Florian Wirtz lays out why he might be scuffling at Liverpool

Former Bayer Leverkusen ace Florian Wirtz has not had the smoothest transition to the Premier League after choosing a future with Liverpool FC over a move to Bayern Munich.

Wirtz recently sat down with Sky Germany and talked about why his role at Liverpool could be impacting his production.

“It could be that I’m trying to pass the ball faster. I recently talked to the coach about it, and he suggested why I might not be able to get into the situations I normally get into. That is, I’m making the game fast with a dribble or a pass. He said it could be because we press a lot, and I run a lot. For example, the running stats: I’m always at the top there because I try to push hard and do what the coach asks,” Wirtz said (as captured by Get German News Now). “I need a lot of strength and energy for that. When I have the ball, I might be lacking a little bit. That it will simply come step by step, as I play more games, get fitter, be able to do things more easily, and then, when I have the ball, be fit enough and recovered enough to push hard.”

Wirtz’s adjustment to the Premier League has not been overly easy. If he can find the balance in his workrate, we could see more of the Bayer Leverkusen version of Wirtz than the one we have seen thus far at Liverpool.

This is what we have on tap for this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Weekend Warm-up Show:

• News broke this week that Harry Kane will have to let Bayern Munich know he wants to leave next summer during the winter transfer window — giving the club ample notice to find a successor. Will it happen? Will this be a distraction? How realistic is that Kane opts to sign an extension with Bayern? Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle United, Real Madrid, and FC Barcelona all want him.
• Real Madrid is rumored to have strong interest in Michael Olise. Should fans be worried?
• Jerome Boateng retired last week and fans were conflicted about how to feel. Let’s discuss the complex topic of admiring a player’s athletic feats, while being put off by their off-the-field actions.
• Josip Stanišić was almost sold to Juventus (!?).
• Reviewing the latest episode of HBO’s Task.