Florian Wirtz

[Steveo]

Yep - I assume we will see Grav and Macca doing that and it may see the best of Wirtz - but means we sacrifice Szobozlai who was so key last season.

[sydenham red]

Wirtz is supposed to be capable of playing anywhere across the front line so id put our regular midfield 3 back in, front 3 - gakpo left,ekitike central and play Wirtz instead of salah, . Salah needs to be given a reality check, he's not effective enough atm.

[Insidious]

Wirtz is supposed to be capable of playing anywhere across the front line so id put our regular midfield 3 back in, front 3 - gakpo left,ekitike central and play Wirtz instead of salah, . Salah needs to be given a reality check, he's not effective enough atm.

I'd be reluctant to put Wirtz out on the right personally - he does his very best work in the left half-space.

If we "have" to play him in the front three, he'd really fare much better from the left, but given our use of a 4-3-3 and 4-2-2-2 in the past (I prefer not to call it a 4-2-4) he'd be better as the left 8/10 in a 4-3-3 or the left AM in the 2 behind the front strikers.

[miller0863]

So … not seen today’s game, how was our huge investment today?

[justme]

Lightweight and passive.. seems being pressed and not having time to react is not part of his make up

[reddownunder]

Looked better centrally in the second half rather than out on the left in the first and should have taken a good chance to score. Still not looking good though

[Steveo]

Integrating Wirtz is proving far tougher than expected, potentially mirroring the first-season struggles Gravenberch endured last year. Fundamentally, something isn't clicking within the team. Regardless of the results—many of which have been last-gasp winners in games we arguably deserved little from—the side has looked consistently disjointed. It's difficult for a player of Wirtz's caliber to walk into that environment, especially when adapting to a new, tougher league. We desperately need him to come good, otherwise, this high-profile summer signing will inevitably be seen by some as a panic acquisition by the backroom staff.

[pob]

Do Bayern still want him?

[Kev0909]

So … not seen today’s game, how was our huge investment today?

Should've signed Caicedo...... in all honestly he'd be more what we needed this summer.

[Nineteenx]

He needs to do what he was doing in Germany but quicker

Still not up to speed with the pace of the Prem always thinks he’s got longer then he ever has