Florian Wirtz

decmancity said:
The hostess ran a trolley into his knee IIRC. reaggravated a bad injury.

Did Mancini also apparently not let him be with his wife at the birth of their child. Mancini promised him he was going to play and needed him but instead just stuck him on the bench.
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Cheers bud, no idea on the latter, but that seems mad to deny someone being at their child’s birth regardless for me.
 
Would take him over Bellingham but he’s German so always worried he would pull a sane.
 
I don't think that's a very good source. I think he will stay another year after such a big injury and on a long contract.
 
domalino said:
Calling Mac Allister the Argentine Hendo is one of the most egregiously unfair comparisons I've ever seen.
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Totally. Mac Allister is a class player and screams quality. I’d love him. Premier league proven winner. Extremely versatile. Room to improve. Coming from a Brighton team who play very good football.
 
My feeling is, Wirtz would go the same route like Werner and Havertz in the physical PL.
Good baller, but a bit softish. Too nice as a person.
If we need to replace Kev at some point
Bellingham would be the better fit IMO.
 
I don't see how this guy fits on Pep's scheme. This guy is a pure number 10 ala Ozil, without much defensive workrate. I don't know if he could work as an 8.
 
Pubteam Lomas said:
I honestly believe he came to us to join Bayern.
Hamburg had no intention of selling him to Bayern, so we were used to get him there.
We made money and he gets to play for the club he wanted to.

Oh and he was the German Titus Bramble for me. Looked decent but had a big mistake in him every game.
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He clearly didn’t like the physical side of the PL, remember him getting dogs abuse for pulling out of challenges that looked 70-30 in his favour. And that seemed to be an issue throughout his career. For a big lad he could be bullied
 
River Plate said:
I don't see how this guy fits on Pep's scheme. This guy is a pure number 10 ala Ozil, without much defensive workrate. I don't know if he could work as an 8.
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KDB replacement when needed?

Defensive work rate can be coached quite easily IF the player has the right attitude.
 
simon23 said:
KDB replacement when needed?

Defensive work rate can be coached quite easily IF the player has the right attitude.
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I'm afraid it can't really be coached in. Players like Kdb, Bernie and Grealish have always had some aggression in their game, Gundo (like Nasri before him) doesn't and you can clearly see that when he goes in for 50/50 challenges. Wirtz looks like a great player but I don't think he's a perfect fit for the pl...especially as a Kdb replacement.
 
i♥city said:
I'm afraid it can't really be coached in. Players like Kdb, Bernie and Grealish have always had some aggression in their game, Gundo (like Nasri before him) doesn't and you can clearly see that when he goes in for 50/50 challenges. Wirtz looks like a great player but I don't think he's a perfect fit for the pl...especially as a Kdb replacement.
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I agree. Wirtz just seems like another Havertz too me. Havertz was very good in the Bundesliga, very similar profile to Wirtz and other than that one goal (always against us!) he has done nothing. Wirtz will end up at Bayern. Muller isn't getting any younger and there is only so much longer they will keep playing Chupo-Moting etc.
 
i♥city said:
I'm afraid it can't really be coached in. Players like Kdb, Bernie and Grealish have always had some aggression in their game, Gundo (like Nasri before him) doesn't and you can clearly see that when he goes in for 50/50 challenges. Wirtz looks like a great player but I don't think he's a perfect fit for the pl...especially as a Kdb replacement.
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Sorry disagree...it can be coached in...its whether yhe player accepts the responsibility for it...kindly was coached to be better defensively..he wasn't great but he improved in that aspect under pep. Grealish has got better over the last 6 months at it. ....its purely down to willingness and listening....yaya being the opposite of that for example
 
01cravend said:
Kdb and Gundo basically been playing as 10s recently with a fullback filling their void in midfield.
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But they do a lot more tracking back and field covering. Wirtz is playing basically as a false 9 in Leverkusen with almost non-existent defensive responsibilities.

I'm not saying he wouldn't be able to adapt, but then it would be unreal to expect the same kind of offensive production he's putting up now.
 
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