily have gone to Bayern Munich. He said it several times.”Slot is getting a tune from Wirtz now.However, the prospect of a more permanent reunion with Alonso – beyond Real Madrid’s visit to Anfield in November 2025 – remains a prospect in the future.A year after their visit to Anfield together with Leverkusen, Alonso was asked to address Wirtz’s early struggles.The the then Madrid boss said: “Flo is a special player, he has the quality, he’s competitive so when he makes that tweak it has happened with great players during the years in the Premier League..“I have no doubts with Flo.