Wirtz Says Liverpool Squad Has “Unbelievable Quality” Despite Struggles

On paper, Liverpool have top-of-the-line squads in Europe, however if you happen to didn’t realize it and tuned in to Wednesday’s first half in opposition to Sunderland, you wouldn’t have identified it. In truth, if you happen to turned in to any random Liverpool recreation in 2025, there’s a good probability you’d assume these Reds have been a mid-table outfit at greatest.

Nonetheless, if one needs to dig for positives, they are often discovered. Positives like summer time signing Florian Wirtz, who up to now two video games has stood out for all the proper causes and seems to have now discovered his footing within the Premier League. He was Liverpool’s greatest participant from the beginning on Wednesday—and ensured they ended the evening with at the very least a degree.

“I’m disillusioned we didn’t win,” Wirtz mirrored following the 1-1 draw. “After all, whenever you go 1-0 down it’s at all times higher to get a degree than zero, however after all we needed to win, so I’m a bit disillusioned but in addition a bit proud that we got here again after a setback. In the meanwhile although it’s not simple for us.

“Not every little thing goes in our method, however we’ve got to be affected person and preserve the laborious work up. We didn’t have so many probabilities within the first half, however the 1-0 was a bit unfortunate—I believe we might have gained the duel earlier than after which additionally the deflection was a bit unfortunate. However ultimately we get one level and that’s higher than nothing.”

The nice factor for Liverpool is regardless of their struggles this season, they haven’t misplaced contact with the highest 4 as from fourth-place Chelsea to Everton in tenth is simply a 3 level hole. If they will discover their ft and begin to carry out and earn outcomes to match the squad’s high quality, there’s an opportunity they may very well be the aspect that separates from the chasing pack.

Proper now, although, settled into eighth a degree behind the newly promoted Sunderland aspect that got here to Anfield and earned a deserved level of their very own final evening, feels truthful based mostly on their total play—and if they will’t discover their ft and begin to carry out quickly, there’s each probability it will likely be one other aspect separating.

“We’ve got unbelievable high quality within the room, personalities and nice gamers,” Wirtz added. “We simply have to search out one another a extra and create a bit higher momentum for us after which I believe every little thing will go in our path. However we’ve got to work laborious and keep collectively as a group and as a membership, then hopefully we’ll be extra profitable.”